From Construction Dive: The 940-page domestic policy bill that President Donald Trump signed into law July 4 could make owners less likely to fix up troubled properties or convert them to other uses, say supporters of the Section 179D commercial building energy efficiency deduction. The new law eliminates the 20-year-old tax deduction that supporters say […]
President Donald Trump’s administration will pursue a ban on Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland as part of an effort to strengthen farm security, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Tuesday. Appearing alongside other Cabinet officials, Republican governors and members of Congress at an event outside the U.S. Department of Agriculture headquarters in Washington, D.C., Rollins announced […]
In Trump’s eyes, anything that doesn’t make white people appear to be the saviors of the world is something that should be buried. Whatever the phrase “fake news” won’t make go away is subject to seemingly daily government edicts that declare any recognition of racial diversity or America’s racist past (and present) to be un-American […]
TOPEKA — A Leavenworth County District Court judge held off on a decision Monday on whether to lift a temporary restraining order he placed on CoreCivic last month, stopping the company from housing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at its vacant Leavenworth prison. Judge John Bryant said he would take CoreCivic’s motion to reconsider […]
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has abandoned plans for mass layoffs but still anticipates the exit of 30,000 employees by the end of the fiscal year. Previous downsizing goals aimed to return the agency to 2019-level staffing of roughly 398,000 employees, which would represent the loss of about 70,000 jobs and a 15% overall […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The city’s development agency has agreed to pay its former leader more than $166,000 as part of a separation agreement. Neal Richardson served as president and CEO of St. Louis Development Corp. for four years under former Mayor Tishaura O. Jones before the agency’s board voted to remove him from office […]
ST. CLAIR COUNTY — The Illinois State Police announced the results of a month-long Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement operation targeting underage alcohol sales in St. Clair County. Conducted in June 2025, the surveillance aimed to identify businesses selling alcoholic beverages to minors and enforce underage drinking laws to reduce impaired driving incidents. Illinois State Police Zone 6 Commander Jamie Brunnworth revealed that 13 establishments were found to have sold alcohol to individuals under the age of 21. Employees cited for unlawful delivery of alcoholic liquor to a minor, a Class A misdemeanor, included Autumn M. Marish, 28, of Mascoutah at Scooter’s; Octaviano Jeronimo Mariscal, 27, of New Baden at Camino Real Mexican Cuisine; and Margarete A. Hund, 64, of Mascoutah at The Vault. Other employees cited were Jameel D. Johnson, 22, of East St. Louis at Green Mount Moto Mart; Margarita Reyes, 32, of Columbia at Zapata’s Mexican Restaurant; Tamaziah Hood, 18,
Erton Köhler, a pastor from Brazil, has been elected president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church General Conference. He is the first South American to hold the position, leading a global denomination with 23 million members in over 200 countries.
ALTON - The Hayner Public Library District has a variety of free databases available for community members to utilize. In a recent interview on “Our Daily Show!” with CJ Nasello , Hayner’s executive director Mary Cordes explained that the databases offer free, verified resources for a variety of professions, studies and more. From studying for the ACT to learning about home repair, Hayner’s databases have a lot of information available. “We have a ton of databases. I’m always trying to promote them because I feel like they’re one of the most valuable things we have in our collection that people just don’t know about,” Cordes said. “They’re not super glamorous, but they’re super helpful.” All of these databases can be accessed with your Hayner Library library card. You can access them at home or come to the library and use the computers there. Cordes pointed to Learning Express , an onlin
On Tuesday, local, state, and federal lawmakers came together in Hazelwood to celebrate the passing and expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, which will now include Missouri.
JERSEYVILLE - Brogan Kanallakan is displaying talent at both the plate and in his first base role this summer. Joe Kallal, one of the summer coaches for Jerseyville's American Legion teams, sees great potential in the rising junior for Jersey Community High School. Brogan is a Sparklight Male Athlete of the Month. Brogan's older brother, Drake, was an outstanding athlete and was a towering 6-foot-6 player. He played at Jersey Community High School under Coach Darren Perdun and went 6-1 his senior year with a 2.19 ERA. He pitched at Rockhurst and also had success from 2017-2021. Brogan is following in the footsteps of Drake and has the physique and also athletic talent to be a great baseball player, Coach Kallal said. "He will be a junior this year," Coach Kallal said. "He has a lot of baseball potential." Brogan is also an honor student at JCHS.
CARLINVILLE - Blackburn College has announced its Dean’s List for the Spring 2025 semester. Students named to the Dean’s List must earn a grade point average of 3.6 or higher for the semester. Area students include: HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME Alton, IL Justin Atkinson Brighton, IL Cassidy Gaither Erika Pfitzner Carrollton, IL Diana Varble Godfrey, IL Ashley Richardson Megan Van Deusen Granite City, IL Bryan Chrisos Ashley Schardan Emalee Shubert Jerseyville, IL Clayton Brunaugh Abigail Droege Caroline Gibson Shelby Koenig
Jim Suelmann, the veteran city street department director called out of retirement to help out his old agency, said Tuesday he has finished his work and returned to retirement.
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