Steven Spencer, Staff Writer

EDWARDSVILLE - A $50,000 check was presented by J.F. Electric during Tuesday night’s City Council meeting for Plummer Family Sports Park. Jonathan Fowler, Vice President of J.F. Electric, said his family is proud to help and be apart of the progression in the community. “I really can...

RIVERBEND - The Twisted Rodz Car Club will be holding their annual River Road Run and Benefit from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 25. The cruise will start at Northern Tool and Equipment in Arnold Missouri, head to Shady Jack’s Saloon to make a stop for some food, make its way to Route ...

JERSEYVILLE - The Unified Child Advocacy Network (UCAN) celebrated the grand opening of their new Jerseyville location, 122 West Pearl Street, with a ribbon cutting on Thursday afternoon. Sharon Clagg, Executive Director of UCAN, said the organization sets out serve, protect and advocate for children...

ALTON - Downtown Alton celebrated St. Patrick’s Day Saturday with Irish beer, food and music during the annual St. Pat’s Day Fest sponsored by the Riverbend Growth Association, Alton Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau, Argosy Casino and Fritz Distributing. All along Third Street,...

ALTON - It was all hands on deck at Alton Sports Tap Saturday afternoon as the staff was preparing and serving droves of customers celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. Staff said it was an incredibly busy afternoon as they moved non-stop serving corned beef and cabbage and green Bud Light. St...

ALTON - Alton's Morgan Bemis signed her letter of intent to play golf at Monmouth College Friday afternoon at Alton High School. Bemis said it feels "exhilarating" to sign with Monmouth as she continues her academic and athletic career to pursue a degree in environmental science. "There's been...

ALTON - Jayce Maag was the catalyst for Marquette Catholic on Thursday night, with three hits and an RBI in the 3-1 victory over Granite City at Gordon Moore Park. Luke Simmons was another key for the Explorers as the winning pitcher. He struck out nine and pitched seven innings. The Explorers’...

FIELDON - A pair of land surveyors said they heard a loud "pop" before realizing their Jeep SUV was fully engulfed in flames. The two men who wished not to be identified said they were surveying land near St. Mary's Road in Fieldon when the pop, which they attributed to a tire exploding, alerted...

EDWARDSVILLE - The Metro East Home and Garden Show will mark its fifth year at Metro East Lutheran High School, 6305 Center Grove Road in Edwardsville. The two-day event will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 17, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 18. With 65-70 different...

ELSAH - Marquette Catholic’s boys track team had two strong performances from Tommy DeClue in the long jump (20-05), and Kaleb Ware, second, in the 400 (54.59), in Saturday’s Jersey Winter Thaw Indoor Track and Field Meet.? Civic Memorial’s Callies Cohl placed fifth in...