Steven Spencer, Staff Writer

GODFREY - Friday night is the opening of The Great Godfrey Maze at Glazebrook Park and organizers can’t wait to cut the ribbon at 5:45 p.m. and start the lines moving. “The anticipation is strong,” Godfrey Park and Recreation Department Director Todd Strubhart said. “The...

ALTON - Alton High School’s football team hosted a tough Highland squad this past Friday night and lost 21-0, but there were many positives in the contest. Alton head football coach Eric Dickerson was impressed that there was "no quit in the kids" during the Highland game, much like the 201...

ALTON - A woman was transported to a local hospital after suffering injuries in a two-car collision on Piasa and 20th Street in Alton on Thursday morning. The call came in around 10 a.m. Thursday. The Alton Fire Department Ambulance personnel were on the scene and Battalion Chief David Eichen...

ALTON - After trailing the Granite City Warriors, 0-2, in the second half, the Alton Redbirds came back to score three goals to snag the win Tuesday night at Piasa Motor Fuels Field, 3-2. Justin Davison hit the back of the net cutting into Granite City’s lead before Brayden Decker tied...

GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College released a statement regarding this morning's telephone threat to its campus. Around 10 a.m., the college's Facebook page alerted the general public the campus was going to experience more of a police and security presence Tuesday due to a possible...

Redirds, Tigers get 2018 boys soccer seasons under way ALTON – Alton and Edwardsville got thier 2018 boys soccer campaigns started over the weekend with the Alton Round-Robin Tournament at Alton’s Piasa Motor Fuels Field. The Tigers won their first match over Dunlap by a 3-0 count...

JERSEYVILLE - Granite City quarterback Freddy Edwards is heralded as one of the area’s best going into 2018 and he demonstrated just that Friday night in a 42-6 Warriors win over Jersey at Jerseyville. Granite City led 14-0 at the half, but exploded for 28 points in the second half...

SEE PHOTO GALLERY: SEE VIDEO: ALTON - Thousands of hungry visitors made the stop to the Alton Amphitheater Saturday evening for the annual Food Truck Festival. Dan Herkert with the Alton Amphitheater Commission said the Food Truck Festival expands each year. “We’re...

Alton Mayor Brant Walker said the Food Truck Festival was one of the first major events to take place at the amphitheater following his administration's plan to make it more of a regional and national destination. Outside of major musical acts, the Food Truck Festival and the upcoming Jazz and Wine Festiva...

JERSEYVILLE - With two touchdowns from Freddy Edwards in the fourth quarter Granite City took the win over the Jersey Panthers, 42-6, in Friday’s season opener at Snyders Community Sports Complex. The Panthers put six points on the board in the third quarter after securing an interception...