Steven Spencer, Staff Writer

ALTON - The Rotary Club of the Riverbend hosted their eighth annual Day of Prayer at the Post Commons Thursday morning. As part of the National Day of Prayer, members from all around the community of different denominations gathered to join each other in prayers led by local leaders and church...

ALTON - Marquette Catholic High School’s Regina Guehlstorf signed her letter of intent Tuesday afternoon to play volleyball at Beloit College in Wisconsin. Guehlstorf said she made the decision to attend Beloit to pursue a double major in English and political at Beloit partly because of famil...

ALTON - Marquette Catholic High School’s Carly Creel signed her letter of intent Tuesday afternoon. Creel will go on to major in occupation therapy while continuing here volleyball career at Missouri Baptist in St. Louis. Creel said she enjoyed her time at MCHS but looks forward to moving o...

ALTON - The Alton Police Department executed two simultaneous search warrants 9 a.m. Thursday. Those warrants were executed in the 3600 block of Thomas and the 3000 block of Watalee with the assistance of ILEAS. Alton Police Public Information Officer Emily Hejna said the matter was part of a...

EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville Mayor Hal Patton delivered his State of the City Address Tuesday evening as the city started its new fiscal year and he recognized multiple groups and volunteers. As he presented some of the accomplishments achieved by the city over the last year, Mayor Patton recognized...

ALTON - Alton High School’s Kevin Caldwell Jr. signed his letter of intent to play basketball with Southwestern Illinois Community College last week at Alton High. Redbirds basketball coach Eric Smith said Caldwell is one of the best players he’s coached and it’s going be a...

EDWARDSVILLE - Mayor Hal Patton presented his State of the City Address highlighting some of the community achievements over the last year, Tuesday night in the city council chambers. “This has been a very exciting year for the City of Edwardsville,” Mayor Patton said as the city starts...

ALTON - Two Alton High School students qualified for the IHSA state journalism competition at Eastern Illinois University. Jordan Graham, the journalism advisor at Alton High, said it’s been several years since the Redbird Word staff was able to sent an entire team to the IHSA journalism competition....

ALTON - Two people were injured following a car crash on Salu late Tuesday morning. First responders on the scene said two people were taken to the hospital via Alton Fire Department ambulances following the crash, which took place just before 11 a.m. Tuesday. Both were conscious and moving, said...

ALTON - Volunteers all around the city of Alton dedicated their Saturday morning to a city-wide cleanup. As a part of the community effort, the James Killion Beautification Enhancement Committee unveiled their most recent project at James Killion Park. The committee, with the help of students...