On Aug. 25, Missouri History Museum will host “Wrestling at the Chase,” beginning with a happy hour at 5:30 p.m. and then other activities starting at 6:30.
Clement Auto Group has begun construction of its new 100,000 square foot, state-of-the-art auto mall near the intersection of Interstate 64 and Interstate 70 in Wentzville that will include dealerships selling Hyundai and Ford automobiles when it opens next year. The 30,000 square foot Clement Hyundai dealership will be built first, with plans to open […]
ALTON - Dwight and Cheryl Werts are always generous to the Riverbend area, but one recent event featured something near and dear to both their hearts - making sure children return to school prepared with the right send-off from the community. OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center hosted a Community Fair recently in the parking lot of the hospital as a way for children and families to have appropriate back-to-school resources. Dwight Werts said OSF Saint Anthony's approached him about helping contribute and he talked to his wife and he said to her, "Why don't we just sponsor it?" Dwight knew OSF Saint Anthony's was going to have to raise money to put on the event they wanted to have, so he decided just to take care of it." Dwight and family own Werts Welding & Tank Service, Inc. He and his wife have always helped charitable and civic causes throughout the region. "It has been a rough couple of years with COVID, and we just wanted them to have a good send-off," he said. "We were
FEMA will open a disaster recovery center in the city's Lewis Place neighborhood Wednesday to help those directly affected by last month's historic flooding.
Poettker Construction, a multi-generation family-owned construction company, raised $52,000 in its annual golf classic for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Illinois (BBBSIL). The golf classic was held July 29, 2022, at Roland Barkau Memorial Golf Course in Okawville, IL. Pictured (left to right): Christina Cathcart, BBBSIL Assistant Director of Community Engagement; Jonathon Carroll, Poettker […]
The federal court-authorized search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate has brought renewed attention to the obscure but infamous law known as the Espionage Act of 1917. A section of the law was listed as one of three potential violations under Justice Department investigation. The Espionage Act has historically been employed most often by […]
IMPACT Strategies has completed extensive interior renovations at The Watermark at St. Peters, a three-story, 184-residence independent living facility in St. Peters, MO. The Watermark is a 13-acre retirement community featuring walking paths, a lake with unique water features, and outdoor amenity spaces in a resort-like setting. The comprehensive renovation of the interior of the […]
A bill passed through the Missouri State Legislature will disallow material with “explicit sexual material” to be provided to students. If such material is found, violators could be charged with a class A misdemeanor, resulting in a maximum penalty of one year in jail and a fine of $2,000. Senate Bill 775, which will go into effect on August 28, specifically targets books, magazines, videos or online content that visually depicts sexual material, acts or genitalia in public and private schools.
Over 22,000 people who a court ruled had their rights violated by the City of Normandy between 2013 and 2021 have less than two weeks to file a claim to receive money from a $1.3 million class action settlement.
There is nothing quite like a ground level view of successful community building in North St. Louis. That’s the point of the fifth annual Trap Run 5K and Festival on the morning of Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022 hosted by Northside Community Housing Inc. The event will wind its way through North St. Louis streets on […]
ST. LOUIS - Recently, TikTok users have been making videos about #QuietQuitting, but the trend's name can be misleading. Career coach Allison Peck, who has over 430,000 followers on TikTok, said quiet quitting is when people coast at work. They aren't putting their 100 percent effort into work. "People are not going above and beyond [...]
AltonWorks, which is targeting projects to restore downtown Alton, said Monday it plans to establish the Wedge Innovation Center. The facility, which is described as an incubator and co-working space for startups and later stage companies, will be located in the Wedge and Elfgen buildings that span the 600 block of East Broadway in downtown Alton.