Metro East news briefs
— January 8, 2020Group wants new taxing district for St. Louis airport A group known as the Metro Mayors is proposing a Transportation Development District (TDD), funded by a new a half-cent sales tax,…
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Madison County man sentenced for sexually assaulting girls
— January 6, 2020A 39-year-old Cottage Hills man has been sentenced to prison for the sexual assault and solicitation of two girls. Joshua Brown pleaded guilty in December to indecent solicitation of…
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Lewis & Clark Community College begins search for new president
— December 24, 2019The Lewis and Clark Community College (LCCC) Board of Trustees plans a nationwide search for a new college president; after approving a separation and resignation agreement with long-time…
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Metro East news briefs
— December 18, 2019St. Clair County deputies to patrol MetroLink MetroLink light rail trains will be regularly patrolled, for the next six months, by a corps of fifteen uniformed St. Clair County Sheriff’s…
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Mascoutah leads region in exemplary schools
— December 11, 2019Report for half of St. Clair County’s schools were published in last week’s edition of the Metro East Chronicle, with the rest provided this week. Mascoutah Community Unit District…
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Metro East news briefs
— December 25, 2019Confluence area habitat preservation effort grows The Mississippi River Palisades north of Alton will be among the areas garnering new attention under expansion of the National Great…
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13th District could see pivotal U.S. House race
— December 19, 2019With Republicans and Democrats struggling for control of the U.S. House of Representatives, both parties will be focusing resources on Illinois’ 13th House District during the Nov….
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Chemist ordered to pay for abandon lab’s cleanup
— December 16, 2019A chemist has been ordered to pay more than $335,000 in restitution for illegally storing hazardous waste in St. Clair County. Lawrence Rutledge, 57, of Belleville, will need to pay…
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