Metro East news briefs
May 29, 2019HUBZone opportunities going ignored, officials say Businesses in 40 of Metro East’s most impoverished areas are, by and large, not taking advantage of the preferred status for government…
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Competing St. Louis reform plans emerge to address city, county issues
May 22, 2019Amid the first federal corruption indictment against a St. Louis County executive, bankruptcy predictions for the City of St. Louis, and threats of succession by at least one county…
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Metro East news briefs
May 22, 2019State, counties, and maybe feds offer help for flooded area “The water is receding and the sun is shining. Better days to come!” Mayor Rick Eberlin posted to Facebook, as Mississippi…
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Metro East news briefs
May 16, 2019Comprehensive Downtown Alton renovation planned Alton would become the “Healthiest and Happiest City on the Mississippi River” by 2029, under a comprehensive, long-term Downtown…
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Breach spotlights critical role of levees in Southwestern Illinois
May 15, 2019Metro East water users are no longer under a conservation order, but the breach of a Mississippi River levee that damaged a critical water intake facility last week has focused new…
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SIUE STEM Center urban gardening program helps girls grow
May 14, 2019A little rain couldn’t dampen the excitement surrounding a field trip to Edwardsville’s Watershed Nature Center on Tuesday, April 30. Educators brought samples of the Center’s…
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Fairview Heights opens ‘full spectrum’ rec center
May 8, 2019The city long known as the “Shopping Hub of Southwestern Illinois” is opening a $21 million recreation complex that officials hope will provide not only an attractive amenity for…
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Madison County touts pet adoption success at shelter
May 4, 2019In celebration of National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day, Madison County Animal Care and Control held a special adoption event on April 30 with the Metro East Humane Society and Partners…
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