ALTON - Briana Hightower, an artist known by the name of Kreion, who moved back home to the Alton area from Atlanta in 2019 and has continued to build her career in music. "So far, I’ve gotten the chance to collaborate with Broadys Works Productions to shoot three of 12 music videos planned to shoot in Alton and surrounding areas and it has been the best experience of my life," she said. "My most recent release 'Fine.' The official music video was shot in several locations in downtown Alton and is my best work to date. To watch “Fine” and to listen to any of my previous work please see this link: https://linktr.ee/heykreion Kreion is a songwriter, singer, and producer with an aptitude to adapt quickly in multifaceted creative environments. She has had influences from artists of many genres. She was a graduate of the Alton High Class of 2009. Kreion credits Laura Plummer, the orchestra teacher in the Alton School District, with being a big musical inspiration for
GREENVILLE - The ISP District 11/ Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Zone 8 are probing a homicide that occurred in the 600 block of East South Sixth Street in Greenville, IL., Bond County. The call to ISP came in at 7:24 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. This is a brief synopsis of the events that occurred by ISP: "Preliminary investigative details indicate the following occurred: ISP District 11 and ISP DCI Zone 8 responded to a reported shooting at the above time and location. An unknown female was located deceased. A subject was reportedly barricaded in a residence in the 500 block of E. Main Street, Greenville. At approximately 1:00 a.m. the ISP detained a subject as part of the homicide investigation. If anyone saw the shooting or knows anything about the events surrounding the incident, please call Crimestoppers at 314-725-8477 (TIPS). This is an open and ongoing investigation. No further information is available at this time."
Like many business owners, “Rich” spent much of his decades-long career focused on the day-to-day operations of running a company. He saw the business as an extension of his family, with the tacit assumption that his daughter would one day take the helm. That day never came, and when Rich decided it was time to retire, he needed to sell the company.
He convened a team of advisors – including a Certified Exit Planning Advisor, or CEPA – to help prepare for a sale. Since Rich was well aware…
For years, economists and wealth strategists have looked to 2030 as a key milestone for retirement and estate planning. That’s when, according to the Census Bureau, all members of the baby boomer generation will have reached the traditional retirement age of 65. The financial services industry refers to this period as the “Great Wealth Transfer” because we’re seeing major age and gender demographic shifts among those coming into, and managing, wealth.
To build on that, another statistic…
I recently watched hundreds of videos from the Jan. 6 insurrection. Many of the stark moments from the attack on the U.S. Capitol are well-known — the battle at the west terrace tunnel, the shooting of rioter Ashli Babbitt, the desecration of the Senate chamber. But nothing provides the kind of granular and exhaustive understanding of that day like […]
ST. LOUIS - You can help your neighbors in need stay warm this winter by heading over to your local Hardee's and grabbing breakfast. It's the 22nd annual Hardee's Rise 'N Shine fundraiser for Heat Up St. Louis. Grab a sausage or egg biscuit - or both - Friday morning from Hardee's. They cost $1 and [...]
ST. LOUIS - Friday starts off cloudy with some rain on the way. Expect scattered showers through the afternoon hours with high temperatures in the 50s. A cold front moves through and temps will be a lot colder Saturday with highs in the 20s. There is a chance of some flurries on Sunday. It will [...]
Asher didn’t set out to have a food Instagram account—it just sort of happened. In building a following, she's also raised awareness about what it’s like living with the disease.
Christina Bennett was just a teenager when her now father-in-law, Ed Bennett, purchased the beloved Florissant institution Hendel's Market (599 St. Denis Street, Florissant; 314-837-2304). His intention was to turn the century-old grocery store and butcher shop into a restaurant, modeled after what he did several years before with the old Barn Deli cafe at the historic John B. Myers house up the road from Hendel's.…
Spring is on the horizon, and with it comes a slew of returning events, including none other than Cherokee Street’s Cinco de Mayo festival. After a two year pause due to the pandemic, Cherokee Street is bringing its festival back in person, and it’s looking forward to hosting a day full of music, food and wrestling.…
SOUTH ROXANA - Bryce Dell comes from a law enforcement family as his uncle Dennis Plew is the Dupo Police Chief. Plew has had a long police career serving in the Cahokia Police Department and SIUE Police Department. Dell recently became a South Roxana Police Officer. Bryce is the first to admit his uncle inspired him to be a police officer. Bryce is what one would call famous on social media as his inspirational TikTok videos have garnered 6.5 million views. This is a link to Bryce's TikTok videos: https://www.tiktok.com/discover/Bryce-dell This is our favorite of the Bryce Dell TikTok videos: https://www.tiktok.com/@bryce.dell/video/7033434854406589702 “Bryce’s videos are clean and wholesome,” South Roxana Police Chief Bob Coles said. “It is part of the younger generation’s culture, so I think we might as well embrace it.” Chief Coles describes Bryce as “an enthusiastic learner and very approachable.” “Even thoug
FLORISSANT — Major delays are expected on Interstate 270 in north St. Louis County this weekend due to closures in the I-270/South New Florissant Road area.
St. Louis blues and soul great Denise Thimes returns to the theatrical stage in the Metro Theater Company's production for young audiences. It is the first time the 2018 musical, based on a popular children's book, will be performed in St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Breckenridge Hills Police are searching for the driver who dragged one of their officers early Friday morning. At about 12:15 a.m. an officer pulled over a woman at Marvin Avenue and St. Charles Rock Road because her car did not have license plates. When the officer learned the woman had [...]
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - A home was on fire in Washington Park, Illinois early Friday morning. Fire crews were dispatched to the home at about 4:00 a.m. It is located at North 50th and Rosemont Place. It is unknown if anyone was inside the home at the time the fire began. The neighbors told [...]
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