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Drivers will see a 10% pay reduction for the next three pay periods, a letter obtained by 5 On Your Side said.

ALTON - Payton Crane , currently a senior at Marquette Catholic High School, has been named an Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club Student Of The Month. She is the youngest daughter of Josh and Kristina Crane. She would like to thank the staff at Marquette and the Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club for granting her the opportunities that have led her to receive this award. Academically, Payton has excelled in many different ways. Her academic achievements include achieving high honor roll every semester, which has her on track to graduate with a 5.0 weighted GPA on a 4.0 scale and nearly 40 dual credit hours, receiving the prestigious Silver Medallion Award, which is only granted to the top 8% of graduating seniors, and being named an Illinois State Scholar, an honor given based on GPA, ACT or SAT scores, and class rank and size. On Payton’s first try, she received a 30 on her ACT, and she is currently second in the class, with a 4.84 GPA. As for extracurricular activities, Payton has been involved

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A hearing on a House Bill Tuesday in Missouri's Capitol was aimed at deciphering who is on the other end of the 988 hotline text messages.

ALTON - David Reese of Alton High School has been selected as February’s Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club Student of the Month. David is the son of Chad (Krista) Reese and Holly Marcum (Tim Borman). David is a senior at Alton High School. He plays varsity tennis for Alton High and also leads the student section as a Redbird Nest Leader. During his high school career, David has also been a member of the Alton High Trap Club, Pickleball Club, Physics Club. David currently holds a cumulative 3.75 GPA, and earned a 4.1 GPA last semester, earning him high honor roll at Alton High School and Dean’s list at Lewis & Clark Community College. By the time David graduates, he will have taken 12 honors courses and achieved 42 college credit hours. While at Alton High School, David found his passion for architecture. He has completed every class available in that field that the school has to offer and credits Mr. Goetten for being such a mentor to him and his career plans. In 2024, David won

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Two men have been charged after allegedly burglarizing Dunbar Elementary School for copper piping in the city's Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood.

A bill to create three new child care tax credits received initial approval by the Missouri House on Tuesday. A similar measure received bipartisan support last year but fell victim to Republican infighting in the Senate. The measure would help employers foot the bill for their employees’ child care costs and encourage existing providers to […]

Def Leppard is set to headline Ottawa Bluesfest, a nine-day festival that runs July 10-13 and July 16-20.The “Hysteria” rockers will headline the July 16 bill that also features Rage Against the…

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Although February is coming to an end in just a couple of days, this month serves as an important reminder about recreational therapy and its use in intervening for one’s overall well-being. Laura Teague, recreational therapist, and Shriners Children’s St. Louis are educating individuals about the positive impact of this form of therapy.

It happened in the 500 block of Pine Street, a block away from Kiener Plaza, on Feb. 12. Both were charged the next day.

I realize that using the word “racist” to describe an ExTwitter account is pretty much redundant at this point, but there’s something more to this story. It’s not that a racist is using ExTwitter to make racist posts. It’s that a prosecutor working for ICE is, and has been, posting racist content for years on […]

The boy was identified as Charles E. Jones of Cahokia Heights.

One of the teens who was critically injured in a double shooting in Cahokia Heights over the weekend has died, according to officials.

GRAFTON - The Grafton Art Gallery will host a meet-and-greet ahead of a new “Drawing for Serious Fun” class. From 1–3 p.m. on Saturday, March 1, 2025, community members are invited to the Grafton Art Gallery at 301 E. Main Street in Grafton for a no-obligation informative meeting about the upcoming drawing classes. Taught by Don Mathenia, the classes are open to adults at any level to enjoy. “With this class, I’m sure I’ll have people there who I will learn from,” Mathenia said. “I want to learn from people too. Art is never something that’s totally static, never. If it gets to be that, it’s not art anymore.” The “Drawing for Serious Fun” classes will start on March 10, 2025, and will be held on Mondays and Thursdays. During the meet-and-greet on March 1, Mathenia and Grafton Art Gallery owner Gene Smith will poll attendees to decide what time is best for the classes. They look forward to meeting

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A St. Louis man was arrested Tuesday and charged for a fatal shooting last fall in the city’s Hyde Park neighborhood.

WOOD RIVER - A fire in a locomotive on the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks just north of West Ferguson in Wood River in the afternoon on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, and captured the attention of local emergency crews. The incident occurred when a fire broke out in the main DC power system of the train. Wood River Fire Chief Wade Stahlhut confirmed that the fire was contained to the engine. Firefighter crews from Wood River, East Alton and Roxana responded to the scene, where they successfully isolated power through an emergency shutdown before firefighters approached the situation. “I am always proud of them,” Chief Stahlhut said regarding the firefighters' response. “They work extremely hard being prepared for a unique type of incident and knowing hazards mitigated before putting the fire out was huge.” The incident took place on the old BP property near West Ferguson, and firefighters were able to extinguish the flames quickly. As of now, the cause of the fire

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