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BETHALTO - Recent Civic Memorial High School graduate Claire Christeson was a two-sport standout athlete for the Eagles. She was a star on the girls' basketball team and also loved playing soccer come springtime. Because of injuries and the COVID-19 Pandemic, she had an absolute roller coaster of a high school campaign. With her career finish in both basketball and soccer and how she faced all the challenges and remained vital to her teams, she is a Tom Lane State Farm Insurance Female Athlete of Month for the Eagles. "Personally, I didn't expect it to go this way," Claire said. "Looking back at it I wouldn't change anything." She started off by making the varsity basketball team her freshman year and came off the bench, participating in 20 games. The following year she played in all 35 games. Her junior year was cut short due to the pandemic. The Eagles still managed to get in 17 games, only losing one of those. Claire played in all 17 and averaged 10.2 points per game. She gave

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Today on TAP: Criminal prosecution of Trump will be a good start, but just the beginning.

After postponing two concerts because frontman Mick Jagger recently tested positive for COVID-19, The Rolling Stones are ready to relaunch their SIXTY tour on Tuesday in Milan, Italy. Jagger has…

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The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Sunday that USS St. Louis, and four other new Navy combat ships, may be spared from being decommissioned next year.

BETHALTO - Bethalto Police Department responded to a serious rollover crash on I-255 right before the Bethalto exit Sunday morning. Bethalto Police Chief Mike Dixon said the Bethalto Police and Fire Department responded to the crash. One of the subjects involved in the one-vehicle crash was airlifted from the scene. Chief Dixon said Illinois State Police is handling the investigation and will release any further information. More to come.

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Southwest Airlines Co., the busiest carrier at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, has extended its flight schedule into early 2023 as the carrier continues to restore its network and ramp up service. The schedule extension announced Thursday enables customers to book flights through Jan. 4, 2023, and comes as Dallas-based Southwest looks to continue its momentum as it proceeds through a busy summer travel season. Southwest raised its revenue projection for the second quarter last month, citing…

(BUZZ MAGAZINE) - Civil War soldiers from Illinois, as elsewhere, came from all walks of life, including a few college students. One was Joseph Howell, a Bond County native who died in the opening months of the war. Howell was killed in action at the Battle of Fort Donelson on Feb. 15, 1862, which was his first major action. Like most war casualties, Howell was cut down in the prime of life, at 22 years old. His death brought an untimely end to a promising future. Born on Sept. 1, 1838, Howell managed to pursue higher education in a time of low literacy. In 1860, he was one of ten members of the original graduating class at Illinois State Normal, which was renamed Illinois State University in 1964. “Normal” referred to a school to trains teachers, so Howell’s career path was obvious. By his final year, he was serving as an assistant in the university’s model school, which was founded just weeks after the first classes in 1857. Simply put, Merriam-Webster define

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Republicans think new district lines, a strong nominee and current political trends will put a Democratic district in play this fall.

This article is published through a collaboration between States Newsroom and Bolts. WASHINGTON — Earlier this month, about 10 men detained in the Young Men Emerging unit in the Washington, D.C., jail sat around a TV to watch the Democratic candidates for mayor debate issues including affordable housing and gun violence. “It was on a communal TV, and […]

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GPS technology will automatically turn lights green for emergency vehicles as they approach intersections in the county.

The acquisition increases the credit union's total footprint to 22 locations across the Metro East and St. Louis area.

Not too far into Hell of a Book the main character, an unnamed Black author of a book of the same name gets sent by his publisher to a media trainer, Jack the Media Trainer. The mood of the interaction between them is set immediately by the trainer’s “torpedo” handshake, which the author thinks might “spear me through the backbone.”

Charlie Troxell — better known on STL radio as "Charlie Brown" — died on June 9 at the age of 80. He also was an avid ham radio operator.

In a video posted Monday of a fake no-knock home raid, former Gov. Eric Greitens — flanked by extras in body armor, using flash grenades and carrying firearms — promoted a fundraising program offering a “RINO Hunting Permit” to supporters of his U.S. Senate campaign. RINO stands for “Republican in Name Only.” The video drew […]

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Brian Wilson was born 80 years ago today, and in celebration of the milestone birthday, special messages from some of the Beach Boys legend's famous musical friends, fans and associates…

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Elton John is the latest legend to get in on the NFT craze for charity. NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are unique pieces of digital artwork that many artists have been…

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GODFREY - Godfrey Mayor Mike McCormick released more information today about limb pickup from the recent storm that did significant damage to trees in the area. "In response to the storm of June 17, 2022, that went through the Village of Godfrey, Mayor Mike McCormick has activated the Public Works Department to assist with pick-up and disposal of yard debris," the Village of Godfrey said today. "Because employees are not permitted on private property, limbs and branches must be curbside and cannot be more than 8 inches in diameter. "To assure pick-up, contact Godfrey’s Public Works Department at (618) 466-3133 to share your address; if no answer, please leave a message. Pick-up will run from June 21, 2022, to June 28, 2022.

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Disgraced former governor of Missouri and duct-tape enthusiast Eric Greitens released a new campaign ad for his Senate run today, in which he cocks a shotgun and vows to hunt down his political opponents before he and a paramilitary squad of some sort break into what appears to be a vacant house. If that sounds like a dystopian scene from a failing and increasingly authoritarian police state, well, it is, but you should probably keep that opinion to yourself if you don't want to be killed by the goon squads. The unhinged ad opens on what appears to be a tranquil suburban street, where Greitens, who resigned as governor in 2018 after being accused of sexually assaulting and blackmailing a woman,  strolls up to a mailbox sporting the words "THE RINO'S DEN" while holding a shotgun.