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Jerseyville Swears In New Police Chief, Accepts Former Chief's Retirement

4 months 2 weeks ago
JERSEYVILLE – Tuesday marked a significant change in leadership for the Jerseyville Police Department as the City Council accepted Chief Brad Blackorby’s retirement before newly appointed Police Chief Daniel Green was officially sworn in. Blackorby Retires After Decades With Department As a born-and-raised Jerseyville resident and Jersey Community High School (JCHS) graduate with a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice Administration, Blackorby’s Jerseyville roots led him to set and achieve a series of personal goals in service of his hometown; first by becoming a Jerseyville Police officer in 1995, then by becoming Police Chief in 2004. With several community members in attendance at Tuesday’s meeting, Mayor Kevin Stork read aloud from Blackorby’s retirement letter, in which he thanked his fellow officers and the Jerseyville community for their support. “After more than 30 years of dedicated service to the City of Jerseyville, including

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Bitcoin-Style Real Estate Investment Comes to St. Louis and Neighbors Aren’t Happy

4 months 2 weeks ago

From St. Louis Magazine: A new type of housing investor has come to St. Louis—one that involves not just out-of-town owners, but ones operating under a structure that’s part Bitcoin and part 1960s commune. For the alderwoman who stumbled onto the scheme via a modest home purchased under that model in South City, it’s all […]

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Dede Hance

Federal government shutdown begins, with no easy exit in sight

4 months 2 weeks ago
This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — The federal government started shutting down early Wednesday after Congress failed to approve a funding bill before the beginning of the new fiscal year — resulting in widespread ramifications for hundreds of programs and giving the Trump administration an avenue to fire federal workers en masse. The U.S. […]
Jennifer Shutt, Ariana Figueroa

HBA Donates $20K to St. Charles Habitat

4 months 2 weeks ago

On behalf of the Home Builders Charitable Foundation (HBCF), 2025 HBA President Jason Hughes (T.R. Hughes Homes) (second from left) presented a $20,000 donation to Habitat for Humanity of St. Charles County’s Executive Director Michelle Woods (center), Director of Development Jacquie Vick (left) and grant and development services manager Madilynne Fischer (right). The donation will […]

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Tom Finan