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Midwest Members Credit Union Male Athlete Of The Month: Dalton Carriker Excels in Baseball and Football at Roxana High

6 months ago
ROXANA - Roxana High School senior Dalton Carriker is concluding his athletic career in style this spring for the Shells baseball team as a key player. He earned All-Conference honors in baseball and football and was the 2025 Baseball Offensive Player of the Year, according to information provided by Stephanie Carriker. Carriker, a Roxana athlete and straight-A student, has also earned Academic All-State recognition in football. In baseball, he has “already broken multiple Roxana records”

American Legion Riders Complete 400-Mile Annual Haven Ride

6 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - The American Legion Riders Post 199 rode more than 400 miles as part of its annual Haven Ride, including a stop at a traveling wall of remembrance at the Mt. Vernon Airport, and presented a $1,000 check to The Haven, a day camp for veterans on Crab Orchard Lake in Southern Illinois. The ride involved members of American Legion Riders Post 199, whose annual event included visiting the traveling wall of remembrance and making a donation to The Haven. The Haven serves veterans, primarily

2026 St. Louis Legends Games Key Dates

6 months ago

St. Louis Senior Olympics Rebrands as St. Louis Legends Games May 16-31 One of the region’s longest-running active aging traditions is entering a new chapter. After decades as the St. Louis Senior Olympics, the Jewish Community Center (The J)’s signature community sports event will return in 2026 as the St. Louis Legends Games. The rebrand […]

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Eight Arrested, Accused of Drug, Gun Conspiracy and Illegal Re-Entry Charges in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation

6 months ago
ST. LOUIS – Eight people, including six who entered the country illegally, were arrested Wednesday on charges including trafficking in firearms and cocaine. The eight are: Ivan Said Henriquez-Corea, 34, of St. Louis. Jose Edwardo Maldonado-Vargas, 21, a.k.a. Oscar Rodriguez-Lopez, of St. Louis County. Manuel DeJesus Hernandez-Maldonado, 47, of St. Louis. Heber Marcelino Figueroa-Bardales, 27, of St. Louis. Edgar Cruz-Ramirez, 36, of St. Louis County. Thomas Allen Hull, 37,

St. Charles County Bartender Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Child Pornography Offense

6 months ago
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Joshua M. Divine on Wednesday sentenced a former bartender who admitted possessing child sexual abuse material and installing hidden cameras in the bedroom and bathroom of a former residence to 13 years in prison. Judge Divine also ordered Anthony Thomas, 49, of St. Charles County, to pay $104,500 to victims who appeared in the child sexual abuse material (CSAM) that he downloaded. Thomas possessed thousands of media files containing CSAM and thousands