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Waterloo Queen of Hearts jackpot now $1,397,265

2 years 7 months ago
WATERLOO. Mo. -- Despite the snowy forecast, the Waterloo Queen of Hearts is still planning on being held. The jackpot is now at $1,397,265. Last Tuesday's drawing was the four diamonds. The game is getting close to the jackpot limit. That may happen within the next week or two. Keep checking the Facebook page for updates on [...]
Liz Dowell

Ameren Illinois Workers Remove Wires From Outside Old Lenhardt Tool and Die Structure

2 years 7 months ago
ALTON - Ameren Illinois crew members were busy Monday outside the old Lenhardt Tool and Die building at Sixth and Piasa in Alton. The Ameren Illinois workers were bringing down power lines right outside the building. Demolition is planned there in the near future. Ameren tied two substations together so they could accommodate this abandonment of wire circuits. The project encompassed about 1,500 feet of wire. The workers finished the project at about 12:30 p.m. Monday. Ameren used 72-foot bucket trucks for the project. Once the building is demolished, Ameren Illinois will put in new poles and new wires in the area in about a month.

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Ameren Illinois Continues Modernization of Natural Gas System in Madison County

2 years 7 months ago
COLLINSVILLE – Ameren Illinois customers in Madison County will be the beneficiaries of a $39 million investment the company is making to modernize its natural gas energy delivery infrastructure. Beginning in mid-April, approximately 90 contractors, working on behalf of Ameren Illinois, will start construction to upgrade a seven-mile stretch of natural gas transmission pipeline in Madison County. Crews are upgrading the 1950s-era pipeline with modern 12-inch steel pipeline parallel to Illinois Route 162 from Nameoki Road in Granite City east to Interstate 255. Once the pipeline is completed and in-service by early September, it will strengthen the integrity and reliability of the company's natural gas system and support economic development for all of Madison County. "We have made significant progress in the last several years strengthening the integrity and reducing the emissions of our natural gas infrastructure across our Ameren Illinois service territory," said Eric Kozak,

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Decongestion Hacks or Hazards?

2 years 7 months ago
People across the country are getting sick with a multitude of seasonal illnesses. Colds, the flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and COVID-19 seem to be lurking around every corner, and one symptom that seems to be unavoidable is congestion. While over-the-counter medications to help combat congestion are flying off store shelves, some people are taking matters into their own hands and are resorting to at-home remedies. A couple of congestion remedies in particular that many people are trying at home include garlic and onions. While using these popular kitchen staples to combat side effects from seasonal illnesses may seem like something new, these “hacks” have actually been around for a long time. In fact, claims that raw onions can help relieve congestion date as far back as the 1500s. “These kinds of remedies like onions in your socks and a lot of these things have existed for centuries when they didn’t really understand the science behind how infections

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The games are back: Nominations for St. Louis' Inno Madness bracket challenge are open

2 years 7 months ago
Inno Madness, St. Louis Inno’s annual contest designed to showcase the region’s innovation economy, is back for another year. We are currently accepting nominations for our 2023 Inno Madness bracket challenge, which will launch in the coming weeks. Inno Madness is designed to generate awareness and excitement for the city’s startup ecosystem, and those that are driving it forward. How does it work? Nominate a local startup or your own startup and we will assemble a bracket of private, fast-growing,…
Nathan Rubbelke

Review: Broadway Bound Is an Effective, Touching Story of Change

2 years 7 months ago
In 2019, New Jewish Theatre introduced audiences to the Jerome family, the central characters in Neil Simon's coming-of-age trilogy, in their production of Brighton Beach Memoirs. The family's bittersweet, effectively comic story now comes to a close with the company's heartfelt and touching production of Broadway Bound. The year is now 1949.
Tina Farmer