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EDWARDSVILLE – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Office of Online Services and Educational Outreach (OSEO) has won a 2022 International Award in Lifelong Learning for Best Brochure by the Learning Resources Network (LERN), the largest continuing education association in the world. The award was only one of 17 given at LERN’s annual conference this year, attended by 1,755 professionals in lifelong learning from the U.S. and Canada. “The award is for innovation in the field of continuing education and serving communities,” stated LERN President William A. Draves. “With more than 100 award nominations every year, gaining an International Award is an outstanding achievement. These awards enhance the quality and involvement in continuing education, an absolutely critical component to individual and community quality of life and prosperity, especially now.” OSEO used a LERN brochure critique to make a series of excellent revisions to its

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The $135 million development would be 30 stories, said Sam Koplar, president of St. Louis-based Koplar Properties.

The state of Missouri is providing Deli Star about $8.7 million worth of tax credits, sales tax exemptions and training benefits to the company.

St. Louis firefighters rescued two children and an adult trapped in a multi-unit residential building that caught fire Tuesday afternoon.

A 68-year-old Collinsville woman died early Tuesday morning in Granite City when she was hit by car at the intersection of 20th and Iowa streets.

CARROLLTON - The Greene County Health Department announced on Tuesday that it will receive over $170,000 in additional funding for the budget year 2022. The additional funding will come from three separate competitive grant proposals that the department submitted to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). The department submitted these competitive proposals against other organizations and local health departments from around the state and country, Greene County Health Department Administrator Molly Peters said. "The department will utilize the funding to provide our community with additional services such as family planning and an STD clinic," Peters said. "The department will also work to increase immunization/vaccination awareness, and enhance the department's work with the ongoing opioid crisis. "The Greene County Health Department is committed to assuring access to resources with a focus on prevention,

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Alden Global Capital wants the court to decide how many votes Lee's chairman and its lead independent director need to be re-elected.

The equestrian portrait sculpture will stand in front of DOORWAYS new HQ.

GRANITE CITY - Granite City Police Department was called to a traffic crash that involved a vehicle and pedestrian at the intersection of 20th Street and Iowa Street at 6:20 a.m. on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. Upon the arrival of officers and paramedics, the female victim was found to be unresponsive and she had sustained significant injuries. Granite City Police Department said Tuesday afternoon the female victim was transported to a local hospital where she later succumbed to her injuries. The female victim has been identified as: Christine K. Clark 68 years of age Collinsville, IL. The Granite City Police Detective Division, as well as the Madison County Coroner’s Office, and the Metro East Crash Assistance Team are currently investigating this matter. Due to the ongoing investigation, no further information will be shared at this time. The Granite City Police Department said it wishes to send its condolences to the family of Ms. Clark for their loss in this tragic

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A beef processing facility 40 miles southeast of downtown Kansas City polluted at least a mile of nearby streams and allowed septic tanks of sewage and entrails to overflow, state regulators found this month.  The facility, the former site of a beef operation that neighbors felt threatened a nearby botanical garden, was referred on Feb. […]

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A letter from the mayor said the line should be fixed Tuesday, but it could take one to three days for service to be restored for residents.

The first day of candidate filing is like the first day of spring training, with everyone excited for the future and hopeful that this is the year of the amazing upset that makes a champion out of last year’s also-ran. It is also the day for sharpening knives in hotly contested primaries, and the Republicans […]

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The hedge fund pursuing a hostile takeover of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's owner has again sued the company, claiming it's planning to employ illegal rules at a board election next month.

A Missouri man convicted of killing his wife and lying about the whereabouts of her body has pleaded guilty to abuse of their young daughter.

Mary Holmes, a 55-year-old St. Louis resident with cancer and other health challenges, says she has struggled to put food on the table for more than a month. Holmes relies on food assistance, but she hasn’t been able to get through the state’s call center line to maintain her federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) […]

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(The Hill) - Former President Trump on Tuesday called Russia's recognition of two breakaway territories in eastern Ukraine a "genius" move ahead of its military invasion. In an interview on "The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show," Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin's recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics in eastern Ukraine on Monday was "smart" and "pretty [...]