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Lawnstarter.com has placed our curd-loving burg at No. 75, out of 181 U.S munis, on the list of "Best Cities for Cheese Lovers."

As COVID case numbers rise across the area, theaters are adapting and postponing shows for patron and artist safety.

Catch Strauss, Schubert, Prokofiev, and Mozart live from your living room with these performances, filmed live at Powell Hall.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. - A female donkey found by police in Jefferson County Sunday was reunited with its owner Tuesday. God's Grace Animal Rescue took care of her until her owner could be contacted. The organization went above and beyond to take care of the donkey. A post on their Facebook page said they broke [...]

EDWARDSVILLE – For the sake of some distinguishing factors like slave practices affecting African American lineage tracing, efforts towards researching their genealogy have been faced with challenging situations. An upcoming Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Sankofa Lecture and Dialogue Series presentation will examine the uniqueness of genealogy research and accompanying challenges. The ongoing series features robust conversations surrounding the history of slavery and its lasting legacies, and is organized through SIUE’s Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Center, specifically its membership of the international Universities Studying Slavery (USS) consortium. Prince Wells III, associate professor in the Department of Music in the College of Arts and Sciences, will present “The Challenges of African American Genealogy” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2 via Zoom. Registration is available at https://siue.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Kwi9TYWpTS6pgM_OlkuQoQ

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ST. LOUIS - Thousands of area residents rely on public transportation on a daily basis as it offers a safe, convenient, cost-effective, and relaxing means to get them where they need to go. To reinforce this message, Citizens for Modern Transit, Metro Transit, and St. Clair County Transit District are hosting a “Crushing on Transit” Valentine’s Day campaign, encouraging transit riders to take a selfie at a Transit Center or on board MetroLink, MetroBus or Metro Call-A-Ride on Monday, February 14, 2022, and post it to social media for the opportunity to receive a free day pass good for use on a future transit trip. The photo must be posted to either Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, and the rider must include #CrushingonTransit and #CMTSTL to be eligible. The partnering organizations will reach out via direct message to the first 200 transit riders who post a selfie to determine if each individual would like the free day pass valued at $5 to be mailed or uploaded to

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ST. LOUIS - National Weather Service Meteorologist Jon Carney said early Wednesday that so far the winter storm has gone as the weather forecasters had envisioned. "I think it is about what we were expecting," he said this morning. "The forecast had mixed precipitation of sleet, snow, and ice before 6 a.m. Wednesday and that is what we received. Driving on the roads is not great from what we are hearing." Carney had been there throughout the night on the weather post. "The ice moved in from west to east about 2 a.m. to 3 a.m.," he said. "The forecast of snowfall looks at about 7 to 11 inches for your area. You will see two waves of snow, one this morning to early afternoon and shutting off about 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, and then will come back about 8 to 9 p.m. in the early evening. It will be overspread from the southwest. It will continue to Thursday." This is the updated National Weather Service in St. Louis forecast: Today Snow, mainly before 4 pm. Steady temperature

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I recently read a quote: “Historic preservation is often linked, hand in hand, with ideas of placemaking, where preservationists embed their work in a neighborhood, community, or landscape to highlight what makes that place unique and preserve its character. In doing this work, preservationists make evaluations about a place’s beauty, integrity, and significance. In the […]

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Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has celebrated his famous band with a new painting, a Pablo Picasso-inspired piece title "Abstract Performance" that offers a surreal depiction of the legendary rock…

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Metallica has shared a tribute to Megaforce Records co-founder Jon Zazula, who died Tuesday at age 69. In an Instagram post, the metal legends write, "Heavy music lost one of…

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While the Opening Ceremony isn’t until Friday, some of the competitions have to start a couple days early to get everything in.

This story was originally published by Kaiser Health News.  Jamie Taylor received two letters from the Missouri Department of Social Services Family Support Division that began, “Good news,” before stating that she was denied Medicaid coverage. Her income exceeded the state’s limits for the federal-state public health insurance program for people with low incomes. Missouri […]

The post States like Missouri look to upgrade glitchy, outdated health care technology appeared first on Missouri Independent.

ST. LOUIS - Budweiser's 2022 Super Bowl commercial, "A Clydesdale's Journey," has debuted. The minute commercial follows a Budweiser Clydesdale's recovery journey after it was injured trying to jump a fence. Budweiser said this symbolizes "the resiliency that the people of America continue to show through difficult times." Two people are seen caring for the [...]

Daniel Coverdell knows well the neighborhood surrounding Jubilee Community Church off of North Grand Avenue.…

OUR LOVE STORY: The Couple: Ryan and Emile Schneider from Wood River Date Met/Started Dating: July 29, 2010 Briefly Describe First Date: It was a cliche first date at the movie theater. We watched The Other Guys. Date Married: July 19, 2014 Name Something You Enjoy Doing Together: Just about anything outdoors. Riding 4 wheelers, float trips, camping, hunting. Anything along those lines really. Share Advice For A Happy Relationship: Communicate but also comprehend. Also, be willing to listen with all of your attention. Just because something isn't a big deal to you doesn't mean it isn't to your spouse.

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ALTON - Murray the groundhog will not be out to see his shadow this year in Alton but should return in 2023. Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau has canceled this year’s Groundhog Day gathering in Alton with hopes of resuming it in 2023. Stephanie Tate, marketing and communications director for Great Rivers & Routes, said with the strong winter storm predicted for Wednesday and Thursday, it is probably a blessing the event was canceled for this year. “We weren’t going to do it regardless of the weather, but it was mostly because of the COVID-19 Pandemic,” she said about the Groundhog Day cancellation. “We have a lot of kids who come and we really wanted to keep it safe for everybody. We are of course encouraging people to go to Tree House to see the groundhogs and we are looking forward to having something fun next year.” “The Groundhog Day event is so popular,” she added. “People just love

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