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Family pleads for suspect to come forward in Florissant hit and run
FLORISSANT, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Monday night was meant to be a girls’ night for Naishia Carroll and her 15-year-old niece, Turkia Jones. “I was getting ready to do her nails, we were gabbing back and forth,” Carroll recalled. As Carroll got the supplies ready, she soon...
Press Release: Plocher completes end of session tour
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Legislative leaders just completed an 18-stop “End of Session” tour recapping the legislative highlights from the 2024 session. The tour started in West Plains, Missouri on Monday, May 20, and ended in St. Charles, Missouri on Tuesday, May 28. “Crafting a budget that...
This Missouri restaurant is only for people over the age of 30 and the internet has thoughts
A Midwest restaurant is igniting conversation over its strict age policy. On May 26, Bliss Restaurant, a recently-opened Caribbean restaurant in Florissant, Missouri announced a policy for its patronage that has since gone viral around the internet. The eatery, which serves dishes like oxtail, jollof rice and fried plantain, revealed that it has age restrictions for entry: women must be 30 or over, and men must be 35 or older to dine.
Goffenas’ new Ashley Furniture store opens in Troy
Members of the Goffena family and city of Troy officials, as well the Troy Area Chamber of Commerce and its ambassadors, celebrate cutting the ribbon on the new Ashley Furniture store at 1831 Towne Park Drive, Troy, on Thursday. The grand opening will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday with food trucks, ice cream and giveaways. The regular hours will be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m on Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Matt Goffena and his sons, Drew and Evan, are the fourth generation owners of the family furniture business that includes stores in Sidney, Dayton and Lima as well as the Troy location.
Adams named Good Neighbor in Godfrey
Resident Joanne Adams was awarded the second ‘Godfrey Good Neighbor Award’ at the June 4th meeting of the board of trustees. Joanne moved to Godfrey in 1997 after her husband, Jim, accepted a job with Jefferson Smurfit. Joanne, who had been quite successful in the corporate world, then chose to retire and transition to volunteer mode, and she’s been doing so at full speed ever since. In 2012, Main Street United Methodist Church started a summer lunch program to address hunger experienced by area children when school is not in session. Joanne was instrumental in developing this program, which was known as Serving Area Kids (SAK). She served as President of the SAK board from 2014 – 2017 and then as Treasurer until she chose to step away last year. In addition to all of the grant writing and fundraising, she also raised awareness and recruited volunteers. The program has served thousands of lunches to underprivileged youth in the area.
Optimist Club of St. Charles awards scholarships
The Optimist Club of St. Charles awarded scholarships to five high school seniors at the Annual Awards Ceremony on May 14. The awardees and their parents were guests at the regular Optimist Club noon meeting. This year’s awardees are: Grace Kunimann (Lutheran High School), Chase Nagel (St. Charles High School), Adam Ruffing (Orchard Farm High School), Julia Steele (St. Charles West High School) and Ian Wiley (St. Charles West High School).
Suspect and victim in deadly Wentzville shooting were romantically involved with same woman, police say
WENTZVILLE, Mo. — The suspect arrested and victim killed in a deadly Wentzville shooting Tuesday night were romantically involved with the same woman, according to the Wentzville Police Department's probable cause statement. Officers responded to the scene of the shooting in the 1300 block of Hidden Valley Drive at...
For shrinking Mississippi River towns, frequent floods worsen fortunes
WEST ALTON, Mo. (AP) — Devastating flooding, driven in part by climate change, is taking an especially damaging toll on communities that once thrived along the banks of America’s most storied river. Flooding has pushed people out of their homes near the Mississippi River at a roughly 30%...
Pedestrian killed on I-70 EB near I-270 early Tuesday morning
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A woman was killed in a car crash Tuesday morning. Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred just before 2:30 a.m. on I-70 eastbound just east of 270 in Bridgeton. A pedestrian was in one of the highway lanes when a truck hit them.
Missouri Restaurant With 30+ Age Requirement Sparks Mixed Reactions On Social Media
Online users have mixed opinions about Bliss Restaurant in Florissant, Missouri, enforcing an age restriction only welcoming women over 30 and men over 35. According to People, owner Marvin Pate, 36, opened Bliss in May in the greater St. Louis area. The bar and eatery is a Caribbean spot that, in addition to drinks, serves oxtails, snapper, jerk lamb chops, and more à la chef Alex Dixon. Local news outlet KSDK noted that a St. Louis County police officer or the restaurant’s hosts check IDs from Wednesdays through Sundays after 7 p.m. to ensure everyone in the spot meets its gendered age requirements.
New Missouri Restaurant Sparks Debate Over 35+ Age Restriction, ‘Just Something For The Older People’
A new restaurant near St. Louis is ensuring only the grown and sexy can enter its doors thanks to their 35 and up age requirement. There’s a new restaurant near St. Louis, Missouri that’s ensuring only the grown and sexy can enter its doors thanks to their 30 to 35 and up age requirement.
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