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A revamped national hotline that aims to aid people in a mental health crisis saw a 34% increase in calls from Missouri in August from a year prior. The National …

The Clayton-based was firm was one of five to bid on the state's managed care contracts, and one of three to chosen to provide services.

EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville Township Supervisor Kevin Hall had a very positive reaction to the Eighth Annual Saturday Touch-A-Truck event . A day full of sunlight awaited children in Edwardsville’s Township Community Park for the big day. The event gave a rare glimpse to local children in the community to come and play with something that they may not normally get in their everyday lives, Hall said. "It's the chance for the kids to get up close to a lot of cool trucks that they don't get to see every day," he said. "Hopefully not but one day if they have to use one of the vehicles, then hopefully they will not be scared as they might be since they have been up close to one in the past.” At promptly 10 a.m. the event kicked off with a helicopter landing as the township's yearly Touch-A-Truck event took on the day. A multitude of police vehicles, fire engines, and construction equipment from the local community was on display for the handful of children to play

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The monthly newsletter will share how the region is rallying around CITY SC and highlight pro soccer culture in St. Louis.

On Election Day, November 8, St. Louisans will be able to cast a ballot at their usual polling location or any of 12 Vote Centers across the city

Missouri has made its way into another list — and this time, it’s for being one of the most CBD-obsessed states in the country. What does that mean exactly?

EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville Art Fair was packed with visitors and had an exceptional display of more than 100 artists Friday through Sunday at Edwardsville City Park. Richard Wehrs of Peoria earned “Best Of Show” at the special art fair. Alton’s Rocky Pardo captured “Best Of Show” last year. Pardo, a local favorite, captured the Best Of Jewelry honor at the 2022 Art Fair. “ We were thrilled to again host artists from across the country to our beautiful Edwardsville City Park and to share our hospitality with guests from near and far,” Melissa McDonough-Borden, executive director of the Edwardsville Arts Center, said. “We had artists visiting from Florida, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, and even from Israel.” The show is described by many of the artists as a big show with a small-town feel. Edwardsville Arts Center board members and other volunteers provide a herculean effort each year for the Art Fair and the

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A 41-year-old Manchester man who has a previous conviction for child pornography possession pleaded guilty today in federal court for again possessing child sex abuse material. In 2020, Eric D. Goodwin was sentenced to two years in prison and a lifelong term of supervised release for possession of child pornography. In June of this year he was on house arrest following his release from prison.

I learned today that the average net worth of a household in the bottom 50% set a record last quarter of $67,000. That's good to hear. Except for one thing: Total net worth for all households has gone up 7x since 1990. So a record doesn't mean much unless that record is at least 7x ...continue reading "Raw data: Net worth of the poor, the middle class, and the rich"

Less than an hour after lifting a lockdown at Mehlville High School, the Mehlville School District has issued a lockout for three grade schools.

Are you an accountant, auditor, payroll specialist, legal secretary, or personal property appraiser? The City needs you!

I took this picture in Bayeux, home of the Bayeux Tapestry. It's nothing special, but I like its pristine serenity. While I'm looking at it, I can believe for a few moments that there's nothing wrong with the world.

Seeking out a mentor is the most impactful step a diverse employee can take early in their careers, according to a survey taken by Edward Jones as part of its recent Diversity, Equity and Inclusion conference.

CHICAGO — The Illinois Municipal League (IML) elected officers and members to its Board of Directors at its Annual Business Meeting, held September 17, as a part of the 109th IML Annual Conference at the Hilton Chicago. The IML membership unanimously elected River Forest Village President Catherine M. Adduci to serve a one-year term as President. Also elected during the conference were Fairview Heights Mayor Mark T. Kupsky as First Vice President and Hazel Crest Village President Vernard L. Alsberry, Jr. as Second Vice President. In addition to the officers, 34 Vice Presidents were elected to serve a one-year term, and six IML Past Presidents continue to serve, on the statewide organization’s Board of Directors. Alton Mayor David Goins was elected to serve as a Vice President. These were Mayor Goins comments about the appointment: “I look forward to working with mayors from across the state to address the complex issues our communities face,” said Goins. “By

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A St. Louis-based private equity firm has hired a new operating partner with nearly 20 years' experience at another locally based, privately held operating company.

Last year, I tried to create a “test suite” of websites that any new internet regulation ought to be “tested” against. The idea was that regulators were so obsessively focused on the biggest of the big guys (i.e., Google, Meta) that they never bothered to realize how it might impact other decently large websites that […]

Nye County, a rural enclave in Nevada, has positioned itself as the epicenter of a Donald Trump-fueled conspiracy about the security of electronic vote tabulators. The Nye County Commission voted in March to make the county one of the first to act on the false narratives that machines that count votes are rigged. County Clerk Mark Kampf, […]

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Today on TAP: When the left fails to deliver, the far right fills the gap.