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Along the Mississippi River, there is a mural that you might have noticed. The mural is of a woman in a river with the sun behind her.

PIASA – This Veterans Day, Southwestern Military History Club students will set up a field of American flags, all to honor local veterans and raise critical funds to support our nation’s ill and injured heroes. Each donated flag represents a special veteran in someone else’s life, with proceeds benefitting DAV (Disabled American Veterans) and their free, life-changing services for veterans in need and their families. The flags will be displayed at Southwestern High School on and before Nov. 11. Military History Club Sponsor Jeff Eldred said, “The club tries to bring knowledge of and support for our serving military members and our veterans. When we saw this opportunity to help our veterans, the students were excited to do their part. We also hope this Field of Flags fundraiser helps bring our communities together in support of our military and its veterans.” For more than 100 years, DAV has helped veterans of all generations’ live high-quality

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"Horse and cow ignoring each other," 2023. Pixel on pixel.

Janay and Chanel Mosley, granddaughters of former state Rep. Elbert Walton Jr., have filed to run for seats in the Missouri House that their family members are leaving.

The St. Louis County health department has received doses of the updated COVID-19 vaccine, and has appointments available at multiple locations starting this week.

Twenty-three Maplewood blocks took part in National Night Out on Tuesday, Oct. 3. Over 500 hot dogs and 500 hamburgers (supplied by the city) were barbecued, according Police Officer Dustin Hoskins, who organized the event. At one of the block parties, on Marietta Avenue, John LeClerc, the interim police chief and Matt Nighbor, the interim […]

ALTON – The 35 th Annual Alton Chili Cook-Off will occur as planned on Saturday, October 14 th , but ticket sales will be cut off earlier than usual due to low participation. 13 teams are registered, but 20 teams are needed to feed the typical crowd that attends. The event will move forward this year but is in jeopardy in future years unless more teams decide to get involved. The event was cancelled in 2022 due to Madison County Health Department rules that prohibited cooking in advance in a home kitchen and reheating the chili on-site, but the Health Department has revamped their policy and put reasonable rules in place to hold the event while keeping everyone safe. “We appreciate how the MCHD has worked with us on this,” said Sara McGibany, Executive Director of Alton Main Street who coordinates the event, adding “We wanted to clear up any misconceptions that the new rules are burdensome – the new rules require one team member to take an online food handler

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From Webster-Kirkwood Times:  An aging emergency services building will require more than $1 million in repairs and upgrades, Shrewsbury aldermen learned on Tuesday. Meeting in a regular monthly work session, the Shrewsbury Board of Aldermen heard a summary report from St. Louis-based architecture and engineering firm JEMA. Representatives from the contractor presented highlights of its […]

From Webster-Kirkwood Times:  Backers of a proposed annexation plan in Manchester find themselves at odds with St. Louis County as both groups plan October forums to educate residents ahead of the November ballot. Local voters have only a few more weeks to weigh the pros and cons of the annexation plan advanced by the city […]

From The Intelligencer:  The major renovations and rebuilding at Lincoln Middle School are progressing both on schedule and under budget, according to Edwardsville school District 7 officials. Each month on the District 7 website, architect Alex Metzger offers “Construction Update with Alex the Architect,” and the Oct. 3 segment reports that major milestones have been […]

From HOK:  Bus rapid transit (BRT) offers cities a flexible and cost-effective solution for improving urban mobility. But what, exactly, is bus rapid transit? And what should cities consider when planning a BRT system? Designers from HOK, Pininfarina and Austin Transit Partnership share insights. In an era of bold new transportation promises, the bus hardly […]

Tres Equis, a bar and restaurant at 3169 Morganford Road, is rebranding itself to SC Lounge.

TOPEKA, Kansas — Deb Gruver believes she suffered lasting emotional and physical injury when Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody snatched her cell phone out of her hand during the unprecedented raid on the Marion County Record newspaper. Now, in an answer to Gruver’s federal lawsuit against him, Cody denies most of the allegations against him for his […]

The post Former Marion police chief responds to federal lawsuit filed against him by Kansas reporter appeared first on Missouri Independent.

From St. Louis Magazine: by Chris Krehmeyer I’ve written a lot about the work of Beyond Housing and our partners in transforming the many under-resourced communities in North St. Louis County—and why reversing decades of decline and poverty in these communities is vital for the success of the greater St. Louis region. In addition to […]

Local television ratings for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2023 fell sharply as the Major League Baseball club endured its first losing season since 2007.

Today on TAP: Mexico (among others) might object, but I have a solution for that.