WOOD RIVER - Midwest Members Credit Union is proud to sponsor the “Oiler of the Month” program at EAWR 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. April's winner is Chase Butler. Chase is a Senior at EAWR and is involved in EAWR Drama Club, Student Council, Saturday Scholars, Senior Mentor and Spirit Club. Chase has received honors with the Silver Medallion, National Honor Society and Dual Credit college courses. In Chase's free time, she enjoys volunteering at Hartford Elementary, helping Lewis & Clark Junior High Drama Club, working the Soap Box Derby at EA Rec Center and volunteering at her church. After graduation, Chase is planning on attending University of Illinois and majoring in Elementary Education. Congratulations
EDWARDSVILLE – Award-winning author and journalist Elizabeth Donald is proud to announce her latest book, Blackfire Rising , released April 3, 2025 from Falstaff Books. A long-time resident of Edwardsville, Ill., Elizabeth Donald is a writer fond of things that go chomp in the night. She is the author of the Blackfire urban fantasy series and Nocturne vampire mystery series, as well as other novels, novellas and short stories in the horror, science fiction and fantasy genres. She is a three-time winner of the Darrell Award for speculative fiction and recipient of the Mimi Zanger Literary Award. More recently Donald was runner-up in the Imadjinn film festival in the screenplay division, and a finalist for the Knost Award. Among Donald’s previous fiction publications are Nocturne Infernum (Seventh Star Press), Moonlight Sonata (Dark Oak Press), Dreadmire (Spellbinder Publishing), Yanaguana (Crone Girls Press), Setting Suns (New Babel Books), Abaddon (Cerridwen
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a $12 million settlement with Direct Energy Services LLC (Direct Energy) that resolves allegations the alternative retail electric supplier (ARES) engaged in fraudulent, unfair and deceptive business practices to mislead Illinois consumers into paying millions of dollars more for electricity than consumers who stayed with their default public utility. A consent judgment entered by the Cook County Circuit Court will provide restitution to eligible Illinois customers who received residential electricity supply services from Direct Energy between 2013 and April 2025. The restitution amounts will largely be based upon eligible customers’ electricity usage during the period in which they purchased electricity from Direct Energy. “Companies like Direct Energy must be held accountable for taking advantage of consumers with misrepresentations and false promises of lower prices,” Raoul said. “My office is committed
Eckert’s Annual Easter Egg-Citement returns to the farm this April! The event includes an Easter egg hunt in the fields, a petting zoo, tractor rides around the farm, a chance […]
JERSEYVILLE – Whether you’re a local business owner seeking affordable advertising or a supporter of local theater programs, JCHS Theatre Friends needs your help to make their first-ever Trivia Night a success. While all tables have been sold out for the May 10, 2025 Trivia Night at DJ’s Bar & Grill in Jerseyville, the group is still seeking four more category sponsors for the event. Category sponsors will have their names and/or logos displayed on the official event Facebook page , on-screen for one full round of trivia, as well as beverage coozies, a category sponsor banner, and a table tent display listing all event sponsors – all for $125. By joining the growing coalition of category sponsors, business owners and theater supporters can boost their name recognition in the community while supporting a good cause, ensuring the success of a vital arts program for local students. All sponsorships must be paid for by April 20, 2025 to ensure your name or logo
The SLMPD Accident Reconstruction Unit, Force Investigation Unit, and District 6 Detective Bureau are investigating after a fatal crash occurred on April 13, 2025 at Natural Bridge & Union.
Authoritarians don’t much like journalism, education, or informed consensus for what should be obvious reasons. But the far right has long had a particular animosity for publicly-funded broadcasting. In part, because when done right, public broadcasting is free of the kind of perverse financial incentives that results in the kind of feckless, truth-averse, “both sides” […]
The St. Louis Blues are back in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2022, and now, we know when they will play.
The Blues are facing off against the Winnipeg Jets, and the series will be the opener for all of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the NHL announced. Game 1 in Winnipeg is set to start at 5 p.m. Saturday. The game will be on TNT, truTV and Max.
Here is the full schedule:
Game 1 at Winnipeg; Saturday, April 19 at 5 p.m.; FanDuel Sports Network, TNT, truTV, Max, 101 ESPN
Game 2 at…
In response to economic uncertainty, the University of Missouri System is imposing immediate hiring restrictions, purchasing controls and slowing spending.
The cost-saving measures, which aim for a minimum $16 million in savings for fiscal year 2025, were presented Thursday at the Board of Curators meeting in Rolla.
While the four-campus system “remains well positioned with a strong balance sheet,” broader pressures on the higher education sector are spurring such cuts, said Ryan Rapp, UM System…
Communities across the country are suffering from a lack of primary care providers, and Missouri is no exception. In fact, it ranks fourth worst nationwide in terms of its primary care provider shortage. All but seven Missouri counties have shortages of primary care providers. Those mostly rural counties that lack providers see higher rates of chronic […]
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