GRANITE CITY - Granite City Community Unit School District #9 has announced its Young Authors winners for the 2021-22 school year. Each spring the Madison County Regional Office of Education recognizes Young Authors winners in grades K-8 from Madison County schools at a county-wide event. Students have the opportunity to share their books with each other, participate in reading/writing centric activities, and be entertained by a local author, storyteller, or performer. The 31st annual Madison County Young Authors Conference will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Edwardsville High School. Maryville Elementary School Principal Mark Lull is GCSD9's coordinator. Prather Sherine Bandela Piper Boyd Lincoln Conway Cordelia Carter Ariannah Plummer Khiry Randolph Paris Taylor Emersyn Williams Maryville 1st & 2nd Bria Daniels - 2nd Grade Lehanna Robinson - 2nd Grade Wilson 1st & 2nd Jaxon Jonas - 2nd Grade Sophia Villa - 2nd Grade Joseph Willaredt - 1st
Franz Park is a south St. Louis neighborhood roughly bound by Dale to the north and east, Manchester to the south and the city limits to the west. The 2000 census data counted 2,621 residents (down 10% from 1990’s count) of whom 11% were black, 85% white, 1% Asian and 2% Hispanic/Latino. There were 1,318 […]
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ST. LOUIS - Soon after President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address, some local elected leaders gave their reaction. The president appeared to gain universal support when he spoke about supporting Ukraine, but he drew criticism on other issues. Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo) criticized the president for stating the country should not defund [...]
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