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Grant’s Farm (7385 Grant Road, 314-843-1700) opens for the season on Saturday, April 30.

ALTON - Alton Boys & Girls Club Executive Director Al Womack Jr. and one of its members, Caleb Spells, had a very special moment this past week when Caleb was named Outstanding Youth of the Year and is now a state finalist. Caleb is an 18-year-old senior at Alton High School and maintains a 3.8-grade-point average. Womack said Caleb is “an outstanding young man,” and he exemplifies everything the Alton Boys & Girls Club stands for. “Caleb is a senior at Alton High and has been part of the AHS ROTC Program and a member of our organization for six years,” Womack said. “His mom, La-Cheryl Lewis, has done a great job of raising him. We are blessed to have him be a part of our organization. He is a junior staff member and great with his peers and other young people.” Caleb’s mother has instilled proper values in him and enrolled him in the club, which has paid great dividends for him. “It has been so outstanding to watch him grow, especially

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JERSEY - At the Jersey Community High School Musical on Sunday, April 3, 2022, the Ryder family was honored for beginning JCHS Theatre Friends. JCHS Theatre Director Brett Beauchamp coordinated the event. Beauchamp announced they are installing a plaque in the lobby here so that even when Brett and Christine Bair are no longer in these halls to tell these stories, Peggy’s legacy will live on. This was an explanation given about the long-time program: Christine Bear said in 1995, she and Brett Beauchamp found themselves in charge of the choral program and theatre program respectively at JCHS. "We joined a colleague, Mr. Cliff Kaminsky, who had inherited the band program a few years previously," Bear said. "We were all excited about our new work in the fine arts department until we began to recognize some uncomfortable truths confronting all three of us: Mr. Kaminsky had only a few band students, I had only a few vocal students, and Mr. Beauchamp had even fewer theatre students.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers' new album, Unlimited Love, has debuted at number one in the U.K. and in Australia. The record gives the "Under the Bridge" outfit their fifth chart-topper…

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Authorities on Friday identified the man whose body was found in the Big River near Old Byrnesville Road on April 2.

COTTAGE HILLS - Recently, Karen Masiero’s family posed for a five-generation photo. In any day and age, it is unusual that a family is together for five generations. Baby, Madelyn, is the youngest of the cast at 6 months in the photo, and two great grandparents are still alive. “We are very thankful about it and it is very unusual,” Karen said. “We are all very close and I am very proud of my family.” The Guinness Words Records said the record of seven living generations occurred when Augusta Bunge of Medford, Wisconsin, who was 110, lived to see. the birth of her great-great-great-great grandson in January 1989. Five generations alive at one time is definitely a "rare" occurrence, experts say.

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A man who works as the Easter Bunny at St. Clair Square Mall is accused of assaulting a Fairview Heights police officer Thursday night.

The Missouri Department of Conservation said they have had a couple of reports this week of bear sightings in the Franklin County area.

Police used pepper spray to subdue one of the teens.

With Elon Musk now Twitter’s largest shareholder, and joining the company’s board, there have been some (perhaps reasonable) concerns about the influence he would have on the platform — mainly based on his childlike understanding of free speech, in which speech that he likes should obviously be allowed, and speech that he dislikes should obviously […]

A St. Louis developer wants to transform a strip of storefronts in Tampa into a midrise, mixed-use development with residential units over retail space and parking.

Two men have been indicted on federal drug and gun charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in Maplewood in February.

GODFREY - The Godfrey Fire Protection District lost one of their long-time favorite firefighters when the retired assistant chief Edward McBride died recently. Ed was married to his wife, Rebecca, since 1989 and she survives along with his two daughters Chelsie and Beca, and granddaughter, Lorelai. He is also survived by brothers, sisters, and various nieces and nephews. A Celebration Of Life Service is planned from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 10, 2022, at the Wood River Moose. Godfrey Fire Protection District Chief Eric Cranmer said Ed was “one of a kind” as an assistant chief and firefighter. “He was hired in 1995 and I was hired in 1999,” he said. “He never met a stranger. He always had the gift of gab and always had a story. He was a Navy veteran and also very proud of that.” He retired with a medical disability in 2019. “Everybody liked Ed,” Chief Cranmer said. “If he was around a stranger, they weren’t a stranger

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Artists across social media took part in the Stand Up for Ukraine outreach effort on Friday to raise awareness about the toll of Russia's war on that country. Among those…

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Justin Coffman pleaded guilty in the 2020 shooting death of his brother-in-law Mark Shepard.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. - Police have been searching for Delbert Kinsey of Lonedell for months. A body found in the Big River has been identified as the 56-year-old man by the Jefferson County Medical Examiner's Office. There are no obvious signs of trauma and the cause of death is still under investigation. Kinsey left home [...]

Terrell Robinson has served 12 years in Missouri prisons for a parole violation that he says was never explained to him. Attorneys at the MacArthur Justice Center say his incarceration is part of a pattern that led to a federal judge ruling in 2020 that Missouri’s parole system is unconstitutional. Attorney Amy Breihan and Robinson’s wife Lawanda discuss his case.

EAST ALTON – Volunteers are needed to help remove bush honeysuckle and autumn olive at the Wadlow Restoration Site in Alton, Illinois, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Thursday, April 14. Free lunch and necessary tools will be provided to volunteers. The volunteer day is being hosted by the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC sm ) in partnership with the Lewis and Clark Community College Restoration Ecology program, the Three Rivers Project of Sierra Club Illinois, and the City of Alton. This project is supported by Trees Forever. Formerly a golf course and now a pedestrian and bicycle trail, the trail's stream banks are currently overrun with bush honeysuckle and autumn olive, both invasive plant species that hinder the growth of native trees and shrubs. “Participants will learn about habitat restoration efforts taking place in the local community,” Director of Environmental Education Sarah Fisher said. Bush honeysuckle impacts many

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Several St. Charles County Officials expressed opposition Friday to a state bill they say would “defund” the county’s public services.

Lux Living is one of the largest developers in St. Louis, yet many of their tenants are dissatisfied. Current and former tenants continue to voice complaints, and the company’s business practices also are drawing heat. In this episode, we talk with St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Jacob Barker. He recently reported on the company and the brothers who run it.