Godfrey will continue Glazebrook Park project
Dylan Suttles, dylan.suttles@thetelegraph.com
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GODFREY After their last board meeting, village trustees agreed to advance the Glazebrook Park Expansion project and Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) Grant.
Before discussion at Tuesday’s meeting, Mayor Mike McCormick expressed concern board members were “a little rough” at the last meeting with Village Parks and Recreation Director Todd Strubhart and Village Engineer Richard Beran.
“All that they have done is what this board has directed them to do,” McCormick said. “They were just doing their jobs.”
In 2019, Godfrey applied for a grant through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for the first phase of the Glazebrook Park expansion. The application was successful and Godfrey will be awarded $400,000 for the project. Half of the money has been received and is being held until the completion of the project when a reimburse
New Alton-based food truck, C-Rations Grub Hub, founded on a leap of faith
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C-Rations Grub Hub’s logo, original hand-drawn and created by Memphis, Tennessee artist Kalunda Smith. C-Rations’ owner Christina “Christy” Harvey sought an illustration for her food truck business via Facebook, receiving approximately 40 responses, but Smith was the only artist who did her work by hand, not computer generated or by graphic design software. Smith personally called Harvey and they collaborated on the design, featuring military symbolism for which Harvey’s heart will always belong, she said. Harvey joined the military when she was 17 and retired in 2014 at age 39. Show MoreShow Less
Botterbush launches Godfrey clerk campaign
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GODFREY Longtime Godfrey business owner and educator Kevin Botterbush has officially launched his campaign for Godfrey Village Clerk.
Botterbush said he wants to put his business, education and community knowledge and experience to work helping Godfrey become an even better place to live, raise a family and do business.
“Helping the people who live and work in our community is what local government should be doing, and that’s why I’m running for village clerk,” he said in a statement.
Botterbush said he is looking forward to working with the mayor, village trustees and the community to transform the village clerk’s office into a vital community resource.
Lewis and Clark signs nursing agreement with UMSL
Feb. 8, 2021
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EAST ST. LOUIS The University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Nursing has signed a new articulation agreement with Lewis and Clark Community College’s East St. Louis Higher Education Center.
The agreement provides support for 15-20 underrepresented minority students each year as they begin pursuing their Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees through the newly created Bridge to BSN program.
“The field of nursing lacks representation in some areas,” said Justine Patterson, an academic advisor in the College of Nursing who has been involved in establishing the partnership. “This is a great opportunity to help change that by expanding our network and allowing these students a smoother path to a career in the field. I think it’s going to be great for the field of nursing and the overall St. Louis community.”
LCCC Truck Driver Training offers road to comfortable career
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A tractor-trailer from the Lewis and Clark Community College Truck Driver Training Program is displayed on campus.
GODFREY Of all the roadmaps to a reliable, well-paying career, Lewis and Clark Community College’s Truck Driver Training program could be described as an expressway of sorts.
Since it launched in Fall 2014, 86 percent of program graduates almost immediately landed a job in the industry, according to Program Coordinator Kent Ripperda. Of the remaining 14 percent, over half of those graduates went on to further their education in the field.
The jobs waiting to be filled come with a good paycheck, too.