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Carlinville Area Hospital & Clinics To Host Community Blood Drive With ImpactLife Monday, December 15

11 months ago
CARLINVILLE – Carlinville Area Hospital & Clinics will host a Community Blood Drive with ImpactLife, the provider of blood components for local hospitals. The blood drive will be from 11:00 am to 2:30 pm on Monday, December 15 at 20733 North Broad, inside Donor Bus. What: Carlinville Area Hospital & Clinics Community Blood Drive When: Monday, December 15, 11:00 am - 2:30 pm Where: Donor Bus, 20733 North Broad, Carlinville, IL Appointments: To donate, please contact Vicki Walker

Bunker Hill Cafeteria Worker Advocates for Federal Funds to Provide Free School Meals

11 months ago
BUNKER HILL - Shelly Wuellner, Vice President of the Illinois School Nutrition Association, wants to make sure no child goes hungry at school. Wuellner has met with several local politicians to advocate for free school breakfasts and lunches for students. She has traveled to Washington, D.C., to push for federal funding for these meals, where she has also met with cafeteria workers across the country who support funding breakfasts and lunches for kids. “All the lunch ladies throughout

List: St. Louis area school closings and early dismissals

11 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- A winter system moved through the St. Louis area Monday afternoon, leaving the roadways overwhelmed with ice and snow into Tuesday. As crews work to clear the roadways, various schools throughout the region have announced closures and delayed starts. According to St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson Mitch McCoy, officers responded to [...]
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Sex Offender Registry Violation Prompts Swift Law Enforcement Action In Calhoun County

11 months ago
KAMPSVILLE — The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 39-year-old man for failing to register as a sex offender after receiving complaints from local residents, officials said. On Oct. 28, 2025, the sheriff’s office was notified that a sex offender was living at an unregistered residence in Kampsville, Calhoun County. Deputies launched an investigation and conducted surveillance, confirming the individual’s residence in the area without proper registration. Two day

Fatal Fire Update: State Fire Marshal Investigates Cause of Alton House Blaze

11 months ago
ALTON — The Alton Fire Department encountered a very tragic situation early Monday morning, Dec. 1, 2025, when they discovered a man and a dog who had died in a fire. The blaze broke out around 2:30 a.m. Dec. 1 in the 900 block of Rixon in Alton. Firefighters arrived to find a single-story home fully engulfed in flames, Alton Fire Department Battalion Chief Derrick Richardson said. Despite temperatures in the 20s, crews immediately began attacking the fire, working until about 5:15 a.m.