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Schedule for roll carts will be adjusted to accommodate President’s Day observance on Monday, February 20, 2023.

Couples names: Chrissy & David City: Bethalto Date met or started dating: August 10, 1996 Date married: August 10, 1997 What makes your relationship special? We known each other our whole life. Share a memory you have made together: Back in 2020 he was a big part of saving my life along with our two children … I had a heart attack and a stroke and they saved my life.

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Neil Young is finally returning to the stage. Rolling Stone reports the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, who hasn’t performed live since September 2019, is set to headline the Light Up the Blues…

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Now that recreational-use cannabis is legal in Missouri, we are going to be subjected to its stench in a lot more places a lot more often.

Couples names: Skylar & Nick City: Alton Date met or started dating: September 10, 2018 What makes your relationship special? I think what makes our relationship so special is that we are each others relief. We are always able to make each other feel better or laugh no matter the situation. Having met each other in 2018, there've been many memories we've gotten to make and milestones we hit together since then. We have been best friends from the start and that helped further build our bond over time. Share a memory you have made together: My favorite memory we have together is definitely seeing our baby on the ultrasound. Seeing the baby move and hearing the heartbeat was so special and was something we will both remember forever.

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Couples names: John & Brittany City: Bethalto Date met or started dating: September 3, 2022 What makes your relationship special? The love we have for one another after what we’ve been through is nothing short of amazing we both met at a Rough point in our lives and we’ve came together and flourished in such a short amount of time she’s my bestfriend honestly. Share a memory you have made together: Lots actually but probably going to the brewery lights for the first time ever that was pretty cool to experience that with her.

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Couples names: Aiden & Melody City: Wood River Date met or started dating: October 25, 2021 What makes your relationship special? I believe what makes our relationship so special is being best friends since 2nd grade and treating each other like we’re still best friends. Share a memory you have made together: Getting engaged in August.

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Couples names: Robyn & Jeremy City: Alton Date met or started dating: June 29, 2011 Date married: July 25, 2015 What makes your relationship special? We actually dated when we were teenagers and then were reunited 20 years later. Jeremy sent a random text one night to say that he had feelings for me and that was that! Share a memory you have made together: Jeremy and I have made many wonderful memories together. I think that the one that stands out most, and the moment that I knew I would spend y life with him, was when my oldest daughter hurt her head on the corner of a stone wall at Riverview Park during a Muny Band concert. She was sobbing and bleeding everywhere and he was so calm. He was wearing a long sleeved shirt and actually ripped his sleeve off to stop the bleeding. He joked with her to calm her down. It was one of the many times he has shown absolute kindness.

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Couples names: Caylee & Daniel City: Godfrey Date met or started dating: August 1, 2019 What makes your relationship special? When you have a best friend, your biggest fan and lover all in one, it makes life even better! We are constantly laughing and have so much fun together! He is my calm and I am his wild. We love trying new things and being ourselves around each other has always came naturally. The one thing I love the most about Daniel is that he stayed and loved my son like his own. And for that, I am forever grateful for him! Share a memory you have made together: We bought our first house for our family! I love knowing that we finally have our own home to make memories in for the rest of our lives!

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Celebrate the life and work of Dr. Jane Goodall, who braved the unknown to provide a remarkable window into humankind’s closest living relatives – chimpanzees.   On Oct. 7, the

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SPRINGFIELD – Hunters in Illinois harvested a statewide total of 801 wild turkeys during the 2022-2023 fall archery turkey season between Oct. 1 and Jan. 15. The total compares with the statewide fall archery turkey harvest of 683 in 2021-2022 and is the third-highest harvest total on record for the season in Illinois. The top five counties for fall archery wild turkey harvest this season were Vermilion with 27 turkeys harvested; Ogle, 24; Clay, 22; Marion, 21; and Randolph, 21. This season, 25,373 permits were sold (excluding landowner permits), compared to 24,768 for the 2021-2022 season. All 102 counties were open for hunting. The harvest consisted of 48% males and 52% hens. Below is a summary table of harvest by county compared to last year’s totals. County 2022-2023 2021-2022 Adams 8 12 Alexander 7 4 Bond 5 4 Boone 6 1 Brown 10 9 Bureau 5 12 Calhoun

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY. - Police say that three teens ran away from the juvenile detention facility on the Fort Bellefontaine campus this morning. Officers were called to investigate the escape at around 5 a.m. There are around 20 juveniles that stay on the Missouri Hills campus. The inmates may be awaiting trial or sentencing, or [...]

Ermon Trotter said a few hours after visiting the McDonald's in the 3700 block of Elm St. in St. Charles, he "awoke with horrible stomach cramping and diarrhea."

GODFREY – Sparks Junk Removal and Hauling, as it marks its 30th year in business, has been named the recipient of the RiverBend Growth Association’s February 2023 Small Business of the Month award. Owned by Denise Sparks, the company that got its start in 1993 as a ChemDry franchise carpet cleaning business has continued to evolve and grow over its years of operation to where it is today as a successful entrepreneurial venture with four employees and headquartered at 1816 Myrtle Street in Alton. The company recently moved into a 3,000-square-foot shop at 2201 East Broadway, Alton, where it also provides a drop-off service for couches, mattresses, recliners, etc. There is a charge for this service, and drop-offs must be scheduled in advance. “I began my journey as an entrepreneur in 1993 with ChemDry, and by 1999, I had emerged into smoke/fire and water damage, along with mold remediation,” noted Owner Denise Sparks. “By 2000, I had 35 employees. I tend

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Breathe is a collection of large-scale abstract paintings created through the unconscious combination of bold colors and free movement. Artist Lauren Younge uses acrylics to design irregular patterns that could motivate

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