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ELSAH - A lecture, Tuskegee Airmen: Brothers in Arms, will be given by John Williams, former president and professor of Political Science at Principia College at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, at Farley Music Hall, 37 Mill Street, Elsah. Williams is well-known as a popular and entertaining speaker on the local lecture circuit, a lawyer, journalist, and experienced world traveler. The Tuskegee Airmen all-black squadron was formed in January 1941, and trained at segregated Tuskegee Army Air Field in Tuskegee, Alabama, months before American entrance into World War II. The Airmen were fighter pilots, later bomber pilots, active in the Mediterranean, Italian, and southern France campaigns. Williams will tell the story of Arnold and George Cisco, brothers growing up in Jerseyville and graduates of Jersey Township High School in the 1930s. Highly decorated, they died tragically in military accidents after the war. The presentation is free and open to the public, free parking

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Madison County Clerk’s Office Voter Registration Reminder EDWARDSVILLE – The Madison County Clerk’s Office initiated the biannual Voter Registration "clean up" in mid-August. You should have received your Voter Registration card by now. If you have received a card of a deceased family member or a card of a person who previously lived at your address, it is important to take the following steps: Deceased member : Either come to the office and/or send a letter to the office to notify us in writing so we can cancel their registration. Non-residing family member : Send us notification in writing stating that this voter has moved out of our county, and we can cancel their registration. All others: Return card via post office or to our office so we can send out a second notice (Address Verification Form) to our office. If we do not receive a response for this second notice the voter is placed on inactive status for 2 Federal Elections. They are cancelled after

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The Circle in the Square Quilters presents the Quintessential Quilt 2023 exhibit at the University City Public Library October 1 - October 28, 2023. Sixty quilts – traditional, contemporary, and […]

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The work of world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly is coming to the Missouri Botanical Garden in a stunning exhibition uniting art and nature. With thousands of pieces of blown glass forms […]

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Hemp is often known for being the part of the cannabis plant that doesn’t get people high.  It’s full of CBD, a nonpyschoactive cannabinoid that helps people relax and often found in massage oils and sleep aids. But much has changed since hemp was taken off the controlled substance list in 2018 by the last […]

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Green Door Art Gallery is pleased to partner with Bobby Lessentine, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones, in presenting The City Beautiful, St. Louis Views 2007-2023, a collection of paintings by Michael […]

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Beth Letscher, AICP has been named executive director of the Urban Land Institute St. Louis (ULI St. Louis). Letscher previously held roles at the Cortex Innovation Community and St. Louis Economic Development Partnership focusing on real estate and community development. With more than 250 members, ULI St. Louis unites thought leadership in the responsible use […]

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