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Edwardsville High School Fall 2025 First Semester Honor Roll

18 hours 43 minutes ago
HIGH HONOR ROLL High Honor Roll – 12th Grade Lillian Ackerman Benjamin Alexander Jack Alexander Madelyn Allen John Almos Malak Amer Jeffrey Andrews Alaynah Archer Clara Armstrong Joy Azoji Finley Baker Atticus Ball Kain Barker Kira Bartoszkiewicz Ella Bates Schaefer Bates Kennedy Baugh Derrian Becker Jaylinn Bell Adler Bendel Owen Berning Ryan Bigtas Emma Birkenmeyer Haley Bloodworth Estelle Borden Lily Bowker Maggie Bowser Andrea Brenner Alexander Brewster

Artist of the Month: Lyla Hsu is Guided by Exploration

18 hours 46 minutes ago
ALTON - Lyla Hsu’s artwork, from fiber arts to photography, helps her make sense of the world. Hsu is this month’s Milton Schoolhouse Artist of the Month. Her art is on display at Milton through the end of February, but her passion goes beyond this first exhibit. She hopes she can continue creating and inspiring others as she begins her professional career. “It’s a way to reflect on my experiences and then make sense of it, and just kind of a way for me to understand

2026 Women of Distinction: Debbie Sheary Advocates for Alton Students and Community Members

19 hours 5 minutes ago
ALTON - Debbie Sheary has spent a lifetime advocating for others. Sheary, one of the YWCA’s eleven 2026 Women of Distinction, will be honored at the Y’s annual gala for her commitment to the community. She explained that her career in education has guided her as she continues her community service through the YWCA and similar organizations throughout Alton. “I really love my community, and I just think we have such potential. I just try to be where I'm needed when I’m

East St Louis Teacher Wins Illinois Education Award

19 hours 36 minutes ago
EAST ST. LOUIS - East St. Louis School District 189 announced that Meonshai Houston, a teacher at Annette Officer Elementary School, received the Illinois State Board of Education’s Award of Special Recognition as part of the Those Who Excel 2026 honors. The award “celebrates educators who are valued for the skills, passion, and dedication they bring to their school communities each day,” the district said in its announcement. “Ms. Houston’s commitment

‘I’d be shocked if we didn’t find a few’: Kansas City’s hunt for lead pipes is on

19 hours 47 minutes ago
An inventory of Kansas City’s water service lines hasn’t turned up any lead pipes yet, but that doesn’t mean the city is finished looking — or out of the woods. KC Water’s initial investigation, which involved searching public records like building permits and other filings, found that almost three-quarters of the city’s 178,000 service lines […]
Suzanne King