ALTON - Alton Mayor David Goins today proposed a change to the city code, which would allow non-union employees the same rules for residency as city union employees. Currently, non-union employees who work for the City of Alton must have their primary residence within Alton School District 11. Goins has proposed that this be changed to encompass a broader area to include the counties of Illinois- Madison, Jersey, Macoupin, St. Clair; Missouri-St. Louis, St. Charles. This specific geography wa
ST. LOUIS — The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis has promoted Jadii Castillo of O’Fallon, Illinois, to assistant executive director, the organization announced. Castillo has been with the association for three years and most recently served as director of membership and development. In that role, she managed the Sustaining Partnership Program, oversaw advertising in the association’s print and online publications, and served as staff liaison to multiple sections and
The Lindbergh High School Band has spent months preparing for the school's 13th annual "Music-Thon." Students are raising money for children's cancer research in honor of a band buddy who died in 2014.
JERSEY - The Jersey County CEO program will hold its annual student trade show Sunday, April 26, 2026, at Farm & Home, where high school juniors and seniors will showcase businesses they developed in four months, according to program facilitator Liz Duggan. The event is scheduled from noon to 3 p.m. and will feature student-run ventures including hand-painted press-on nails, a tech golf accessory, hand-crafted fishing lures and glide baits, baked goods, pocket-sized books, hot pepper jelly, custom-painte
Target has relaunched its car seat trade-in program in Missouri that allows parents to exchange their child's outgrown seats for a discount on new items.
Grateful Dead’s 1970 album Workingman’s Dead has gotten a high fidelity upgrade.Rhino High Fidelity has just released limited-edition audiophile editions of the album on reel-to-reel and vinyl. The vinyl reissue, cut…
ALTON - An upcoming lunch and learn event aims to make estate and tax planning accessible, complete with free lunch, door prizes and plenty of information. At 12 p.m. on Friday, May 8, 2026, community members can stop by The Wedge in Alton for the lunch and learn with Stephens Planning and Goldenberg Heller & Antognoli, P.C. Fiduciary advisor Curtis Stephens and attorney Liz Heller will team up to share basic information about how to take care of your estate. They promise “a
ALTON – The City of Alton is pleased to announce that Rock Spring Golf Course will officially reopen for the season on April 25, 2026 , welcoming golfers back to one of the community’s most cherished recreational amenities. The City is also excited to introduce Redbird Golf Course Management as the new operator of Rock Spring Golf Course for the 2026 season. With a strong background in golf course operations and a commitment to quality service, Redbird brings fresh energy and
EDWARDSVILLE — A 41-year-old Canton man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to burglary stemming from a break-in at an office building in Dorsey, Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced on Friday, April 24, 2026. Casey W. Sobberi broke into an office building owned by Waldbart and Sons Nursery on Jan. 5, 2026, with the intent to commit a theft, according to the announcement. He pleaded guilty to one count of burglary, a Class 2 felony, and
GODFREY - Vitality Women’s Clinic wants the community to know they’re here for individuals experiencing unplanned pregnancy. Executive Director Jackie Duty and Nurse Manager Amy Runyan recently stopped by “Our Daily Show!” with CJ Nasello to talk about their work at Vitality. As a faith-based, pro-life clinic, Vitality provides free STI and pregnancy testing as well as ultrasounds. They talk to people about their options but do not refer for or perform abortions.
In June 2025, the Fifth Circuit Appeals Court upheld what would seem to have been an extremely obvious conclusion reached by the federal court handling the case: yes, it definitely violates the Constitution to mandate the posting of a religious text in every classroom in Louisiana. This wasn’t about displaying an assortment of “foundational texts” […]
Ringo Starr has released a new video for the title track of his just-released new album, Long Long Road, his second with producer T Bone Burnett.The song features vocals from Sheryl Crow and…
Sources said the failure to find evidence in the Puerto Rico machines led the administration to expand the investigation to Georgia, where the FBI seized 2020 election ballots, and Arizona.
By Jonathan Landay, Erin Banco and Phil Stewart, Reuters
BETHALTO - During their regular meeting on Thursday, April 23, 2026, the Bethalto Community Unit School District #8 Board of Education approved the resignation of Bethalto East Primary School Principal Crissy Pavlinek. The Board unanimously approved this resignation as one of several personnel actions. Board member Samantha Pritchett was absent. In an email shared after the meeting, Pavlinek expressed her appreciation for the team at Bethalto East and the school district. “I am
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