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Jersey Community High School's FFA Chapter Earns Top Honors

1 day 4 hours ago
JERSEYVILLE — Jersey Community High School's FFA chapter was recognized for a “successful year” at the Section 15 Banquet, where Jerseyville earned top Greenhand and Discovery team honors and placed second overall in the varsity team standings among 16 schools. Jersey Community Unit School District 100 shared the results in a post, saying FFA members Mary Jones and Lucy Boes “were also recognized for their achievements this year with their SAE projects.”

Maplewood Ward 3 met on Saturday, Prop M and unhoused were discussed

1 day 5 hours ago
About 40 Maplewood residents, city council members, staffers and others gathered at the Sutton Loop Park shelter for two hours on Saturday to discuss whatever was on their minds—mainly it was the failed proposition to raise funds to improve the city hall building, and what will happen now since it failed in the April election, […]
Doug Miner

Daily Deal: The Modern Tech Skills Bundle

1 day 6 hours ago
Bring your tech skills up to 21st-century snuff with the Modern Tech Skills Bundle. This 2,000+ class series covers subject areas that every aspiring tech pro needs to know to get ahead and stay ahead. Broken out into cybersecurity, AI and machine learning, and information technology and cloud computing, you’ll be able to zero in […]
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Public Launch Ramp Closed Until Further Notice

1 day 6 hours ago
ALTON — Effective May 11, 2026 , the public boat launch ramps at Alton Marina are officially closed due to low water. As of today, the river level at Alton Marina stands at 413 feet above sea level , providing approximately 3-4 feet of water within the harbor . According to the latest forecast from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) , water levels are expected to remain steady at 413 feet for the next seven days. During this period, the public launch ramps will remain closed