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Pumping Mississippi River Water West: Solution or Dream?

2 years 7 months ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Waves of torrential rainfall drenched California into the new year. Snowpacks in the Sierra Nevada Mountains have swelled to more than 200% their normal size, and snowfall across the rest of the Colorado River Basin is trending above average, too. While the much-needed water has improved conditions in the parched West, […]
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Self-Storage Facility Approved by O’Fallon Council

2 years 7 months ago
From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine:  StorCo had requested approval from the city of O’Fallon for the rezoning of 3.3 undeveloped and long-vacant acres at 8980 Veterans Memorial Parkway from C-2/General Business District to C-3 Highway Commercial District. The rezoning would enable the construction of two indoor self-storage buildings, one to be 21,450 square feet and the […]
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MODOT Gets Positive Feedback for Projects in Arnold Area

2 years 7 months ago
From Leader Publications:  Missouri Department of Transportation representatives said they received a positive response from the approximately 40 people who attended a recent public meeting about proposed improvements to the intersection of Jeffco Boulevard with St. John’s Church Road in Arnold as well as at the intersection of Hwy. 61-67 with Miller Road East just […]
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Radiohead Spin-off The Smile to Play St. Louis in July

2 years 7 months ago
Even if you've never heard of The Smile, you're probably familiar with another band two of its members founded: Radiohead. Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke and guitarist Jonny Greenwood formed The Smile with jazz drummer Tom Skinner during the COVID-19 lockdowns and then debuted at a surprise live-streamed show in 2021. The Smile sounds like a stripped-down version of Radiohead, for sure, but its songs have a lot of layers for a three piece comprised of drums, bass and guitar.
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Haley Rodgers Signs To Continue Basketball Career At Greenville - Is A Tucker's Automotive Repair & Tire Female Athlete Of The Month For Marquette

2 years 7 months ago
ALTON - At just five-foot-four-inches, many coaches told Marquette Catholic senior Haley Rodgers that she wasn't going to make it out on the basketball court. She wanted to prove them all wrong and that's exactly what she did. After being in talks with a college coach for about a year she made the decision to continue her basketball career at Greenville University. She signed her letter of intent Wednesday afternoon fulfilling a dream that she's had for many years now. "I went to a college game with my dad, it was actually a Lewis and Clark game, and it's just been my dream ever since to play in college," Rodgers said. She certainly wasn't going to let her size get in her way. "I started basketball in sixth grade, I've always been small," Rodgers said. "I've had a few coaches tell me that I can't do it because of my height and size but I'm happy to say I've made my dream come true." For overcoming the odds, Haley Rodgers is a Tucker's Automotive Repair & Tire Female Athlete

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Illinois DCFS Offers College Scholarships To Current And Former Youth In Care

2 years 7 months ago
CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is currently accepting applications for the 2023 DCFS Scholarship Program. Through the program, a minimum of 53 academic scholarships will be awarded to current and former youth in care for the upcoming school year, with four awards reserved for the children of veterans. Scholarship recipients receive up to five consecutive years of tuition and academic fee waivers to be used at participating Illinois state community colleges and public universities, a monthly grant of $1,506 to offset other expenses and a medical card. On average, the department receives 200 application packets each year, and has awarded over 1,500 scholarships since the program began in 1971. “Students who have been involved in the foster care system face a unique set of challenges from a young age that often set them at a disadvantage when it comes to funding their education,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “The DCFS Scholarship

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Durbin Introduces Bill To Improve Concussion Safety In School Sports

2 years 7 months ago
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today introduced the Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act to strengthen elementary and secondary school procedures for preventing, identifying, and treating student-athletes who sustain concussions. While athletics are important to helping students learn team-building skills and connect with their peers, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic, participating in school sports is not without risk. The National Federation of State High School Associations estimates that about 140,000 students playing high school sports suffer concussions every year, though many go unreported. Despite potential long-term impacts, concussions are not always easily diagnosed, and symptoms do not always manifest themselves immediately. Durbin’s bill requires states to adopt a “when in doubt, sit it out” policy, which prevents student athletes suspected of having sustained a concussion from returning to play

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OSHA Cites Amazon Facilities for Ergonomic Violations

2 years 7 months ago
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer:  In the wake of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) findings two weeks ago that three of Amazon’s U.S. warehouse facilities exposed employees to ergonomic hazards, the Athena Coalition hosted a virtual call Tuesday to discuss what this means for the company as the results of three more warehouse investigations […]
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Fixing the Supply Chain with AI and Robotics

2 years 7 months ago
From Area Development:  One of the many lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic was just how fragile the global supply chain is. For decades, much energy has been spent streamlining the supply chain, building efficiencies, and finding low-cost options — but the result has been an increased vulnerability to shutdowns, labor shortages, and other disruptions […]
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