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Missouri hunters harvested more than 16,000 deer during the antlerless portion of the firearms deer season, which ended Sunday.

A beloved annual St. Louis tradition is back in 2022 at several bars and businesses.

From Building Design + Construction: While new construction allows for incredible levels of customization, there’s no denying that new buildings can have adverse impacts on the climate, budgets, schedules and even the cultural and historic fabrics of communities. While any responsible architect will design buildings to minimize these impacts, there is no avoiding them entirely. One […]

GRANITE CITY - Granite City High School sophomore athlete Abby Knight is what can be described as a “multi-dimensional” student-athlete. Abby is a star on the soccer team, a tennis player, and last fall she became known as one of the area’s kickers with significant potential for her final two years. Abby’s head Warriors football coach Kindle Lyons said he always received “100 percent” out of the sophomore. Abby kicked several extra points and a 37-yard field goal against Carbondale added Coach Lyons. Abby is a Stillwater Senior Living Female Athlete of the Month for the Warriors. “I think if she works hard in the weight room, she will be able to kick a 50-yarder," Coach Lyons said. “I told everybody that she kicks better than most young men. She is a great multi-sports athlete and she does so many positive things around the school. I look for her to grow and continue to get better. She will be a big boost for us in the 2023 season with

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Prosecutor seeks to free man convicted of murder in 1995.

From Saint Louis Business Journal: Metal Exchange Corp., a family-owned producer of non-ferrous metals, has promoted Matt Rohm to CEO, effective Jan 1, 2023. Rohm, currently the company’s president and chief operating officer, will succeed current CEO Rick Merluzzi, who has held that post since 2019. Merluzzi then will take the title executive vice chairman, serving […]

From Saint Louis Public Radio: A federal judge has denied four motions to dismiss a 2021 lawsuit brought by residents in Cahokia Heights that alleges the local government mismanaged the sewer utility, failing to ensure basic sewage and stormwater services and causing repeated flooding. The November order from U.S. District Judge David W. Dugan found the motions […]

WOOD RIVER - These are Wood River residents clarifying instructions for the 2023 Community Aggregation Program. All City of Wood River residents and qualifying small businesses will receive notification by mail within the next week pertaining to the City’s municipal aggregation program. Opt-Out Notices The opt-out notices will come from Constellation NewEnergy explaining the new aggregation program. If you were previously part of the aggregation program and wish to continue the benefits of the program, simply do nothing with the letter, and you will automatically be re-enrolled in the program. Upwards of 90 percent of all eligible residents participate in the aggregation program. Although savings are never guaranteed, residents who have participated in the program since its inception 10 years ago have saved money over Ameren Illinois rates. Opt-In Notices These notices are for residents and qualifying small businesses who were not part of the aggregation program and ar

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On March 25, 2023, Chaifetz Arena won’t be full for basketball or a concert. It will be full for something even better: tacos and margaritas. That’s right — on March 25, St. Louis will host the inaugural Taco & Margarita Festival, Chaifetz Arena announced on Monday.

From West Magazine: A public hearing was held Dec. 5 regarding the regulation of roof-mounted solar panels that are visible from adjoining or adjacent roadways. Over the last several years, the city of Wildwood has received numerous requests for front-facing solar installations, which require a conditional use permit. Installations that could have an impact on the […]

From Mig Rivers News Magazine:  Progress 64 West recognized several local businesses for their contributions to improve the region by awarding them with a 2022 Excellence in Community Development Award on Nov. 23 at their annual awards luncheon in Chesterfield. Gov. Mike Parson was the guest of honor and spoke about the importance of workforce development […]

Design-build contractor Keystone Construction Company has begun work on the new 45,000-square-foot headquarters and state-of-the-art production studio for KMOV Channel 4 in Maryland Heights, Missouri. KMOV has broadcast from Gateway Tower at One Memorial Drive in downtown overlooking the Gateway Arch for more than 50 years and is expected to move into their new facility […]

A St. Louis-area nonprofit that provides services for individuals with brain injuries, autism spectrum disorder and other disabilities has named a new leader.

The youth company is making their Ross Family Theatre debut with the musical based on the 1988 film.

SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) will open the fourth year of the Fall Covers for Spring Savings Program on December 15. Applications will be available at https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/agr/Pages/default.aspx beginning at 8am. Funding of eligible acreage will be on a first come, first serve basis. IDOA received funding from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to add 40,000 acres to the program for a total of 140,000 acres available for the 2023 growing season. In 2022, the 100,000-acreage allotment was met in under 24 hours and a total of over 131,000 acres were requested by the time the application period ended. The program is applicable for acreage in Illinois planted to cover crops in the fall of 2022 that will be planted to an insurable crop in 2023. Eligible applicants receive a premium discount of $5 per acre on the following year’s crop insurance for every acre of cover crop enrolled and verified in the program. Applicants will be require

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From St. Louis Business Journal:  A city board on Monday granted approval to demolish part of an office campus in Downtown West to build a $120 million development with two hotels. Midas Capital and Green Street Real Estate Ventures are partnering to propose two new hotels, the first St. Louis location of Kimpton Hotel and a Staybridge […]

ALTON - State Representative Amy Elik (R-Alton) received the 2022 “Jim Guilinger Legislative Award” from the Illinois Leadership Council for Agricultural Education (ILCAE) for her support of agricultural education in Illinois schools. “We all depend on our next generation of farmers to grow crops that will help feed the world and it starts with agricultural education on the farm and in the classroom,” said Rep. Elik. “I support these programs that help educate our future farmers as the Ag industry makes up almost a quarter of Illinois jobs. I am honored to receive this recognition and support the vision created by Jim Guilinger. As technology evolves, so does agricultural education in our state.” Since 1987, the “Jim Guilinger Legislative Award” has been presented to legislators who advocate for and have been publicly supportive of Illinois agricultural education. According to ILCAE, these legislators understand the importance of the

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  The owner of downtown St. Louis’ former AT&T tower wants to reimagine the vacant property not as a 44-story office building but a “vertical city” that could be home to hundreds of residents, office workers and hotel guests. Marketing materials posted online by Colliers commercial real estate firm show New York-based […]