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ALTON - The Riverbend East Rotary Club Foundation board members present a $2,700 check to William BeDell arc school principal Jessica Walton (3rd from right). The donation represents the proceeds from the club-sponsored Color Run in June and will be used to upgrade the school's sensory room. Board members pictured are Mark Speciale, Lindsey Herron, Robin Karpan, Mark Vaughn and Brad Pulaski.

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Former Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman and the band's current keyboardist, Geoff Downes, are among the musicians who have contributed to multi-instrumentalist/producer Fernando Perdomo's soundtrack to the recent thriller film Frost.…

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Detectives in Rolla respond to the scene of a gun store burglary that happened on Sept. 11 to continue the investigation.

It's also the best time to be thinking about incorporating native plants into your garden and landscape

An initiative petition to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri will remain on the ballot after a panel of judges on the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals affirmed that the steps Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft took to certify the petition were proper. A three-judge panel heard arguments Monday afternoon in Kansas City and ruled […]

The post Appeals court leaves marijuana on Missouri ballot. Supreme Court refuses to take case appeared first on Missouri Independent.

The man was found dead just after 11 a.m. Monday in the 4400 block of North 20th Street.

Sophie Mendelson and Martha Bass' gourmet ice cream sandwich company had been operating out of a mini Airstream trailer and at farmers' markets.

I mean, of course. On Friday Elon Musk terminated his Twitter purchase for the third time. In yet another termination letter sent to Twitter, he claims that Twitter’s severance agreement with Peiter “Mudge” Zatko was a violation of the purchase agreement. Some background: you already know that Musk signed a purchase agreement to buy Twitter. […]

ALTON - Congratulations to Jody Crowe (center) of Alton Pain Management, who is Alton Memorial Hospital’s September Employee of the Month. Jody received the honor on Sept. 12 from Pain Management manager Sue Walker and AMH President Dave Braasch. The nomination said that “Jody consistently exemplifies BJC values. She consistently works in the best interests of our team and ultimately our patients. Jody is a fantastic nurse, respected for her clinical knowledge and pleasant disposition. She is also working on her BSN from McKendree University, with her graduation scheduled for May 2023.”

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ALTON - Tabitha Craig-Robinson, owner of the new Tab's Cafe in Alton, loves to watch people consume her home-cooked food. During her opening day Saturday at the new location at 400 State St. in Alton, she was busy as could be in her kitchen and had a smile on her face until she closed for the day. Tabitha said she was "thankful and felt blessed" for the overwhelming turnout on opening day and hopes for that to continue as she moves ahead. "People were lined outside before we even opened," she said. "I was back in the kitchen preparing food most of the day. I could hear people saying they enjoyed the food, I heard their laughter and their happiness. I can't tell you how good that made me feel. It was a great opening day. I am so excited." Tabitha said she could not thank her husband, Dan, enough for his help, along with her children and others who assisted on opening day. Dan completed much of the remodeling of what has become Tab's Cafe , sure to be a new fixture in Downtown Alton.

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Two former students were ready to take the stand. Judge David Munton refused to allow either to testify.

So far this season, Tackle Hunger has helped collect 8,995 pounds of food for Operation Food Search.

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 5.89% for the week ended Sept. 8 — up from 5.66% the prior week.

Rebates on income and property taxes are part of a $1.83 billion inflation-relief package built into this year’s budget.

Starting Monday, $1.8 billion in tax rebates are being sent to an estimated six million qualified Illinois residents.

ALTON - The Alton School District recently launched a new set of vending machines in seven of their elementary schools, but not the kind you would think. While a traditional vending machine feeds the stomach, these machines – filled with a wide array of books – fuel the mind. Each Book Vending Machine is proudly adorned with the distinguished Alton Redbird mascot, the sponsor of the respective machine, as well as text that proudly states, “Redbirds are Readers.” And if it’s up to the faculty in Alton schools, this statement will ring true for years to come. Continuing literacy with the help of partners Reading is a cornerstone for learning and becomes such a pivotal piece of future success for students. So much so that if a child cannot read at grade level by the end of third grade, their chances of success are significantly impacted, according to Ron Mayhew, a longstanding advocate for literacy and CCO Club Communications Officer at the Alton-Godfrey

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Winemaking in Missouri: A Well-Cultivated History," a documentary from Catherine "Cat" Neville, will makes it premiere at 8 p.m. Sept. 26 on KETC (Channel 9).