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Several Jerseyville Street Projects Planned, In Progress

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JERSEYVILLE – The City of Jerseyville has several street improvement projects planned over the next few years. At an April 8, 2025 “workshop” meeting of the City Council, several past, present, and future street projects around Jerseyville were discussed between city officials. Hollow Avenue One major project taking place in the near future is the next phase of Hollow Avenue improvements . The narrow, deteriorated road has long had no sidewalk and sight-distance issues for drivers. Phase 2 improvements included repaving and widening the road, installing ADA-compliant sidewalks, and more along Hollow Avenue from Baxter Avenue to North Hickory Street. The continuation of this phase over the next two years will see these improvements extend west towards the city limits near Waggoner Avenue . The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) will open bids for the next phase of the Hollow Avenue project on April 25, 2025. Highway

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Spencer Homes Female Athlete Of Month: Sophie Antonini Delivers Game-Winning Single For Edwardsville Over East

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EDWARDSVILLE - Sophomore infielder Sophie Antonini came through in a big way on Apr. 15, delivering a game-winning single that scored pinch-runner Lily Stone with the winning run in a thrilling 8-7 win for Edwardsville over Belleville East in a Southwestern Conference softball game played at the Edwardsville District 7 Sports Complex. It was a clutch hit in many ways for Antonini, who's currently hitting .447, with no homers and seven RBIs in helping the Tigers to a 12-4 record after a 22-0 Edwardsville win over East St. Louis on Apr. 17. Sophie is a Spencer Homes Female Athlete of the Month for the Tigers. To coin a phrase from Yogi Berra himself, it was deja vu all over again for Antonini, who found herself in the same situation a year ago against the Lancers. "I feel great," Antonini said in a post-game interview following her big hit. "I did this similar to last year, in our conference game against them. It's got a sense of deja vu, but it feels great." The pitch that she

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LC Holds 18th Annual Trebuchet Competition

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GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College held its annual Trebuchet Competition April 4, 2025 in River Bend Arena. This year’s event drew 19 teams and 93 students from six area high schools. Competition organizer and LC Mathematics Professor Kevin Bodden saw this year’s event improve in several areas. “I’m thrilled to share that this year’s high school Trebuchet Contest was a resounding success,” he said. “With a 12 percent increase in attendance compared to last year and a significant boost in scoring across the board, the event was more exciting and competitive than ever!” The event is comprised of two areas of competition: reporting and trebuchet. Taking first place in the trebuchet was Team Angels Raining Down Destruction from St. Joseph’s Academy in St. Louis. Members included Emily Rybak, Elizabeth Kirsch, Kate Hulsen and Ava Muehlemann. Second place in the trebuchet category went to Team Mitchell and Wings from

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