WOOD RIVER – Today, Democratic Candidate for State Senate Kris Tharp (IL-56), a police officer of 25 years and current State senator for the 56th district, announced his endorsement from the Township Officials of Illinois (TOI). “Senator Tharp supports the goals and objectives of our organization. He is readily available when needed to address any issue impacting township government in Illinois," Township Officials of Illinois Treasurer and TOI Executive Director Jerry B. Crabtree said. “We wish Senator Tharp a successful re-election campaign.” Kris Tharp has been a public servant for 25 years, working as a police officer, an elderly service officer for the seniors in his community, and Deputy Commander of the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis, one of the oldest, most successful homicide task forces in the country. “I have had the honor of serving this community in many roles and through them all, I have remained committed to strengthening and
GODFREY - The Alton Motorboat Club is hosting its 2022 Turkey Shoot on Sunday, Nov. 6 starting at 10 a.m. at the clubhouse, located at 11134 Harbor Dell in Godfrey. The event will be open to the public, featuring lots of food options and all-day raffles with prizes including firearms, cash, meats, and cheeses. Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. Alton Motorboat Club Commodore Matt Woulfe said tickets to be sold are also available to be picked up from the clubhouse. Woulfe said after the clubhouse opens at 10 a.m., the shooting line will form at 11 a.m. “We start shooting at 11 o’clock - we have a turkey shoot and we give away a turkey,” he said. “One round consists of 20 shots. We sell shot cards, there’s 20 people in a round, and then we give away one turkey, and the closest to the bullseye wins the turkey." Woulfe added they usually do 22-25 rounds at 20 cards each, which adds up to “quite a few shots.” They also do a Powder Puff roun
WASHINGTON (Nexstar) -- Following the shooting in St. Louis that left one teacher, one student, and the gunman dead, President Biden is renewing his calls for a federal assault weapons ban. Congresswoman Cori Bush and other St. Louis officials say they are heartbroken and angry after Monday's school shooting. "Every person in this country knows [...]
The first time St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones publicly spoke about the tragic shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School, it was just hours after a shooter took …
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Signal ensures its users’ security and privacy by encrypting their messages and refusing to collect a bunch of data governments or malicious hackers might find useful or interesting. That hasn’t made it many friends in governments (except with government officials who utilize the service to dodge public records requests). An FBI official once compared Signal […]
Tom Shaw Realtors, a Chesterfield real estate agency, opened its doors 100 years ago.
“We’ve outlasted two depressions,” John Shaw, owner and broker, said, referring to the Great Depression, which lasted from 1929 to 1939, and the Great Recession, which lasted from 2007 to 2009. Since Shaw took over the company around 1980, he’s experienced first-hand the recessions of the early 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
Now the company is operating in a volatile post-Covid landscape plagued by high inflation,…
The Illinois Department of Transportation is hosting free virtual workshops as part of its continuing Building Blocks of Success series for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise firms interested in strengthening their skills, growing their business and bidding on state projects. New and existing DBEs, as well as firms interested in becoming certified in the program, are invited. […]
“Pick-one” systems often lead to vote-splitting, which empowers fringe voices and leads to dysfunctional, unaccountable government. Square co-founder Jim McKelvey offers a solution he says produces accountability among elected officials by favoring consensus.
From Webster-Kirkwood Times: Several Kirkwood residents aired traffic and parking concerns at last week’s city council meeting concerning a new apartment building proposed for 300 N. Kirkwood Road. The Kirkwood City Council on Thursday, Oct. 6, held a public hearing for Kirkwood Apartments, a 60-unit building with street level retail space planned for the northeast corner […]
From RiverBender: The new Mini-Pitch Soccer facility in Alton at 2116 College Avenue had a well-attended celebration and ribbon cutting on Saturday afternoon. The new mini-pitch was led by Damian Jones and Student-Athletes Leading Tomorrow or SALT, and the U.S. Soccer Foundation. The Alton-Godfrey Rotary, the Simmons Hanly Conroy Firm, and many others contributed to […]
The first time St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones publicly spoke about the tragic shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School, it was just hours after a shooter took the lives of a 15-year-old student and a health teacher. Jones was so visibly shaken with grief she could barely get out the words. Now […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Centene Corp. has backed out as the naming sponsor for the new Major League Soccer stadium here, just eight months after striking the deal. St. Louis City SC’s stadium will now be called CITYPARK, the team said Tuesday, and it is searching for a new naming sponsor. The Clayton-based health insurer’s […]
From Forbes: Non-residential construction will shrink as the economy drops into recession sometime in the next year or so, due both to the higher interest rates by themselves and the reduced spending that will lead to. The decline won’t be devastating, but it will be significant. The sector’s current position is puzzling today, with the […]
From Construction Dive: A large majority of safety managers and coordinators have trouble ensuring workers wear their personal protective equipment, according to a recent survey conducted by PPE provider J.J. Keller Safegear. Employees most often didn’t wear PPE because they simply didn’t want to, according to the survey. Over 70% of those surveyed indicated employees had communicated that […]
From JASUPRA: After months of analysis, the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) recently published its long-awaited Summary of Incentives Analysis and Draft Future Incentives Framework (the Framework). The Framework, developed in conjunction with the City’s Economic Justice Action Plan (the EJAP) is intended to provide guidance to developers seeking incentives for projects located in the City. […]
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