EDWARDSVILLE - During the regular meeting of the Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7 Board of Education, Acting Superintendent Dr. Allen Duncan shared information about the district’s scores on the 5Essentials Survey. The 5Essentials Survey is an anonymous assessment developed by the University of Chicago. Students in grades 4–12 and their parents and teachers take the survey every year to assess the district’s climate and culture. The results of the survey
On display at the ever-popular orchid show, the Missouri Botanical Garden’s vast orchid collection includes more than 6,000 individual plants representing almost 700 unique species, and approximately one in 10 […]
A single candle can make a room feel safer, warmer, and more alive than a bright overhead bulb. That’s strange when you think about it. The candle gives less light, yet it often feels like it gives more comfort. That small contradiction sits at the heart of why so many winter traditions—across religions, countries, and families—keep coming back to light. Light shows up in these rituals for practical reasons, but also for emotional ones. It marks time, gathers people, and turns
Last Monday, Alton Steel, one of the city’s largest employers, announced its impending closure due to “insurmountable challenges” such as old equipment, intense market competition and industry consolidation.
On February 3, 1959, a small plane crashed in a snowy Iowa field, killing three rising American rock-and-roll stars—Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson—along with their pilot. The tragedy mattered immediately because it cut short careers that were shaping a fast-changing popular music scene. It still matters because it became a lasting reference point for how modern celebrity, touring, and mass media can turn a single accident into a shared
This morning starts with a few snow flurries and cloudy skies. Temperatures early are chilly, around 17 degrees, with a wind from the north at 10 mph gusting to 20 mph, so it might feel a bit colder. By afternoon, clouds will linger with a high near 34. There is a chance of some freezing drizzle, so watch your step. As evening arrives, the temperature will drop toward the low 20s with mostly cloudy skies remaining. Overnight, expect mostly cloudy and cold conditions with lows near 17 degrees and
So for years we pointed out how the trend of news websites killing off their comment section (usually because they were too cheap or lazy to creatively manage them) was counterproductive. One, it killed off a lot of local community value and engagement created within your own properties. Two, it outsourced anything vaguely resembling functional conversation with […]
The City of St. Louis and Bi-State Development are holding open houses this week to gather community input after shifting plans for the Green Line from a light rail system to a Bus Rapid Transit project due to inflation and rising construction costs.
Energizer Park in St. Louis will host matches during the 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, with seven stadiums across the US chosen to host games, and the final-stage matches scheduled for the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California.
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