🌱 Saint Louis Job Fair + Jackpot Winner + Halloween Activities

Happy Wednesday, St. Louis! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in St. Louis today.

First, today's weather:

A t-storm around in the p.m.. High: 79 Low: 52.

Here are the top stories today in St. Louis:

1. Saint Louis still has about 1,000 job vacancies of various types and will hold a job fair Wednesday to try to get more applicants. The job fair, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., will be at the Wesley House Association. The $3,000 bonus to people hired by the Refuse Division is still being offered. (STLtoday.com)
2. The $242,000 jackpot-winning ticket for the Sep. 21 Show Me Cash drawing was sold at the Express Mart on Seckman Road in Imperial. It was redeemed at the Missouri Lottery’s St. Louis regional office. The chances of winning the jackpot in this game are around one in 575,757. (fox2now.com)
3. A list has been released for St. Louis' largest construction projects ranked by project cost. (St. Louis Business Journal)
4. A 54-year-old St. Louis man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for distributing drugs.(KMOV.com)
5. For St. Louisans looking for Halloween activities in the area, read this list for 2021. (fox2now.com)

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— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.