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Sierra Club Illinois' Three Rivers Project and the Wedge Host a Seed Swap

15 hours 52 minutes ago
ALTON - The Three Rivers Project of Sierra Club Illinois and The Wedge Innovation Center is hosting a Seed Swap this winter to provide community members with a space to swap and share quality seeds, cuttings, and bulbs. Join fellow farmers and gardeners in celebration of the start of the spring gardening season at this community event, which is free and open to all. The 2026 Winter Seed Swap will be held at the Wedge Innovation Center in Alton on Saturday, March 7 from 9:00 a.m. to

Yard Waste Disposal Site Reopening February 24, 2026  

15 hours 56 minutes ago
GODFREH - In consideration of the onset of nicer weather, the Village of Godfrey’s yard waste drop-off location, located at 1433 Stamper Lane, will reopen to Godfrey residents next Tuesday, March 3rd. The site will be open and accepting yard waste on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to – noon. Located to the west of Glazebrook Park, residents can enter the fenced area where an employee will then verify residency and assist in unloading the bagged yard waste from the vehicle

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. Recalls Chicken Fried Rice Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

16 hours 1 minute ago
NATIONWIDE – Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc., a Portland, Ore. establishment, is recalling approximately 3,370,530 pounds of frozen not ready-to-eat (NRTE) chicken fried rice products that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically glass, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The NRTE chicken fried rice items were produced between September 8, 2025, and November 17, 2025. The following products are

Data center tax breaks are on the chopping block in some states

16 hours 16 minutes ago
After years of states pushing legislation to accelerate the development of data centers and the electric grid to support them, some legislators want to limit or repeal state and local incentives that paved their way. President Donald Trump also has changed his tone. Last year he issued an executive order and other federal initiatives meant […]
Madyson Fitzgerald

L&C Announces Fall 2025 Honors Lists

16 hours 16 minutes ago
GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College is announcing the lists of full- and part-time honors students for the Fall 2025 semester. Students earning a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher out of a possible 4.0 are named to the President’s List. Those students earning a grade point average between 3.25 and 3.74 are recognized each semester on the Dean’s List. Further requirements are listed in the college’s online catalog at http://catalog.lc.edu . All

Daily Deal: Opusonix Pro Subscription

16 hours 28 minutes ago
Opusonix is the workflow-first platform built for music producers and engineers who are tired of endless email chains and scattered files. By centralizing feedback, versions, and tasks in one structured workspace, it helps you cut email traffic by up to 90% so you can focus more on creating and less on chasing approvals. From time-coded […]
Daily Deal

Trump seeks to calm economic jitters in longest-ever State of the Union

16 hours 38 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump declared during Tuesday's marathon State of the Union that “we’re winning so much,” saying he'd sparked a jobs and manufacturing boom at home while imposing a new world order abroad — hoping that offering a long list of his accomplishments can counter approval ratings that have been falling. His main objective was [...]
The Associated Press

John Kock Faces 46 Months for Drug-Involved Premises in Carlyle

16 hours 44 minutes ago
CARLYLE - A Carlyle man who admitted to operating a drug house across the street from a park has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison, according to court records and statements from prosecutors and investigators. John E. Kock, 52, was sentenced by a district judge in Benton, Illinois, after pleading guilty to one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises. The case involves a residence in the 1600 block of Livingston Street in Carlyle, where court documents say Kock allowed others

Emergency Plans Activated Amid Upcoming Area Closure

16 hours 54 minutes ago
GLEN CARBON - A major road reconstruction project, set to close a key intersection in Glen Carbon for more than eight months, is prompting local fire officials to adjust their emergency response plans ahead of the shutdown. Glen Carbon Fire Protection District Chief Jason Whitaker said the Illinois Department of Transportation will begin an alignment project around Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, that will completely close the intersection of South State Route 157 and State Route 162 in the southwest

How a handful of states and districts could decide who runs Congress

16 hours 59 minutes ago
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats will spend billions of dollars and countless hours campaigning throughout the country ahead of November’s midterm elections, even though control of Congress likely will be decided by a relatively small number of toss-up races and the voters who actually turn out to cast a ballot for their preferred candidate. There […]
Jennifer Shutt