Actor, ventriloquist, letter carrier, and Panama–California Exposition gatekeeper George Mold died on April 25, 1926. An Alton Evening Telegraph article the next day announced the news. At the time of his death, Mold resided in Coronado Beach, California, but he grew up in Alton and frequently came back to the area to visit family and friends. George Mold moved to Wichita, Kansas, as a young man, and made “quite a success in amateur theatricals” there. In 1893, he played
Auction catalog available here . SPRINGFIELD – Collectible baseball cards of Hall of Famers Ryne Sandberg, Nolan Ryan and Ken Griffey Jr., a gold ingot, and an 1868 French coin bearing the image of Napoleon III are just a few of the notable items available at the online ICash auction April 24-May 3, 2026. “Our online auction offers something unique and memorable for everyone,” said Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs, whose office oversees unclaimed property in
BETHALTO - Five senior students from Civic Memorial High School have been offered an impressive scholarship and job opportunity through Mercy Hospital. These five students — Brock Green, Grace Burton, Mia Suarez, Emma Moore and Ava Fassler — have been “blessed with an opportunity beyond belief,” said teacher Angie Parish. The students will join Mercy’s Win From Within program, where they will work as Patient Care Associates at Mercy Hospital and then attend colleg
The geometric and glowing art of HYBYCOZO is coming to St. Louis this spring and summer, on display for daytime visitors of the Missouri Botanical Garden and during special illuminated […]
The National Museum of Transportation is proud to announce a special exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of historic Route 66. Titled “Roads, River, Rooms, and Reels,” the exhibit will open […]
The High Low Gallery presents a new exhibition, Night Comfort, featuring works by St. Louis artist Jeremy Rabus, opening Friday, March 27 and running through Sunday, June 14. Night Comfort explores nostalgia through […]
ST. LOUIS - Today will be another beautiful spring day with temperatures again in the upper 70s to near 80. We'll have more clouds around, especially for the afternoon and evening. Our next system begins to impact the region late tonight into early Monday. There will likely be a few clusters of storms that could [...]
Begin Again: Wak'a Garden is the second installment in Laumeier’s Begin Again series, honoring the Park’s 50-year history of collaborating with artists and supporting new commissions and exhibitions. The organic, amphitheater-shaped sculpture, built […]
Begin Again: 50 Years and Counting marks Laumeier’s 50th anniversary by celebrating five decades of artist commissions and exhibitions. Featuring hundreds of artists and rarely seen works from Laumeier’s collection, […]
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