MARYVILLE - Lisa Becherer has launched a GoFundMe campaign to support her sister Cheryl Hays-Ridgeway and Cheryl’s husband, John, of Maryville, who have faced a series of serious health and financial challenges over the past decade. The fundraiser aims to provide financial relief to the couple, who are struggling to cover medical expenses, daily essentials, and housing costs. The campaign seeks to help them stay in their home and gain stability after enduring multiple medical crises. John and Cheryl, former small business owners of a portrait studio, encountered a turning point in 2016 when John suffered a stroke that paralyzed his right side, forcing the closure of their business and depleting their savings. Despite John’s progress through rehabilitation, the family’s financial situation worsened. In 2019, Cheryl was diagnosed with tongue cancer linked to medication for Crohn’s disease. She underwent major surgery and daily radiation treatments. The COVID-19
The Missouri State Highway Patrol and St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office are warning people about the potential dangers out on the roads during Fourth of July weekend.
The U.S. Department of Education’s decision this week to hold back $6.8 billion in federal K-12 funds next year has triggered alarm among state education officials, school leaders and advocacy groups nationwide over how the lack of funds will affect their after-school, enrichment and language-learning services. The Trump administration’s decision to freeze the funding has […]
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS — Three juvenile males were arrested following an attempted vehicle theft and subsequent foot chase on June 30, 2025, according to the Fairview Heights Police Department. At approximately 8:30 p.m. on June 30, Fairview Heights Police officers responded to a report from a citizen who discovered damage to their vehicle consistent with an attempted theft in the parking lot of DXL, located at 315 St. Clair Square. While taking the report, police received another call about several teenage males acting suspiciously and looking into vehicles in the parking lot of Planet Fitness at 120 Commerce Lane. Although officers did not locate the suspects at Planet Fitness, their search continued, leading to the identification of three males matching the description in the Lowe’s parking lot at 6211 North Illinois St. When contacted by officers, one of the subjects fled on foot but was apprehended after a brief chase. The Fairview Heights Police said the three males,
A fight over wording for a proposal to reverse the abortion rights amendment Missouri voters added to the state Constitution in November will look very much like a similar fight in 2023. The ACLU of Missouri filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Cole County with two objectives: Keep the proposal designated as Amendment 3 off of […]
Justice Department attorneys told a federal district judge Tuesday that the Trump administration will not impose proposed restrictions on birthright citizenship for a month — but that it reserves the right to “immediately” start planning for that day. The two-page notice was filed in U.S.District Court in Greenbelt in response to District Judge Deborah Boardman’s […]
TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly said Thursday that she and her husband of more than 40 years were granted a divorce. She decided to speak publicly about the amicable end of her marriage because of inquiries about the status of her relationship with retired physician Ted Daughety. Kelly, 75, said the pair remained on friendly […]
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