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Bill McClellan writes: I have had my vegetable peeler for many years. I have no emotional attachment to it — it’s not a family heirloom — but its disappearance hit me hard.

Strowger 11 Digit Dial Phone (circa 1907) Kellogg Model 925 Monophone (circa 1930s) Stromberg Carlson Model 1191 Fatboy 8 Button Intercom (circa 1930s) Western Electric 302 Multi-Line Rotary Phone (circa […]

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Rise and Shine at Clementine’s! The annual Ice Cream for Breakfast Day celebration will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, February 7. The first 50 households in […]

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On display at the ever-popular orchid show, the Missouri Botanical Garden’s vast orchid collection includes more than 6,000 individual plants representing almost 700 unique species, and approximately one in 10 […]

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If Mardi Gras had a warm-up lap, this would be it. Run, walk, dance or hustle your way through historic streets, by the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales and into a finish-line […]

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-06) today introduced the Prohibiting Tianeptine and Other Dangerous Products Act , legislation that would prohibit tianeptine from being marketed to consumers. Tianeptine is an unapproved drug that is marketed as a purported dietary supplement and sold under labels such as “Neptune’s Fix.” Ingestion of tianeptine has le

VENICE, IL. - Venice, Illinois, ranks as the most affordable city in the nation to buy a home in MoneyLion’s 2026 analysis of the cheapest places to purchase a home in every state, according to a new research study released by the financial services company. MoneyLion said it analyzed data from Zillow and the U.S. Census to identify the least-expensive qualifying city in each state, pairing average home values with local household incomes and benchmarking results against what it described

EDWARDSVILLE – Madison County voters will see very few contested county-wide races on their ballots for the 2026 primary elections. In the Republican primary race for Madison County Clerk, Kurt Prenzler is challenging incumbent Linda Andreas. The party’s chosen nominee will go on to face Democrat Rachelle Bauerle in the general election on Nov. 3, 2026. Only two County Board races will see competition during the primaries, with incumbents facing challengers in Districts 4 and 10.

EDWARDSVILLE – The Madison County Recorder’s Office earned an annual award for the second year in a row for work promoting the Property Fraud Alert (PFA) program recently. The award is given to a county in Illinois each year for the highest enrollments. Clerk & Recorder, Linda Andreas, has added over 21,000 new subscribers since 2023 towards the total of 28,700 subscribers in Madison County, about 41%. She would like to see this number increase to 100% of property owners. Linda

When it comes to energy costs, summer air conditioning often gets the most attention. But for the average Ameren Missouri customer, electricity use is typically highest in January and February. In both 2024 and 2025, the average customer used approximately 1,300 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity in the first two months of the year. July and August usage is close behind, but the start of the year leads overall. This can come as a surprise because bills are commonly associated with summer heat.

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS - Fairview Heights Police announced that Officer Connor Maedge has been named Officer of the Year, citing his activity and arrests during 2025 in Fairview Heights. “Congratulations to Fairview Heights Officer Connor Maedge on being named Officer of the Year,” the department said in a statement. “Thank you for your dedication and outstanding service to our community.” The department said Maedge was responsible for 567 traffic stops and 86 pedestrian

SPRINGFIELD – This Super Bowl weekend, the Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and numerous local police and sheriff’s departments across the state are taking a timeout to spread two important safety messages to the public – “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Click It or Ticket.” The Super Bowl safety campaign runs from Friday, Feb. 6, through 6 a.m. Monday, Feb. 9. “Before the game begins, designate a driver o

ST. LOUIS – The United Way of Greater St. Louis (UWGSL) annual community campaign has raised $60 million to invest in helping local individuals and families in need across 16 counties in Missouri and Illinois. UWGSL provides funding and support to a safety net of 160 local nonprofits that help people with basic needs, early childhood and youth success, jobs and financial mobility, health and well-being, and community stability and crisis response. The dollars raised from the UWGSL community

Australia is doing absolutely everything to protect its most iconic ecosystem — except, perhaps, the one thing that really matters.

Feb 7th 8am-9am Celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science by meeting the women in science who make discoveries happen right here at the Aquarium. Enjoy donuts while […]

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