a Better Bubble™

Aggregator

Florissant, MO., Woman Arrested, Faces Charges After Brussels Traffic Stop

3 years 1 month ago
HARDIN - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office said deputies conducted a traffic stop at 11:13 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8, on the Illinois River Road near Schleeper Lane in Brussels in Calhoun County. Subsequent to an investigation, the driver, Amanda A. Koskela, 42, of Florissant, MO., was arrested on the following charges: Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine Unlawful Possession of Hypodermic Syringes Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Promoting Prostitution Felony Driving While Suspended Illegal Transportation of Alcohol Operating Uninsured Vehicle Improper Lane Usage Improper Lighting (Registration Light) The suspect was arrested without incident and lodged in the Jersey County Jail. The investigation is ongoing and more arrests are forthcoming. All suspect(s) are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Continue Reading

COUNTRY Financial® Supports Adopt A Cop BJJ with Operation Helping Heroes Donation  

3 years 1 month ago
ALTON – COUNTRY Financial Representative V. Deanne Stegeman is pleased to support local police officers by providing a COUNTRY Financial Operation Helping Heroes donation. Stegeman presented $1,500 to Adopt A Cop BJJ at their partner gym Strategic BJJ, located at 2248 E. Broadway, on August 17 th , 2022. “There’s a troubling trend of increasing violence targeting police officers across our nation. Providing our police patrol officers with skills to protect them from physical violence is one way we can help our communities at a local level,” said Stegeman. Adopt A Cop BJJ is a nonprofit, donation-based program that allows active duty law enforcement officers around the country to train at any affiliated academy. The program also pays 100% of the officer’s membership until they reach the rank of Blue belt. Keith Steinacher of Strategic BJJ, commented, “I’ve been working with law enforcement since 2017, and I’m excited to be working with

Continue Reading

Counties can’t intervene in case that struck COVID regulations, appeals court rules

3 years 1 month ago

Five counties and health centers will not be permitted to intervene and appeal a ruling that struck down state regulations on the control of infectious diseases, a panel of judges on the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. A three-judge panel affirmed a lower court’s ruling that St. Louis County, Jackson County, the […]

The post Counties can’t intervene in case that struck COVID regulations, appeals court rules appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Tessa Weinberg

Local Homeschool Students Receive Regional & National Awards From CLT

3 years 1 month ago
ALTON - Blake Schaper has been named a 2022 National Award Winner by the Classic Learning Test for their outstanding performance on the CLT10 assessment. This award recognizes Schaper for scoring in the top 1% of all CLT10 test-takers in the 2021-22 academic year. He will receive a $2,500 Scholarship should he choose to matriculate to a CLT Partner College/University. With Regional Scores in the top 5% of all CLT 10 test takers, Eliana Snyder and Jacob Schaper both received Regional Awards for the Exam. Regional Scholars landed in the top 5% of their respective region, and National Award recipients are within the top 50 high school sophomores across the United States. The CLT10 is a college preparatory exam and PSAT® alternative designed for 9th and 10th graders and offered by the Classic Learning Test. Evaluating English, math, and critical reasoning skills, it provides a comprehensive measure of achievement and aptitude and engages students with classic texts from the most

Continue Reading