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  • Starbucks Closes 250 Stores After Profitability Drop September 30, 2026
  • Come Support Alton FFA Hosting Truck Pull This Saturday September 30, 2026
  • Alton Comets Secure Another Baseball Victory Improving Record To 16-1 September 29, 2026
  • Study Links Mangoes And Avocados To Better Blood Flow September 29, 2026
  • Rep Smith Assists Health Providers And Votes Extensively September 28, 2026
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Starbucks Closes 250 Stores After Profitability Drop

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Come Support Alton FFA Hosting Truck Pull This Saturday

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ALTON, MO – SEPTEMBER 29: Alton Comets baseball team gets the win during the high school baseball game between the Alton Comets and the Gainesville Bulldogs on September 29, 2026, at the Alton High School Gym in Alton, Missouri. (Photo by Amanda Thomas/AltonMo.com) Comets
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Alton Comets Secure Another Baseball Victory Improving Record To 16-1

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Study Links Mangoes And Avocados To Better Blood Flow

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  1. Starbucks Closes 250 Stores After Profitability Drop
  2. Come Support Alton FFA Hosting Truck Pull This Saturday
  3. Alton Comets Secure Another Baseball Victory Improving Record To 16-1
  4. Study Links Mangoes And Avocados To Better Blood Flow

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Starbucks Closes 250 Stores After Profitability Drop

September 30, 2026 Jennifer Thomas

Starbucks announced plans to close approximately 250 stores across North America. A small fraction has struggled to meet financial goals.

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European Pet Populations Far Exceed Children Under 15

August 17, 2026 Jennifer Thomas

Pets now significantly outnumber children under the age of 15 in homes across Europe. Nearly half of all European households have a pet.

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Rep Smith Assists Health Providers And Votes Extensively

September 28, 2026 Jennifer Thomas

Rep Smith helped pass several bills, acts, and resolutions, including measures to acquire funds for rural healthcare.

  • Gov. Kehoe Issues $10M Missouri Crime-Fighting Aid
  • Poll Shows Tight Race for Missouri Prop 3
  • Sample And Absentee Ballot Available For Elections
  • HHS Awards Money to Advance ‘Treatment First’ Model

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Trump Signs Executive Order Modernizing VA Systems

September 18, 2026

President Trump signed an Executive Order to modernize data management and sharing between the Departments of War and Veterans Affairs

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Study Links Mangoes And Avocados To Better Blood Flow

September 29, 2026

A study shows that adding mangoes and avocados to a daily diet can improve blood vessel function in adults.

Rep Smith Assists Health Providers And Votes Extensively

Poll Shows Tight Race for Missouri Prop 3

Lack Of Atlantic Storms Sparks Climate Discussions

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Sports

ALTON, MO – SEPTEMBER 29: Alton Comets baseball team gets the win during the high school baseball game between the Alton Comets and the Gainesville Bulldogs on September 29, 2026, at the Alton High School Gym in Alton, Missouri. (Photo by Amanda Thomas/AltonMo.com)

Alton Comets Secure Another Baseball Victory Improving Record To 16-1

September 29, 2026

The Alton Comets secured another home win on Tuesday, September 30, 2026. They sailed past the Gainesville Bulldogs, who were 10-3.

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