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Katherine Alexander discusses how she turned to the art of pysanky after leaving her career in music education — and found both a creative outlet and a big following on Tik Tok. She’s now using Ukrainian Easter eggs to raise money for Ukraine.

EDWARDSVILLE — The City of Edwardsville is honored to be designated with a Tree City USA Growth Award by the Arbor Day Foundation for the 20th year! This award results from the City's dedication to effective urban forest management. The Arbor Day Foundation designates "TREE CITY USA" to communities that work to meet four core standards. The City of Edwardsville has chosen to go beyond those four ideals and commit to a higher level of tree care with five additional categories, resulting in the 20th year to be given the Tree City USA Growth Award. These categories are a point-based system that encompasses: · Building a solid team through budgets, staff, and training · Measure trees and forests from base inventory to canopy · Plan for further policies and strategies · Watch for opportunities to perform work such as planting trees, maintaining and protecting current trees and natural areas · Collaborate with the community through volunteerism,

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ALTON - Officials with Challenge Unlimited (CU), a national nonprofit headquartered in Alton, IL, are pleased to announce that James Porter has been appointed Executive Vice President of Operations. In his new role, Porter will manage all aspects of services CU offers to area businesses and government entities, including groundskeeping, facilities management, and custodial services, among others. Porter’s responsibilities include fiscal oversight, organizational development, and implementing professional certifications and apprenticeship programs. “We are thrilled to welcome James to our team,” says Charlotte Hammond, president and CEO of Challenge Unlimited. “His exceptional managerial experience and proven history of delivering results will be a valuable asset as we continue our mission of providing meaningful employment opportunities for people with all disabilities.” Porter joins CU from his most recent position as a district manager with Starbucks

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The attorney, who has resigned, is accused of having sexual contact with a woman who was facing criminal charges.

Thirty-one year-old Joshua Miley has been at the Bonne Terre prison since July 2020, when his parole was revoked for stealing and burglary convictions. On February 5, Miley was attacked by four other inmates in his cell, stabbed more than 40 times and thrown over a railing, according to his mother. After being air-evaced to a hospital in St. Louis, he received 38 staples, more than 20 stitches and treatment for a punctured lung, he told us.

The plant, which currently has about 1,000 workers, currently has the capacity to annually build over 3 million cylinder heads.

The firm said Ronda Sauget will provide clients with competitive intelligence, strategic planning, contingency preparation, crisis and communications management and market research, among other duties.

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - Police are asking for the public's help to find a missing 12-year-old. They believe that Julie Haller ran away from home. She was last seen Tuesday at around 5:00 pm on North Lang Drive. Haller has epilepsy and requires medication. She left home wearing a white hoodie and light-colored pants. [...]

A St. Louis nonprofit that serves the 11 counties of the Archdiocese of St. Louis trough its eight federated nonprofit agencies has named a health care executive as its next president.

This is a brightly lit mourning cloak butterfly that I took a picture of last year. It's a reminder that summer is coming soon this year.

EDWARDSVILLE - The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) hosted its 20th annual White Coat Ceremony on Friday, April 1 at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville. The ceremony celebrated the first-year cohort of 50 dental students representing the Class of 2025 and six International Advanced Placement Program (IAPP) students comprising the Class of 2023. SIUE Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Denise Cobb, PhD, delivered the welcome address, acknowledging the presence of SDM faculty and staff and extolling the brilliance of this year’s cohort. “This cohort represents exceptional individuals who have excelled in their efforts to become a part of this honorable profession,” Cobb said. “The 50 first-year dental students were selected from an incredibly competitive pool of 511 qualified applicants. The six IAPP students were selected from among 226 highly qualified dentists who have earned international dental degrees.

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For a while there in 2019, it seemed like a month couldn’t go by without (then) Rep. Devin Nunes suing some critic or another (including, somewhat infamously, a satirical cow). After kicking it off by suing mocking livestock, he quickly moved on to suing news organizations. A big one was suing CNN, a favored punching […]

Heart's Ann Wilson has debuted another advance track from her forthcoming solo album, Fierce Bliss, a duet version of the classic 1975 Queen ballad "Love of My Life" featuring country…

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Today on TAP: Otherwise, this is a slow-motion humanitarian catastrophe and a Putin victory.

GRANITE CITY – Granite City Community Unit School District #9 mourns the loss of Wilson 1st grade teacher Jamie Kindle, who passed away on Sunday, April 17 at her home. She was 51. Mrs. Kindle taught 1st grade in GCSD9 for 27 years at Niedringhaus, Frohardt, and Wilson Schools. Kindle's husband, John, recently retired from the GCSD9 Maintenance Department. She was well known for her love of Christmas and her artistic talents. Kindle loved animals, especially her dogs Peanut and Buttercup, but most of all she loved her family and will be remembered for all the special times they shared together. Kindle is survived by her husband; John Kindle, whom she married on December 6, 1997; parents, James “Jim” and Judy (Prewett) Bucatch of Granite City; brother, Jason and Melissa Bucatch of Alexandria, VA; life-long Bestie, Jenna Epperson; sisters-in-law, Colleen and Jeffrey Tretter of Granite City, Tina Scaturro Kindle of Glen Carbon, niece, Natalie, and Chris Kayich; nephews,

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