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JERSEYVILLE – A Jerseyville version of Oktoberfest returns this weekend, bringing German food, music and more to the American Legion Post #492. Strassenfest 2026 will be held this Friday, Oct. 2 and Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026 at the Jerseyville American Legion grounds at 300 Veterans Parkway. Commander Duane Montgomery with American Legion Post #492 said there was a strong turnout for last year’s Strassenfest, which marked the festival’s resurrection after long being discontinued.

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St. Louis County Executive Sam Page sent his 2027 budget request to the County Council on Thursday, hoping to address the upcoming budget shortfall.

GODFREY - You can have fun and help save dogs’ lives at an upcoming music bingo fundraiser. On Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, Hope Animal Rescues will host their first-ever music bingo night at the Alton-Wood River Sportsman’s Club in Godfrey. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the bingo starts at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $25. All proceeds go toward the rescue’s mission to save dogs from shelters and animal control facilities on the day they are to be euthanized. “We try to always help

Updated and redesigned Sustainable Neighborhood Toolkit V2.0 aligns with the goals of the City's 2025 Sustainability and Climate Plan.

In front of a packed courtroom, Diamond Baucom admitted to aiding or encouraging three other men who fired shots from their car at another while traveling south on I-55.

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page proposed using $66 million in reserves, as well as cutting vacancies and closing two pools.

Donald Trump has been claiming for years that all elections he hasn’t (or won’t) win are rigged. This also goes for mid-terms — especially this one — where Republicans seem likely to lose seats to Democratic Party members. We won’t know if Trump will try to become President For Life until 2028, but it seems […]

One union member said the agreement would have given 5% raises for each of three years, but two would be calculated from base salary.

The company's notice lists 57 forklift drivers among the 84 positions targeted for termination.

Two of four people charged in connection with the murder of a teenage hockey player in November 2024 have now pleaded guilty to criminal charges.

WASHINGTON — U.S. senators departed Capitol Hill on Wednesday night for their campaign break, leaving numerous policy disputes unresolved. The chamber won’t return until Nov. 9 for the five-week lame-duck session, when party leaders will have to decide which bills they want to negotiate during what could be the final days of unified Republican control. […]

WASHINGTON — A D.C. Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors cannot, for a second time, charge former Olympic canoeist David Hearn with damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Judge Todd E. Edelman wrote in his ruling that “the observed damage to the Reflecting Pool was due to a contractor’s ‘rushed and botched’ installation of […]

JERSEYVILLE – A woman from Jerseyville charged with setting a fire inside an occupied apartment complex was recently brought into custody. Stephanie D. Monroe, 52, of Jerseyville, was charged in Jersey County court on Sept. 25, 2026 with a Class 1 felony count of attempted aggravated arson. Monroe is accused of committing arson by burning a section of carpet within an occupied apartment complex on Sept. 18, 2026. At the time of the offense, charging documents state multiple occupied apartment

The federal government has scrapped its rules lowering vehicle emissions, and it's going after California's.

The state is the biggest to approve solar panels that plug into walls, giving residents a cheaper way to generate their own electricity.

Feast your eyes on the new VisionQuest trailer.The Marvel Television series sees Paul Bettany reprising his role as the the reformed weapon android Vision. After his system is rebooted, he…

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