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EDWARDSVILLE - Nancy Werden has been hired as the new principal of Worden Elementary for the 2022-2023 school year, the Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7 announced today. The hiring was approved on March 28, 2022, by the District #7 Board of Education. Werden will assume her role for the 2022-2023 school year. Werden will replace Dr. Beth Renth, who will be stepping down as principal at Worden Elementary School at the end of this school year, and then retiring in December 2022. “Ms. Werden is an experienced educator who brings a wealth of talent and skill to this position,” said Edwardsville School District Superintendent Dr. Patrick Shelton. “We look forward to seeing our staff and students at Worden Elementary thrive under her leadership.” Werden has spent much of her career at Staunton CUSD 6 as a teacher, elementary and junior high principal, educational services coordinator, and interim superintendent over the past 27 years. She has worked

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EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7 has named Melissa Edwards as the permanent principal at Nelson Elementary. The hiring was approved on March 28, 2022, by the District #7 Board of Education. Edwards will assume her role starting with the 2022-23 school year. Edwards has served in the interim principal position at Nelson since December 2021. “Ms. Edwards provided a seamless transition to Nelson earlier this year and has proven herself as a talented and passionate school leader,” said District #7 Superintendent Dr. Patrick Shelton. “We look forward to her continuing to provide leadership and support for the students and staff at Nelson.” Edwards joined District #7 prior to the 2020-21 school year as an assistant principal at Liberty Middle School. She previously spent 13 years in the Alton School District, including seven years as an assistant principal at Alton High School. Edwards began her career in education as an eighth-grade

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A man was found fatally wounded Tuesday in the 1000 block of Hodiamont Avenue, police said.

Derek Grier was first elected in 2016.

ST. LOUIS--On the same day that the Senate Education Committee heard testimony on several bills that would ban the teaching of Critical Race Theory and other areas of study that are considered "divisive" and would also require school districts to place curriculum, teaching materials and other information online for the public, Missouri's Attorney General launched [...]

The settlement could mean $1.3 million for 23,000 people who were jailed in Normandy, paid fines or fees there or were the subject of arrest warrants.

During Saturday night's Blues game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Shake Shack signage was visible behind black curtains on the plaza level.

The woman, Heather Smith, told KY3 that her kindness got the best of her when three women approached her and asked for a ride to Walgreens a few blocks away.

The St. Louis Browns Fan Club will represent their favorite long-gone ballclub on May 12, when the Cards face the Baltimore Orioles. Tickets are available now.

The lack of action raised doubts about the viability of the blueprint.

Beginning Monday, small businesses can fill out in-person applications for the program that will allocate $5,000 grants to approximately 900 businesses.

EDWARDSVILLE - Senior baseball player Mason McMurray is a key player for the Granite City High School baseball team both as a pitcher, in the field, and at the plate. McMurray has contributed defensively to the Warriors, making several good plays in helping the Warriors to a 2-2 start. He's also considered one of the team's hardest workers, making positive contributions and helping out on the team wherever he's needed. For his efforts on the baseball field this early season, McMurray has been selected as Granite's Stillwater Senior Living male Athlete of the Month. McMurray, who plays for head coach Scott Smallie, felt the Warriors played hard and well against the Tigers in a recent game, especially in a rally that led to three runs in the top of the fifth inning, and actually had the potential game-tying run on deck before the Tigers countered by scoring five runs of their own in the bottom of the inning. "I feel like we put in a good effort as a team overall," McMurray said during

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ALTON – The YWCA Of Southwestern Illinois is pleased to announce the 2022 Women of Distinction honorees: Vernetta Caffey, Robin Carlton, Catherine Coffman, Terrien Fennoy, Debra Frakes, Staci Herron, Nancy Johnson, LaTasha LeFlore Porter, Nancy Orrill, and Faye Taylor. Lisa Brown, Women of Distinction Co-Chair said: “YWCA presents Women of Distinction awards to women who serve as outstanding role models for others in their community, who have shown strong achievement in their work and personal lives, and who have given back in the spirit of the advancement of other women. The 2022 honorees embody our mission to empower women and eliminate racism and are trailblazers in their professions, pathfinders for social justice, and bring forth key issues facing women and girls in the Southwestern.” YWCA Board of Directors and the staff are grateful to all persons who submitted the nominations and to the selection committee for their efforts in choosing the 2022 Women of Distinction.

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E LSAH - Connect Elsah is a group of community members working with Accelerate Illinois and the Benton Institute to try to get improved internet services for the Elsah area. Elsah-area residents can take an online or paper survey about their current internet conditions, which will lay the groundwork for the steps ahead. “Initially, our group thought that everyone had good internet services except for the homes in the valley of Elsah,” said Susan Young, a member of Connect Elsah. “But as we investigated, we kept finding more folks in the rural areas around us who also have either poor or no coverage at all. Young said the first step in improving internet services around the area is determining what the current conditions are like. To help do this, Connect Elsah has created a survey that can be taken online or by paper. To take the survey online, visit go.illinois.edu/ConnectElsah . If you need a paper survey, call (314) 514-5493 or email connectelsah@gmail.com

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The teacher's union president said classes at Bishop DuBourg High School, Rosati-Kain High School and St. Mary's High School are canceled Monday.

On the last day of filing in St. Louis County Tuesday, County Executive Sam Page got to pluck one thorn out of his political side only to have it replaced by another. Jane Dueker, lobbyist and attorney for the Fraternal Order of Police, announced in a tweet she will run against St. Louis County Executive Sam Page in the Democratic primary just moments after St. Louis County Councilman Tim Fitch announced he will not be seeking re-election in the Third District. “Today I filed as a candidate for…

Mago Grossenheider started selling tamales following her daughter’s stroke in March 2021.

Attorney Mark Pedroli and journalist Steve Vockrodt discuss revelations and share highlights from the 50-plus hours of recordings that capture meetings of the working group exploring leasing St. Louis’ airport to a for-profit entity.