This past Monday marked the one-year anniversary of Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner's near-fatal aortic aneurysm at the end of the band's performance at the Louder than Life festival in Louisville,…
It’s time to break out your lederhosen and dirndls, we’re bringing Oktoberfest to Cottleville on Thursday, September 29, 2022. Join us for an evening of
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) were joined by Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) today to introduce legislation to reduce the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) use of solitary confinement and improve conditions for inmates separated from the general prison population. The Solitary Confinement Reform Act limits solitary confinement to the briefest term and under the least restrictive conditions possible, because the overuse of solitary confinement threatens public safety, strains prison budgets, and violates fundamental human rights. The bill also improves access to mental health services for BOP prisoners in solitary confinement, and provides resources to state and local jurisdictions to assist them in reforming their own confinement practices. Additionally, the bill protects inmates’
JERSEYVILLE - The Jerseyville Parks & Recreation Department is asking the public for help securing grant funding for Phase 2 of their Lions Club/Wittman Park improvement project, and has launched an online petition in support of the cause. With Phase 1 complete, Phase 2 could include the addition of a splash pad and bathhouse, open-air pavilion, sand volleyball courts, and more. The department is applying for this funding from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). Tyler Hermens, director of the Jerseyville Parks and Recreation Department, said that the community showing their support behind this project can help secure this funding. “Community support is a large piece of that grant application, and so we started a change.org petition hoping to reach more people because the deadline was fast approaching for this grant application,” Hermens said. Community members can show their support for the project by signing the online petition on change.org
Parts of the Mississippi River are so low from weeks of drought that barge traffic is being limited at the worst possible time — as crop harvests begin.
Do you know of any restaurant tenants that are looking for a place? Morgan Street Brewery, a well-known business in the Laclede's Landing area, is looking to repurpose under new ownership.
A former New York youth pastor on Thursday was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl in 2013 at a youth camp in Missouri.
Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday that normally, tows are able to move 36 barges at a time. Shippers have voluntarily cut that to 25.
Iron Maiden has announced a deluxe, three-LP vinyl reissue of their 1982 breakout album The Number of the Beast in honor of its 40th anniversary. The package includes an updated track…
EDWARDSVILLE - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business two-time alumnus Tony Fuhrmann, director of the Madison County Employment and Training Department (MCETD), will lead the development of the Gateway Registered Apprenticeship Programs Hub (Gateway Hub) supported by a $5.8 million award from the U.S. Department of Labor Apprenticeship Building America (ABA) grant program. The first of its kind joint initiative between Illinois and Missouri workforce areas anticipates the registration of at least 750 new apprentices across the region. Target industries will include education, healthcare and social assistance, bioscience manufacturing and research and development. According to a MCETD press release , the Gateway Hub, includes six local workforce innovation areas (LWIA): St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles County and the Jefferson/Franklin Consortium in Missouri, as well as Madison County Employment and Training and the St. Clair County Intergovernmental
Here's the latest on mortgage rates: For a while, when rates skyrocket like this, people rush to buy houses before they go up even more. But eventually rates get too high and mortgages simply become unaffordable for many people. But it takes a while. Back in the bad old days of 1981 mortgage rates rose ...continue reading "Mortgage rates just keep going up, up, and up some more"
ALTON - Mayor David Goins announced today he will honor Alton-native Jesse White, the Illinois Secretary of State, at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, October 8, 2022, at Lewis & Clark Community College. Goins said it is an honor to recognize the retirement of Secretary of State Jesse White "for his services to our country and state and for his humanitarian contributions to our youth, particularly his work with the International Jesse White Tumbling Team, which serves as a positive alternative for at-risk children residing in public housing." Mayor Goins said Jesse White is an absolute legend and has done so much in his lifetime in politics around the state. “It is an honor he chose to come for the event,” Mayor Goins added. “He was born here and he is definitely an absolute Alton hero.” Goins added: "We are also pleased to announce that some of the proceeds from the Motown Mayor’s Ball will support the Oasis Women's Center.” More than 400 guests are planning
The St. Louis Business Journal's 40 Under 40 Awards program recognizes 40 individuals under the age of 40 who are making a difference and influencing the business community in the St. Louis region. Meet this year's Hall of Fame class of previous 40 Under 40 honorees who have continued to make an impact on the business community.
In his third campaign for county executive, former marketing executive Mark Mantovani is returning to a familiar theme: That St. Louis must take steps to stem its decline.
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