WORDEN - Poor Boy Portable Buildings is under new ownership with Ed Melton and Andy Freebourn taking over operations in early January of this year. Melton said their mission as new owners is to provide the community with the area’s largest selection of sheds and outdoor buildings with several...
ALTON - Last spring a parishioner made a very special donation to the Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic School’s fundraiser. That donation was a brand new wedding gown which has gone on to be transformed into multiple gowns and wraps for stillborn infants. Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic School decided...
ALTON - Marquette Catholic High School's Brandon Buhs signed his letter of intent Friday afternoon to play college football at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Buhs said he looks forward to playing with the Pioneers while studying mechanical engineering. "Wanting to go into engineering...
A little rain couldn’t keep the Village of Bethalto from gathering for some family fun during the annual Rotary Club and LIfebrook Church Easter Fair and Egg Hunt Saturday morning at Central Park.
The fair included lunch, face painting, bounce houses and prizes provided by Lifebrook Church in addition...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Wildey Theatre is kicking off the month of April with a Dueling Pianos at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 6. Following the dueling pianos, Perfect Strangers will take the Wildey stage at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 7, to perform classic rock hits from Deep Purple/Rainbow including Highway...
HAMEL - There is yet another tractor-trailer vs. multi-vehicle crash on Illinois-55 near Hamel Friday morning. The crash has both lanes of traffic shut down on I-55 near Mile Marker 26 as of 11:50 a.m. Friday. Illinois State Police made a statement around 10 a.m. today that motorists should use...
ALTON - Second-grade students at Eunice Smith Elementary School showcased their Wax Museum Thursday morning. Second-grade teacher Teresa Arview said her students have been working for a couple weeks on researching, writing and preparing speeches about different historical figures to create...
ALTON - The Alton Police Department responded to a call regarding shots fired near Western Avenue, Oscar Avenue and Leonard Street Thursday morning around 11:30 a.m. Scanner traffic said that a caller reported hearing four shots fired in the area and saw a car traveling down Oscar to Leonard while...
ALTON - Alton High School's Hunter Dill signed his letter of intent Tuesday afternoon with Lewis and Clark Community Collge to play soccer in the coming fall. Redbirds' soccer coach, Nick Funk, said Dill was an important asset to the team and is proud to see him take this step in his academic and...
ROXANA - Over 400 motorcycles and over twice as many people gathered at Roxana Community Park Sunday morning for the 21st annual Bike Blessing and Memorial Dedication. Pastor Jack Hyden, of the Edwardsville General Baptist Church and Chaplin of the Christian Motorcycle Association, led a...
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