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WOOD RIVER – Midwest Members Credit Union is proud to sponsor the “Oiler of the Month” program at East Alton-Wood River High School. A senior student is selected each month by members of EAWR faculty. Each student is awarded a certificate and a Subway gift card. The seniors selected each month will have the opportunity to compete for a $1,000. “Oiler of the Year” scholarship at the end of the school year. February's winner is KayLynn Buttry. KayLynn is a Senior a

As efforts to study and conserve fungi expand, researchers say a "shroom boom" is underway.

Former St. Louis Public School Superintendent Millicent Borishade, who was fired after just 15 months on the job, is now firing back against school officials in a lawsuit filed Friday.

Bill McClellan writes: We don't have Mark Twain to name this Age in which we live. Certainly, it’s not the New Gilded Age. There is nothing gold-plated about our time.

Missouri lawmakers are weighing whether to restructure the state’s electricity markets. Before moving forward, they should take a hard look at how restructured markets have performed during extreme weather and how they have affected household utility bills. The record is clear: when reliability mattered most, restructured markets repeatedly failed, and over time, families, farmers, and […]

BELLEVILLE - Detectives investigating a death near a busy Belleville roadway have led to felony charges against a local man. Joe Davis, 60, of Belleville, was charged March 19, 2026, in connection with the March 18, 2026, death of Shawn Overmiller in the area of Illinois Route 161 and Sullivan Drive, according to the Belleville Police Department. The St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office issued the charges after detectives presented information and evidence was reviewed.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On CNN’s The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown yesterday , combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) slammed Donald Trump for waging an illegal war against Iran that is costing troops’ lives, causing costs to skyrocket and making Americans less safe around the world. After Senate Republicans blocked a War Powers Resolution two nights ago to withdraw U.S. forces from this illegal war, Duckworth reiterated that our brave

GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College Sophomore Sarah Wieneke has recently been named one of the winners of the 2024-2025 Norton Speaker’s Contest. The contest recognizes exceptional, original nonfiction speeches that are given by undergraduate students in a two or four-year college or university. Wieneke’s winning speech, submitted in June 2025, was titled “Visit Chattanooga Tennessee.” It focused on family-friendly activities in Chattanooga and was inspire

Headlines from the March 21, 1926, front page include: Gang that stole $300,000 rounded up in New York.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Malik Reneau scored 24 points, Tre Donaldson hit a couple of big baskets down the stretch, and seventh-seeded Miami pulled away late for a 80-66 victory over No. 10 seed Missouri on Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Donaldson finished with 17 points, and Shelton Henderson had 15 [...]

The region’s convention bureau is trying to lure the Premium Cigar Association’s international trade show

Mayor Sam Richards says he hopes the development agreement with CRG can be approved at a special City Council meeting March 30. An opponent called the proposal 'despicable.'

Library CEO John Greifzu said the policy is "not about pride flags."

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