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GODFREY - Lewis and Clark Community College’s 18 th Annual Student Art Exhibition is underway, and awards were announced during the show’s opening, Thursday, April 6. Daniel McDonald took first place with his drawing, “Still Life with Bowling Pin.” “Lewis and Clark Community College has been a great learning opportunity for me,” McDaniel said. “I have never submitted my artwork in an exhibition before and was genuinely surprised to win. There are so many talented artists that submitted equally great work! I am just thankful to get to participate.” Other awards included: 2nd place - Laura Shansey – "Sunrise Crane", Digital photography 3rd place - Grace Becker – "Lamb Still Life", Drawing Honorable Mention - Ryan Kuhn – "Electric Eye", 3D Design Honorable Mention - Jeannette Carrington – "Solitude in the Desert", Photo composites Honorable Mention - Madison Baca – "Passion Fruit", Digital Illustration

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In a motion filed yesterday evening, embattled St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is asking a judge to dismiss the removal process against her by saying Gardner's personal conduct should be judged separately from any potential blunders by staff attorneys who prosecute cases in her office. The 40-page motion says that Gardner is proud of her hardworking staff and what they do for the city, but also repeatedly emphasizes that if there is any truth to the failures Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is alleging — and Gardner contends there is none — those failures are the fault of Gardner’s subordinates.

GRANITE CITY, Ill. -- A series of false threats to Illinois schools has put administrators, police, and parents on alert. One threat in Madison County led to an immediate and massive response from police. Police vehicles are lined up along on Madison Avenue in Granite City, Illinois Wednesday morning. Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX Helicopter was [...]

Delightful Discoveries I discovered some new foods this week. They were not the creation of some trendy chef, but dishes that are centuries old. Even so, they were new to me. My friend Rachel and her family invited me for lunch to share some of the items they traditionally cook for Passover. The holiday dishes... 

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Nashville city council member Sean Parker explains recent events.

Everything Falls Apart by Ronald Young April 7 – May 13, 2023 Artists Reception: April 14, 2023 5-8pm Ronald Young’s multi-disciplinary art installation explores the concept of The Power Object,

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Spirits Roaming on the Earth maps conceptual artist Jacolby Satterwhite’s extraordinary creative trajectory across multiple materials, genres and modes of thinking.   Drawing on a broad set of real and

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The video work “Chaos” by Iranian-born, Atlanta-based multi-disciplinary artist Sara Ghazi Asadollahi is a visual interpretation of the timeless and deeply emotional poem by the Iranian poet, Furūgh Farrukhzād: “To

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Jimmy Fike: Edible Botanicals   A Photographic Survey of the Wild Edible Botanicals of North America   Jimmy Fike’s wonder-filled photographic archive exquisitely depicts North America’s rich trove of wild

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Join us for our a brisk spring walk through Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum! In the months of March, April, and May, we offer a two-hour walking tour of the cemetery

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Fabricating Empire examines the relationship between the development of Central European folk costume and Austrian modern design, especially the textile department of the Wiener Werkstätte, or Vienna Workshops.   Taking

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Offering a fresh view of two of the most experimental painters of the 20th century, Monet/Mitchell: Painting the French Landscape is the first exhibition in the U.S. to examine the

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The Higgins Armory Collection at the Worcester Art Museum is the nation’s second largest collection of arms and armor, including more than 1,500 objects ranging from ancient Egypt to 19th-century

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1972 Fischer/Spassky: The Match, its Origin, and Influence celebrates the 50th anniversary of the American Robert “Bobby” Fischer’s historic win over the Russian Boris Spassky in the legendary 1972 World

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St. Louis is a kaleidoscope of architecture, filled with structures of every age, shape, and size. In Coloring STL, Missouri History Museum visitors will interact with these fascinating buildings in

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Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band release the album ‘Live’ Bullet, recorded at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan. Now considered one of the greatest live albums of all time, it helped…

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The Library of Congress has chosen 25 new recordings to join the National Recording Registry, including classics from John Lennon, Led Zeppelin and more. Recordings chosen for preservation based on their “cultural, historical or aesthetic importance" include such…

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The acquisition caps off a nearly yearlong process involving several other bidders to acquire the Texas-based firm, which last year generated $1.7 billion in revenue.

The woman disappeared from Sullivan, Missouri, in 2019.