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Godfrey Business Spotlight: Hamilton Fabrication and Steel, Inc. is Family Business with Quality Focus

1 month 4 weeks ago
GODFREY - Perhaps when traveling Tolle Lane, you have noticed all the racks of steel and large buildings and wondered, what is that place? That place is the home of Hamilton Fabrication and Steel, Inc. Founded on the premise of an exceptional work ethic combined with a genuine desire to provide a valuable service, Hamilton Fab & Steel Supply is a leading steel company in Madison County. Being the third generation of professional steelworkers, the owners of Hamilton Fab & Steel Supply, John

Glen Carbon Elementary Students Learn Anti-Bullying Lessons

1 month 4 weeks ago
GLEN CARBON - Kindergarteners at Glen Carbon Elementary School learned more about how to identify and report bullying. On Monday, April 20, 2026, school counselor Emily Webb stopped in the kindergarten classrooms for a conversation about bullying prevention. The Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7 is committed to providing each student with a great space to learn, and teaching students how to prevent and handle bullying is part of this mission. “A big part of bullying preventio

Update: Deceased Identified: Double-Shooting, Homicide Investigation Is Underway

1 month 4 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - St. Louis County Police are investigating a double shooting that left one man dead early Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in the 1100 block of Congress Avenue, after officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation, authorities said. The shooting happened at about 2:40 a.m. April 21, 2026, according to the St. Louis County Police Department. Officers from the department’s North County Precinct arrived and found two adult males suffering from apparent gunshot injuries, police

Why Humans Celebrate Rebirth After Loss, Change and Hard Seasons

1 month 4 weeks ago
A person can lose a job on Friday and be updating their résumé by Monday with a strange mix of dread and energy. That jump—from “it’s over” to “maybe this is a new start”—is one of the clearest signs that humans don’t just accept endings. We try to turn them into beginnings. That impulse is the heart of why humans celebrate rebirth. Rebirth can mean a literal return to life in religious stories, a symbolic reset like a new year, o

We Don't Have Time for Half Measures

1 month 4 weeks ago

From Atlanta’s Beltline to St. Louis neighborhoods, the lesson is clear: bold vision only works when it’s matched with real investment. This post breaks down what that actually means—and what’s at stake if we don’t. Download it here.

Sean Spencer