BELLEVILLE – Illinois American Water has opened the application window for its 2023 Environmental Grant Program. The program funds innovative, community-based projects focused on improving, restoring and watersheds. For over 10 years, Illinois American Water’s Environmental Grant Program has supported diverse initiatives including watershed cleanups, reforestation, biodiversity, streamside buffer restoration, wellhead protection, hazardous waste collection, watershed education and more. Rebecca Losli, Illinois American Water President, said, “We are committed to providing clean, safe and reliable water service to our customers. Our responsibility includes helping to protect our water sources. Our Environmental Grant Program allows us to support innovative projects within our communities to make a difference in our environment.” She continued, “Since 2009, Illinois American Water has contributed more than $290,000 to over 90 projects dedicated to water
This one is for all the lovers out there — the book lovers. The bi-annual St. Louis Jewish Community Center's biannual Used Book Sales is returning from Sunday, January 29, to Thursday, February 2. It brings along with it thousands of bargains spanning almost as many literary genres.
ALTON – People who have cardiac arrests may benefit from CPR, yet many people who witness cardiac arrest do not perform CPR. That’s why OSF Saint Anthony’s Health Center (1 St. Anthony’s Way, Alton) is hosting an upcoming first aid and CPR training class so Riverbend area residents are prepared to take action if necessary. The first aid and CPR training class will be held on Monday, February 6, 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in the hospital’s Perpetual Help Center and led by a certified instructor. Space is limited and the deadline to register is Friday, February 3. The cost is $65.00/person. Registration can be completed by calling (618) 920-6816 or by email at susiesweetman22@gmail.com. “Knowing CPR and first aid can help save lives,” says Dennis E. Sands, MD, Chief Medical Officer, OSF Saint Anthony’s. “If your child or loved one isn't breathing, knowing how to do CPR could mean the difference between life and death. Emergencies
Joe Walsh’s annual VetsAid charity concert took place last November, and it raised a lot of money to help veterans organizations. The Eagles guitarist just announced his organization has handed out $650,000 in…
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Homicide detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department have identified one of three victims who were gunned down during a two-hour span Monday evening.
Three of Linda Morice's close relatives died of cancer in Florissant near Coldwater Creek. Now she is the author of "Nuked: Echoes of the Hiroshima Bomb in St. Louis."
The company says lease consolidation and workforce reductions will result in a $1.2 billion charge in its fiscal second quarter earnings, which will be reported on Jan. 24.
St. Louis life sciences startup Geneoscopy is taking steps toward commercializing its at-home, preventive screening test for colorectal cancer after a clinical trial yielded strong results.
Wildwood Mayor Jim Bowlin, a Republican, will face Rep. David Gregory, R-Sunset Hills, in the 2024 Republican primary for the 15th Senate District, where Sen. Andrew Koenig, R-Manchester, is term-limited.
“Politics,” the writer Auberon Waugh liked to say, “is for social and emotional misfits.” Its purpose is “to help them overcome these feelings of inferiority and compensate for their personal inadequacies in the pursuit of power.” You could accuse old Bron of painting with a rather broad brush, and you would be right. But he […]
ALTON - An adult suspect and a juvenile have been taken into custody after a report of gunshots being fired at 6:02 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in the 1300 block of State Street in Alton. "Officers arrived but did not discover anyone actively fighting," Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford said. "They located evidence of gunshots being fired in the area. They spoke with victims and witnesses and also conducted a search of the area for suspects. "During the search, officers located two subjects identified as being involved in the disturbance. Both subjects were taken into custody. One suspect is an adult and the other is a juvenile. The adult suspect, Jahkir J. Anthony, was found to be in possession of a firearm." The facts of the case were presented to the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office today. As a result, Jahkir J. Anthony, 20, of Alton, was charged with Aggravated Unlawful Use of Weapons and Reckless Discharge of a Firearm. His bond has been set at $40,000. H
The program's funding of the extra pandemic benefits from the federal government is scheduled to end after February, and Illinois officials are warning people ahead of time they will need to adjust.
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