Steven Spencer, Staff Writer

ALTON - OSF St. Anthony’s HealthCare held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday afternoon at the site of their future state of the art cancer center. OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony’s Health Center CEO Ajay Pathak said the new cancer center is significant not only for Saint Anthony’s...

ALTON - Officers from 13 different departments throughout the Riverbend joined at Bluff City Grill Tuesday evening to receive their portions of the funds raised from the second annual Mustache March 4PD. Steve Schwegel and Tina Bennett said the event started last year as a way to show the officers...

EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville School District is holding their annual summer orchestra camp at the Edwardsville High School this week. Led by instructors Victoria Voumard, Missy Banker, Maggie Watts and Hannah Kehe, the 120 children enrolled in this year’s camp are focusing on learning som...

GODFREY - Two vehicles struck each other in what appeared to be a head-on collision around 11 a.m. Wednesday morning on Godfrey Road. A late model red Chevrolet pickup and what appeared to be a dark gray crossover, possibly a Ford, incurred significant damage after the collision, which deployed...

GODFREY - Deputies with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office carried the Special Olympics Torch Tuesday morning as it travels to the state games in Bloomington on Friday. The Law Enforcement Torch Run is one of the largest fundraising events benefiting the Illinois Special Olympics since 1986...

GODFREY - Lewis and Clark Community celebrated the 42nd GED graduating class of 2018 Thursday evening at the Hathaway Cultural Center. Those receiving their diploma Thursday included: Samantha Angenendt, William Asbury, Tiffany Barnes, Ashley Barton, Audrey Bayer, Patricia Beck, Michael Berry,...

EAST ALTON - The Muscular Dystrophy Car and Bike Show was held this Saturday at the St. Louis Regional Airport. Hosted by the Southern Illinois Camaro Club, the show’s main purpose is to help children suffering from muscular dystrophy. Show organizer, Justin Wilkinson, previously told...

EDWARDSVILLE - The 21st Annual Edwardsville Route 66 Festival was loaded with events starting Friday evening and continued through Saturday at City Park. Thousands attended the two-day festival that started with live music from The Catapults and the Fabulous Motown Revue as well as inflatables...

GRAFTON - Pere Marquette State Park, Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources held their annual Family Fishing Fair at Pere Marquette Saturday afternoon. The day featured tons of activities for families including the popular Trout Pond where children...

EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville City Council voted to deny the removal of Casey Weeks from the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) and keep her as an active member of the commission during Tuesday night’s council meeting. Mayor Hal Patton said Weeks’ contributions to the HPC have been...