KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Thousands of marijuana products sold at dispensaries across Missouri are being recalled, because they might not have been properly tested by the state. The Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) has issued a product recall for more than 60,000 products sold to dispensaries and manufacturers by Delta Extraction LLC. According to DCR, [...]
ALTON - Let it never be said that Emily Vandygriff backs down from a dare. This Alton nurse enjoyed making art privately in her free time. But when a friend dared her to share her paintings and drawings with the world, Vandygriff couldn’t say no. Now, the casual hobby she once used to manage stress has made Vandygriff the August Artist of the Month at Milton Schoolhouse . “I work nights as a nurse, and it kind of became like a way for me to cope,” Vandygriff said about painting and drawing. “Sometimes when I get done, I can just breathe a little better with certain things in my life…So it just kind of went from there. I was submitting to galleries, and I started getting in. That also became a little challenge to the drive of, okay, we’re making art to feel better, but people want to see it.” The themes of Vandygriff’s work can vary. She loves horror, so she enjoys painting pictures of her 7-year-old son as a zombie to make
The old jail could also become an animal shelter to supplement an overflowing site in Midtown, a solar energy farm for nearby residents, or nothing at all.
by Dr. John Gaal Editor’s Note: Each week, Dr. John Gaal, director of worker wellness for the Missouri Works Initiative, a non-profit workforce formed by the Missouri AFL-CIO, collects and comments on news and trends in workforce wellness and life balance. Construction Forum carries the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular feature. The […]
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The St. Louis Artists’ Guild would like to present Tales by Light, a national juried photography exhibit featuring photographers using various photographic techniques to showcase how light can impact your […]
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KAMPSVILLE - In a continued crackdown at 10:08 p.m. on August 11, 2023, law enforcement officials from the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police executed a court-authorized search warrant on Fourth Street in Kampsville in reference to an on-going methamphetamine investigation. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office said subsequent to the execution of said search warrant, methamphetamine, methamphetamine-related drug paraphernalia, baggies, and scales were located and seized. Roy C. Connell, age 50, of Kamspville, was arrested on the following charges: Unlawful Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substances, Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Connell was arrested without incident and is lodged in the Greene County Jail. "This arrest stems from the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office's continued and ongoing proactive enforcement
Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick has begun an investigation into the state’s marijuana program, vowing to assess whether regulators are operating “in a manner that is efficient, accountable and transparent.” The audit is not a routine, scheduled review.
Faulty locks and understaffing at the city's downtown jail are partially to blame for a beating two years ago where three men were punched, kicked and stomped in the head by fellow inmates while corrections officers failed to intervene for…