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Zampieri Runs P.R. In Granite Invite, Is A Tom Lane State Farm Insurance Male Athlete of Month

2 years 11 months ago
GRANITE CITY - Sophomore Tullio Zampieri is proving to be a very promising runner for the Civic Memorial High boys cross country team and in the 50th running of the Pete Robinson/Harry Lang Granite City Invitational meet, Zampieri ran a personal record 17:08.2 in helping the Eagles to a seventh-place finish in the meet. Zampieri is a very hard worker who, as a freshman, was also a key component of CM's 4x800 meter relay team that qualified for the IHSA Class 2A state meet this past spring in Charleston. Zampieri is a Tom Lane State Farm Insurance Male Athlete of the Month for CM. "Tullio had a very solid race for him," said CM cross country coach Jake Peal. "He picked up a lot of confidence in qualifying with the 4x800 team." The confidence Zampieri gained during the track season has crossed over into the cross-country season as well. "He's done a great job in cross country," Peal said, "but also was very good in track in both the 400 and 800 meters. He's definitely going to build

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‘It’s an emergency’: Midwest towns scramble as drought threatens drinking water

2 years 11 months ago

SEDAN, Kan. — James Rainbolt typically can tackle most problems at his rural water plant with some extra time or money. But he can’t fix this. “I just can’t make it rain,” he said. Like others across Southeast Kansas, Rainbolt remains helpless as he watches a persistent drought dry up the local water supply. He […]

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Kevin Hardy

Three dead in head-on collision on Illinois Route 4

2 years 11 months ago
MADISON COUNTY, Ill. -- Illinois State Police have been called to investigate a fatal crash on Route 4 at US Route 40. Three people are dead after a head-on collision between two vehicles. The crash happened at around 3:15 a.m. Friday. According to police, a man was driving a car southbound on Route 4 near [...]
Joe Millitzer

St. Charles seeks temporary restraining order against Ameren over planned extraction well

2 years 11 months ago
The city of St. Charles said it was "left with no choice" but to seek a temporary restraining order against Ameren (NYSE: AEE), claiming the company has failed to respond to the city's orders to halt the construction of an extraction well. Ameren Missouri in return is arguing that the well is only necessary due to "irresponsible" and "inappropriate" actions of the city to hamper contamination cleanup efforts at the Elm Point Wellfield. The city announced Thursday that it has filed a motion for…
Kelsi Anderson