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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - Three people connected to several thefts across Missouri and Illinois were arrested. Prosecutors charged 38-year-old Marcus Payne, 37-year-old Geniene Coney, and 33-year-old Terrence Cooper with stealing over $750. Detectives linked the suspected thieves to several retail thefts across the Bi-State totaling up to $150,000. Both...

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. — A body was found in the Missouri River Wednesday morning, days after a canoe capsized on the Missouri River. Missouri State Highway Patrol Cpl. Dallas Thompson confirmed that a victim had been found and crews were in the process of recovery. Officials have not released the victim's name.

The Great Godfrey Hemp Maze. You may be hearing that phrase this fall after the Godfrey Village Board gave unanimous approval to planting a field of hemp this year, rather than trying again with corn. Sunn Hemp grows about 12 feet tall, and costs about half of what growing a corn field would.

Wright City lost to St. Charles West 7-0 Saturday in the first round of the Class 2, District 5 tournament. To purchase reprints, contact The Record at 636-456-6397.

ST. LOUIS – A car slammed into the sign outside of a church Tuesday night in Overland. The crash happened shortly before 9 p.m. at the House of Prayer of Holiness Church on Ashby Road at Lackland Road. The car suffered heavy front-end damage, and bricks from the church sign were scattered across the parking lot. […]

Marquette Catholic High and Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin will complete their Class 1A Quincy Notre Dame Sectional semifinal game at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Illinois College in Jacksonville.

Wright City defeated Bowling Green and Lutheran St. Charles in district tournament games. To purchase reprints, contact The Record at 636-456-6397.

ALTON -- Juneteenth, a federal holiday for one year, but celebrated at James H. Killion Park at Salu for more than three decades, is set again this year at the park with special guests musicians Ronnie Gee and Bob Cervera.

GODFREY - Dylan Dudley has been named the new head coach of the Alton High boys basketball team. “We had some excellent candidates and Coach Dudley clearly stood out from the rest of the candidates with his extensive background in high school and collegiate coaching. He brings to the table a wealth of experience.”

Pita Chip, the Modern Middle Eastern quick-service restaurant with locations on Temple University’s campus and in University City, is ready to open its first suburban location – an expansive outpost located within the Oxford Oaks Shopping Center at 1623 Big Oak Road in Yardley. The new location is...

SILEX, Mo.– The Louisiana Bulldogs defeated the Silex Owls 7-3 on Tuesday night to claim the Class 2 District 5 Title. In 2021, the Owls and Bulldogs met in the district championship, making Tuesday’s game a rematch. Silex defeated Louisiana 12-2 for the title last Spring. This year, the Bulldogs came to take care of unfinished business and fought to the end for the district plaque.

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – St. Louis area police chiefs host their Memorial Prayer Breakfast Wednesday morning at the St. Charles Convention Center. This is the event’s 30th year. The prayer breakfast honors area law enforcement officers and remembers those who died in the line of duty. Missouri Supreme Court Judge Mary Russell will deliver the keynote address. The […]

ALTON, Ill. – Family, friends, and neighbors will celebrate a veteran with the beautification of James H. Killion Park in Alton, Illinois. Killion’s son wrote A Black Soldier’s Letter Home. He shares a bit from his father’s life. Rosetta Brown is an alderwoman in Alton’s 4th...

Two Maplewood favorites just teamed up for a new joint concept under one roof: Shared by Side Project and Pizza Champ (2657 Lyle). The hybrid restaurant-meets-brewery blurs the lines between to-go and dine-in service. Here's what to know before you go. The Concept. In August 2020, Elmwood’s Adam Altnether and...

Lewis and Clark Community College will hold its 51st annual commencement this evening at Alton’s Public School Stadium. The ceremony starts at 6pm. In case of inclement weather, the event will be moved back to the college’s campus in Godfrey. More than 800 students earning associate degrees, certificates,...

A little boy has been left unable to smile after his pet dog ripped off his cheek while they watched a Disney film in bed. Brantley Manion, five, was pounced on by Marley, a Mountain Cur English pointer cross, on January 8. Mom Amanda Dally, of Wentzville, Missouri, said she and her husband Christopher, 34, heard screams coming from his bedroom. She said: “We ran in there and we had to take Marley off him. She wouldn’t stop, it was really vicious. “She was on top of Brantley and we couldn’t see him. Christopher pulled her off and Brantley was laying there holding his face...

Route 66 is no longer the drive of choice for most travelers. But on the road through Maplewood, they continue to get their kicks.

Chancellor Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble and 2022 Commencement Speaker Dr. Djibrali Diallo were interviewed live on The Nine Networks “Donneybrook Up Next” program on Thursday, May 12. They discussed the Commencement ceremony, issues facing Africa, the value of the United Nations and the unique partnership between Webster University and the African Diaspora Renaissance Network.

Crestwood-Sunset Hills Kiwanians at new Little Free Library: L to R- Deborah Rhodes, Diane Slattery, Lisa Marin. Donna Rabbit, Mary Saale, Carol Gloss and Teri Jacob. Editor’s Note: In an effort to promote reading, STLSportsPage.com is holding a contest. Donate a couple of books to an area “Little Free Library” and send us a selfie of you doing it and we will enter you into a drawing to win two Cardinals tickets. Between now and May 31 find one of the outlets below and make your donation. On June 1 we will draw from the list of names of people we get donating books– and one will win the Cardinals tickets. Please email us your photos to: STLSportsPage@gmail.com and feel free to put it on social media, tagging @RobRains and hashtagging #STLSportsPage on Twitter or posting to our STLSportsPage by Rob Rains page on Facebook. If you live in the South County, Crestwood, Sunset Hills area there’s a new one for you to help out. When you donate the books be sure to select some books to “check out” for yourself. Happy Reading!

GODFREY - The Godfrey Women's Club recently presented the 2022 Golden Leaf Award to Scott Adams.  Adams has been in the professional real estate business since 1975 through: H. Adams Development Co. President. Responsibilities include overall management of commercial rental properties and land developments.  Adams was Co-Chairman of the Grafton, Illinois Flood Relief Committee during the Great Flood of 1993, working with city, county, state and federal officials and agencies to raise over $20 million in public and private funding to rebuild the infrastructure of the City of Grafton to prepare for the regrowth and expansion of residential, commercial and recreational facilities in Grafton.