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Groundhog Makes It Onto Racetrack, Get’s Tossed By Brave Woman
You never know what is going to happen at the race track. I only know that the page Dirt Race Central uploaded this video in June. I don't know when the video was originally made, but I do know that this woman needs some sort of free raceway tickets, or something like that, for life to handle that rodent like she did.
SIUE, STLCC sign nursing articulation agreement
Agreement enables seamless STLCC student transfer into SIUE BSN program. St. Louis Community College (STLCC) and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) have established an articulation agreement to create a seamless transfer pathway for students pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). This collaboration aims to enhance educational opportunities for nursing students in the region.
FanDuel Sportsbook & Horse Racing soon to be with new ownership
Accel Entertainment, Inc. has announced the purchase of Fairmount Park with future plans of expanding. Fairmount Holdings, Inc., owner of FanDuel Sportsbook and Horse Racing, and Accel agreed to a contract valued at approximately $35 million, according to a spokesperson for Accel. Accel is one of the nation’s leading distributed...
Experience personalized cosmetic care at MidAmerica Plastic Surgery & Medical Spa
SPONSORED – With an eye for aesthetics and a perfectionist at heart, Dr. Ryan Diederich promises personalized plastic surgery and botox options at MidAmerica. Located in southern Illinois and only a 15-minute drive from St. Louis, MidAmerica specializes in a variety of cosmetic and reconstructive procedures. 4955 S State...
7th Annual Cardboard Boat Race This Weekend At Meridian Village
GLEN CARBON - The annual cardboard boat race at Meridian Village in Glen Carbon is sailing into its seventh year this weekend on Friday, July 26, 2024. The race will be held in the indoor pool at Meridian Village, a Lutheran Senior Services Life Plan Community in Glen Carbon, with doors opening at 1:30 p.m. and races starting at 2 p.m.
Here's when the sunflower field opens at Eckert's
BELLEVILLE, Ill. — The sunflowers are back at Eckert's Farm in Belleville. Starting Thursday, July 25, guests can visit the 2-acre sunflower field and cut their own flowers to take home, according to a release from Eckert's. The field will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays until Aug. 4.
SIUE clerical workers ratify new contract that includes average 15.5 percent pay raises, back pay
After more than 600 days of contentious contract negotiations, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (SIUE) clerical workers, represented by AFSCME Local 2887, and the university have ratified a new four-year contract that includes an average 15.5 percent pay raise and backpay. Local 2887 President and Chief Steward Amy Bodenstab said...
Marathon Pipe Line Makes $20,000 Donation
Maraton Pipe Line — a subsidiary of MPLX — recently made a $20,000 donation to Riverbed Family Ministries (FRM) in Wood River, Ill. The investment will provide resources and support services to children, individuals and families who have experienced trauma due to violence, addiction, poverty and homelessness, the company noted in a statement.
SIUE Athletics Internship Program Open for 2024-25 School Year
SIUE Athletics is excited to announce that the internship program is open for the 2024-2025 sport seasons! An internship in SIUE Cougars Athletics provides a fun and high-energy environment where you will learn and apply what goes on behind the scenes in a NCAA Division I game day. Internship opportunities...
Nearly 500 kayaks, canoes paddle from Kaw Point to St. Charles for annual MR340 river race
— The 19th annual Missouri American Water MR340 race kicked off from Kaw Point Park Tuesday morning. The race consists of more than 650 paddlers in kayaks, canoes and other nonmotorized boats. Paddlers spend four days on the Missouri River, traveling 340 miles from Kansas City to St. Charles. “The...
Aurora woman wins $1M from scratch-off Illinois Lottery ticket
An Aurora woman recently won $1 million with a scratch-off ticket, the Illinois Lottery announced.Antoinette 'Toni' Green won the top prize on a $10 MONOPOLY 50X scratch-off ticket purchased at Ruby's Liquor, located at 1535 Butterfield Road in Aurora."The clerk couldn't believe it and I couldn't believe it," Green said. "He said 'Toni, sign your ticket and go straight home - you won a million dollars!' I sat in my car in front of Ruby's in total shock, and then I had an epiphany - I can help others, I can make a difference in somebody's life with...
St. Louis All Local AM: Judge vacates Christopher Dunn's murder conviction
Christopher Dunn’s 1990 murder conviction vacated but Attorney General wants him in prison, triple shooting in Ferguson, GM Wentzville plant stalled, Bell-Bush-Carnahan weigh in on Kamala Harris, Wash U migraine study, Lake Saint Louis downtown plan
This is the salary needed to be considered ‘middle class’ in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – The costs of maintaining a middle class lifestyle, much like other aspects of American life over recent years, continue to rise. And in St. Louis, that’s not much different from elsewhere. A new report from CNBC analyzes the salary needed “to be considered middle class”...
Man gets 25 years in prison for shoving girlfriend off 7th-floor balcony at St. Louis hotel
ST. LOUIS — An Illinois man was sentenced to 25 years in prison after admitting to shoving his girlfriend off of a hotel balcony and leaving her in an alley back in 2021. According to charging documents, EMS workers found the woman naked in an alley in the 1500 block of South Theresa Avenue on June 30, 2021. The EMS workers said she was unable to move and was incoherent. She was hospitalized with a broken neck, a crushed spine and multiple injuries to internal organs but survived the fall.
Smoke from western wildfires drifts into the Midwest
ST. LOUIS — Smoke from several wildfires burning in the western United States and Canada is now drifting in across the Midwest. Meteorologist Angela Hutti says that it is very high up in the atmosphere, giving us an almost eerie look to the sky. It is also giving us a vibrant sunrise, with an orange […]
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