A representative from Dierbergs says that starting next week you'll be able to buy Imo's frozen pizza in all of their stores. Jamie Collins, vice president of advertising and marketing for the grocery chain, tells the RFT that the frozen pizzas will come in seven varieties and retail for $8.99 each. Collins adds that Dierbergs "prioritizes partnerships with other local companies" and is excited that this partnership with Imo's is coming to fruition.
Sister Mary Roch Rocklage, who founded what's now the Chesterfield-based Mercy health care system, died Tuesday after a long illness, officials said. She was 87.
Born Antoinette Marie Rocklage and known as Sister Roch, the north St. Louis native joined the Sisters of Mercy religious order in 1954 at age 19, taking her first vows in 1957. She began her career in a medical/surgical nursing post after receiving her nursing degree in 1961 from what's now St. Xavier University in Chicago.
Early in her…
St. Louis entrepreneur Rich Dredge says most job postings online are devoid of substance. His startup is providing a new alternative and some of St. Louis' biggest employers are already using it.
Four years ago, the Laredo Police Department arrested a citizen journalist for the crime of receiving an answer to a question she asked. Priscilla Villarreal patrols the streets of Laredo with her camera, reporting on police activity simply by turning on her camera during traffic stops, arrests, and other incidents, and providing commentary. Her reporting […]
ALTON - The final JK-BEC Movie Night at James Killion Park will conclude with “Spiderman No Way Home” on Saturday night (August 27) at James Killion Park at Salu. This week’s sponsor is AARP Illinois. The movie starts at dusk. There will be free snow cones, hot dogs, and popcorn for kids. Those who attend are asked to bring blankets and lawn chairs. Jeff Scott, a spokesperson for AARP, said this sponsorship is just another way AARP tries to use part of a program called “Livable Communities” and how to make a community better. “Events such as the Movies In The Park in Alton jump out as a chance for kids, grandparents, mothers, and fathers to get out to have a good evening,” Scott said. “It is a chance for families to have a good evening and we cherish those kinds of opportunities.” Scott said: “Spiderman No Way Home” is a wonderful movie and he is thankful to be able to show it at James Killion Park. “This is
Here's wishing a very happy and very rocking birthday to longtime Def Leppard guitarist and former Dio member Vivian Campbell, who turned 60 Thursday. In honor of the milestone, Def…
The acquisition talks began in May through a phone call and an email from a business associate who told Terry Ohlms about Larson Financial’s interest in expanding its accounting and tax services.
MoDOT Communications Specialist Andrew Gates on Wednesday shared some information on a traffic switch on Route 100 (Manchester Road) near Mary Avenue expected within two weeks. The report: Crews have finished about half of the work on the pedestrian walking tunnel that will go underneath Manchester Road. To work on the other half, crews will […]
ALTON - A’myiah Pittman was crowned Miss Jewel of Distinction at the Alton Section National Council of Negro Women Inc. Debutante Ball. The event was held this past Saturday, July 23, 2022. Anya Robinson was chosen as First Runner-Up and Kyla Gerhardt was chosen Second-Runner-Up. In addition to being crowned Miss Jewel of Distinction, Pittman won the Talent Contest as well as awards for Leadership and Community Service. Kaliyah Newby received the Miss Congeniality award. E'Niya Fields was also a Debutante participant. Bonnie Fox, a member of the Alton Section National Council of Negro Women Inc. Debutante Ball committee and a spokesperson, said: “The Debutante Ball is the flagship event for the Alton Section of NCNW. This is a biennial event; the first Ball was held in the 1980s and was chaired by the late Alice Ann Martin. In keeping with the Mission in part "to harness the power of Black and other minority women to ensure access to and full participation in the social-economic-political