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Spirit Is High At Marquette Catholic Friday Homecoming Pep Rally

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ALTON - The Marquette Catholic High School spirit is running high as homecoming weekend approaches. Beth DeCourcey, a Marquette academic dean, was the coordinator of a pep rally at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Marquette Catholic’s gym. Charlie Fahnestock, Captain Marquette, provided the on-the-floor leadership for the Explorers with the cheer and dance teams. All the sports teams were introduced at the pep rally. “The pep rally was exceptional,” Marquette Catholic Principal Tim Harmon said. “Mrs. DeCourcey did a great job rallying the kids and Charlie Fahnestock also was able to get a good response along with the cheerleaders and dance team. It definitely feels back to normal with the pep rally.” Marquette takes on Breese Central at 7 p.m. for its homecoming game tonight. Prior to the game, at 6:30 p.m. at Johnson’s Corner in Alton, the queen and king candidates will be announced and then there will be a brief Explorers’ parade to Public School Stadium.

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A St. Louis company monetizes the online misinformation market

2 years 9 months ago
A growing St. Louis startup, Decide Technologies, is extensively tied to disinformation websites, including the likes of the Gateway Pundit, which is also based in St. Louis. Reporter Paul Wagman discusses his investigation into Decide, and how the startup's business model is funding and profiting from websites across the "alt right" spectrum.

Jersey Band, Color Guard, Cheer, Keep Spirits High At JCHS Activities, Parades

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(Photos by Sheri McDuffie) JERSEY - Erin Bittles is in her 10th year as band director of Jersey Community High School's Band and the group is something the community always looks forward to whether it be a football or basketball game, the Downtown Country Christmas in Jerseyville, or the various parades. This summer, the JCHS band marched at Disney World, which fulfilled dreams for many of the students. Bittles has a strong contingency of players with 80 9-12 graders and 32 eighth-graders. The youth leave with a love and appreciation for music, something Erin tries to instill in each of them. "The past two years we had to figure out how to work through procedures with the COVID-19 Pandemic," she said. "It was hard, but because of our creativity, we have been able to keep the numbers and are getting bigger. We always try to do the extra things. They get excited about playing in the community and it is something that connects the community to the school. It lets them feel like they

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Techbro Influencer Scott Galloway Heads To The Fainting Couch Over TikTok

2 years 9 months ago
At some point in the last five years, people in positions of media influence and power unilaterally decided that NYU marketing professor Scott Galloway was supposed to be everywhere, constantly, pontificating about absolutely everything, constantly. As a result, you now can’t go fifteen minutes without Galloway, who makes an estimated $5 million annually in speaking […]
Karl Bode

'Honestly? It Saved My Life': Madison County Veterans Court Honors Another Set of Successful Grads

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EDWARDSVILLE— Madison County’s Veterans Court on Wednesday honored its newest group of graduates – three combat veterans who received praise from the court for using the program’s resources to get their lives back on track. The goal of Madison County’s innovative Veterans Court is to provide a strategy of treatment, rather than jail, for veterans who have entered the criminal justice system and suffer from PTSD or psychological or substance-abuse problems as a result of their service to their country. Veterans Court graduate Grant S. said for him, the program was nothing short of a lifesaver. “Honestly? It saved my life,” Grant said after the ceremony. “If it wasn’t for the program, I’d be in prison or dead. I owe these people a lot – I love these people.” Circuit Judge Sarah Smith, herself a combat veteran, presided over the ceremony, thanking the graduates for their service and commending them for utilizing

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Andre Montgomery's Family Blasts Testimony in Sweetie' Pie's Trial

2 years 9 months ago
On the steps of the federal courthouse in St. Louis, Andre Montgomery's sister Kalyn Griggs said that Tim Norman's testimony was nothing but "crying and lying" and he got the justice he deserved. Norman was standing trial for hiring someone to murder his nephew Andre Montgomery in 2016. The jury deliberated for 18 hours before declaring Norman guilty on all counts late this morning.
Ryan Krull

Schmitt no-shows Missouri Senate debate, Valentine slams Chinese ownership of farmland

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LAKE OZARK– Attorney General Eric Schmitt, who last week accused Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine of dodging debates, refused to show up for the first debate of Missouri’s U.S. Senate campaign on Friday.  Organized by the Missouri Press Association as part of its annual convention in Lake Ozark, Valentine, Libertarian Party candidate Jonathan Dine and Constitution […]

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Jason Hancock

San Francisco biotech company opens new $41M office in Cortex (Photos)

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A San Francisco-based immunology company that wants to help eradicate infectious disease globally has expanded its footprint in St. Louis, opening a new $41 million office within the Cortex innovation district. It says the new facility will be critical to advancing research to treat several infectious diseases, including Covid-19.
Nathan Rubbelke

Two Long-Time Alton Friends/Colleagues Honored Together At Illinois Principals Association Meeting

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ALTON - Two long-time friends and school colleagues, Alton High School Principal Mike Bellm and Lovejoy Elementary Principal John Ducey, were both honored Thursday night in Belleville at the annual Southwest Region Illinois Principals Association meeting. Alton Superintendent Kristie Baumgartner said she was exceptionally proud of both her school district principals. “Congratulations to Mike Bellm (Alton High Principal) and John Ducey (Lovejoy Elementary Principal)! Mr. Bellm was named the 2022 Illinois Principals Association High School Principal of the Year for the Southwest Region. Mr. Ducey received the IPA's 2022 Herman Graves Award for service," she said. "Both principals were honored at a ceremony in Belleville tonight. Way to go!” Bellm credited his students and other faculty and support staff for helping him receive the award. “I have such great people and staff at Alton High,” he said. “It is an honor to be part of working with all of them.

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