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For Ernest Maurice Curry — July 30, 1944 to Oct. 27, 2025 — the six-month aftermath was its own kind of storm, quieter, lonelier and ultimately fatal.
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Producers across the central U.S. are facing high input costs as the trade war puts crop markets in an uncertain position. Agriculture economists say they’re watching tariffs and the cattle industry — which has boosted income for some farmers.
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Opera Theatre of St. Louis will renovate the former Caleres headquarters in Clayton before moving in.
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A major tax incentives package approved Monday by Kansas lawmakers will help the Chiefs build a new $3 billion domed stadium.
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In addition to receiving the lump sum, Shelton will remain on paid leave with the district until his resignation takes effect on March 13. He was put on paid administrative leave on Sept. 25.
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VaNetta Clark, a PhD candidate at Washington University in St. Louis, curated an exhibit of artifacts collected by her former teachers at the Scullin School in the Penrose neighborhood. It was closed in 2003 and has fallen into disrepair as St. Louis Public Schools has struggled to sell it.
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