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Subdivision rallies to support fellow neighbor
A famous African proverb goes, "It takes a village to raise a child." Paraphrasing the proverb a bit, Denise Whitney, resident in O’Fallon’s Pheasant Point subdivision off Hwy. K near the Route 364 interchange, said, “It takes a village of neighbors to help one of our own.”
Summer Anagnostopoulos Hired as Head Softball Coach
ROLLA, Mo. – It is a new era for Miner Softball as the team welcomes Summer Anagnostopoulos as their new head coach. "We are excited to bring Summer on board," said Melissa Ringhausen, Director of Athletics, "Summer has an impressive track record, having excelled in collegiate softball with notable achievements that underscore her ability to elevate our program. Her successful career as a student-athlete, combined with her pitching experience, positions her as a strong leader for our team. We are eager to see what lies ahead under her leadership."
Washington University ophthalmologist dies at 51
St. Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine associate professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences Anjali Bhorade, MD, died at 51. Dr. Bhorade died June 12 after battling metastatic breast cancer for nearly three years, according to an Aug. 14 press release. She specialized in caring for patients with glaucoma, focusing...
Highway 61 Yard Sale gets underway
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (KFVS) - A Labor Day weekend tradition is underway in southeast Missouri. The annual Highway 61 Yard Sale kicked off Thursday, August 29 and runs through Saturday, Aug. 31. The sale stretches from Jackson to Festus along Highway 61. Organizers have a list of sales along the route...
Surge in student enrollment leaves housing rushing for solutions
Living in a dorm with a roommate and two suitemates can be an adjustment, but with six people fighting for one bathroom, getting up before the sunrise to simply take a shower, has become a norm. Last year, enrollment jumped to its highest level in six years and is continuing...
Local bullet injury clinic heals community through holistic treatment
This is the number of gunshots Craig Collins, who wants to mentor children from tough neighborhoods, survived over two years and two incidents. “I grew up in Walnut Park. When I got shot, I was going through a tough time in my life. I was going through depression. I even started battling a drug problem,” Collins said.
Man drives car into two pedestrians outside Barnhart bar & grill
BARNHART, Mo. — Two pedestrians were hurt after they were struck by a car Friday night outside a bar & grill in Barnhart, a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol said early Sunday morning. The driver, a 30-year-old Crystal City man, was backing out of a parking...
1st and 10 Week 1 Highlights
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Football is kicking off this weekend with numerous games around the area. Check out some of the highlights from Week 1 on August 30 in the video above. For more high school football coverage, visit our website located here.
Senior tax credit applications are backlogged, so Greene County is hiring extra help
With the first year of the new senior tax credit applications in full swing, Greene County Collector's Office is dealing with a backlog and in need of additional help to process the applications. After the legislature passed Senate Bill 190 in 2023, counties around the state were left to adopt a process and interpret how it should be applied on their own. Greene County was the first in the state to adopt a process for applying the...
St. Louis NAACP Files Federal Complaint Over Black Students’ Low Reading Scores
The St. Louis NAACP is making another move to improve literacy in local school districts — but this time, it’s looking to the federal government for help. The branch filed a complaint Aug. 19 with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights against 34 school districts in the city and county of St. Louis because of disparities in reading proficiency for Black students.
Bost Visits USPS Distribution Center in St. Louis to Discuss Delivery Delays
ST. LOUIS – U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) Thursday met with senior leadership at the U.S. Postal Service Distribution Center in St. Louis to discuss delivery delays and emergency closures that have slowed or disrupted mail delivery to residents across Southern Illinois. “Since January of last year, my office...
1 Missouri Place Just Tied a 143-Year-Old Heat Record Tuesday
It's not exactly breaking news that all of Missouri was hot on Tuesday, August 27. However, there was one place in the state that is now confirmed to have tied a 143-year-old high temperature record. The National Weather Service in Saint Louis, Missouri shared several facts today. First is the...
Voters will decide minimum wage ballot measures in several states
Grace McGovern, a 24-year-old bartender and server at a downtown Boston brewery, recalls one recent customer vividly. He was very rude. It was a slow night, and she only had one table, a large group led by a man who “kept touching my lower back and my leg and making jokes,” she told Stateline. It […]
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