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Sparklight Female Athlete Of Month For Jersey: Amelia Jumper Breaks 20 Minutes For 3 Miles In Regional Cross Country

1 month 3 weeks ago
JERSEYVILLE - Amelia Jumper, a freshman cross country runner for Jersey Community Unit School District No. 100, qualified for the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Sectional meet. She also accomplished a goal of breaking 20 minutes at the 2A Cross Country Regional in Taylorville with a time of 19 minutes, 51.2 seconds. Jumper, recognized as the Sparklight Female Athlete of the Month for Jersey, has shown strong performances throughout the season. Jumper, the No. 1 runner on her team, se

100 Years Ago: Alton Student Draws Big Crowd at Recital, Goes On to Perform Throughout Life

1 month 3 weeks ago
ALTON - On November 6, 1925, 16-year-old Helen Hamer gave a recital to mark her completion of a course in expression and elocution under Mrs. Margaret Slifer-Lancaster, head of the Lancaster School of Oratory. Hamer had been “a favorite reader in Alton for a number of years,” and several hundred people attended the recital at Spalding Auditorium. All seats in the auditorium were filled, “as well as the passage ways and halls, and many people had to return to their homes for

Industry Veteran Sanford Sachtelben Joins Architectural Metals, Inc. Team

1 month 3 weeks ago

Sanford Sachtleben has joined the team of St. Louis based Architectural Metals Inc. (AMI) as an outside sales representative. He is owner of Sterling Architectural Products. AMI is the Midwest’s leading anodizing firm and is a sister company to Winco Window Company, a commercial aluminum window manufacturer. “Sanford joins our team with more than 30 […]

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Dede Hance

Nancy Pelosi won't seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US House

1 month 3 weeks ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection to the U.S. House, bringing to a close her storied career as not only the first woman in the speaker's office but arguably the most powerful in American politics. Pelosi, who has represented San Francisco for nearly 40 years, announced her decision Thursday. “I [...]
LISA MASCARO, Associated Press

Condos Planned for Part of Caleres Site in Downtown Clayton

1 month 3 weeks ago

From St. Louis Business Journal: A proposal submitted to the city of Clayton Nov. 2 outlines a mixed-use development at 61 Topton Way, part of Caleres’ current headquarters site. It would consist of one six-story, 95,682-square-foot building with 29 condominium units over retail space and a parking garage. The site, at the corner of Topton […]

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Rachel Finan

Massive Vacant Office Building, Sold Twice Within Months, Will Become Church

1 month 3 weeks ago

From St. Louis Business Journal: A vacant 200,000-square-foot office building in St. Louis County has been sold twice in the last few months, each time for more than $5 million. The former Magellan Health Services building at 14100 Magellan Plaza in Maryland Heights first sold to an investor and then to a church, commercial real […]

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Rachel Finan

BJ's Printables Female Athlete Of Month: MELHS Sophomore Lucy Doyle Sets Personal Record At Sectional Meet

1 month 3 weeks ago
EDWARDSVILLE — Metro East Lutheran High School sophomore Lucy Doyle set a personal three-mile cross country record at the 1A sectional meet at Trenton Wesclin on Nov. 1, 2025, finishing with a time of 18 minutes, 59.7 seconds. Doyle also recorded a time of 19:32.0 at the 1A Trenton-Wesclin Regional on Oct. 25, 2025, securing her advancement to the state finals at Detweiller Park in Peoria. Doyle’s season has been marked by steady improvement. She placed second at the Granite City