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PIASA - For any team, the libero is a pivotal person in the lineup. This past girl's volleyball season, libero Maddy Fenstermaker was a key player each match for the Piasa Birds. Fenstermaker was a master with her defensive positions for the Birds and also a spark plug to Southwestern’s front-line play and kills. The good thing for head girls' volleyball coach Derek Dempsey is the proven leader - Fenstermaker - returns next season because she was only a junior this season. Maddy is an Altonized Community Federal Credit Union Female Athlete of the Month for Southwestern. “She is one of those who have a bigger heart than almost any other player on the court,” Dempsey said. “She is 5-foot-2, but covers the floor well and is very scrappy.” The coach said he expects Maddy to only build next year on what she learned this season and he expects the Piasa Birds to be much improved in 2024 because they had such a young team this year. Many of Southwestern’s

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From St. Louis Business Journal:  The carpenters’ union that covers St. Louis has brought a breach of contract complaint against developer Paul McKee over a loan involving an O’Fallon, Missouri, office building. The Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council said in a lawsuit filed this month in St. Louis County Circuit Court that in 2020, its predecessor […]

The Polar Express Train Ride at St. Louis Union Station is an important holiday tradition. Set to The Polar Express motion picture soundtrack, the magical experience takes guests on a […]

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JERSEYVILLE - When it comes to enthusiasm and leadership on the basketball court, Jersey Community High School senior Tessa Crawford stands above nearly all the rest. Crawford is the one that the Panthers’ basketball varsity girls look to for leadership on the court. Crawford is a Sparklight Internet Female Athlete of the Month for the Panthers. Jersey head girls' basketball coach Caleb Williams said she is the only senior on the team and looks to make everyone else around her better. “She can score and she can facilitate offense for other players,” he said. “Defensively, she will play hard all game long every night.” Coach Williams stressed that Crawford always hustles on the court and leads by example. “Tessa’s example is that she plays with passion, and toughness, and goes hard at everything she does,” he said. Area girls' basketball teams should be on the lookout for their games with the skilled Panthers’ squad with Tessa

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The university was the only teacher training program to receive a letter of noncompliance from the Missouri education department.

Two women are behind bars after a violent weekend fight in Florissant, which reportedly escalated to gunshots and another woman being struck by a car.

Some of David Bowie’s handwritten lyrics have sold for big bucks at auction. The BBC reports that a lyric sheet featuring the work-in-progress writings for the classic tracks "Rock n Roll Suicide" and "Suffragette…

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EDWARDSVILLE - Charlie Rae will welcome Santa, Mrs. Claus and community members for a free “Kick Start Christmas with Charlie Rae” event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. The children’s boutique, located at 100 N. Main Street in Edwardsville, is celebrating two months since its opening with this completely free event. Steele the Moments by Hannah will offer professional photos with Santa, and visitors can enjoy a hot chocolate bar and Christmas cookies. Donations will be accepted for the Metro East Humane Society . Charlie Rae owner Clarinda Martin opened the storefront in mid-October after two years of online-only sales. The boutique sells a variety of clothing for babies and kids. Martin, who has twins, realized there weren’t many “kid options” in the area, which inspired her to open Charlie Rae. “It’s been going really good. It’s a lot busier than I expected,” Martin said. “Edwardsville’s

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She will be held until trial, which is scheduled for Jan. 16, 2024.

The world of generative AI has been changing rapidly, and that’s not something that’s going to stop any time soon. Today, we’re joined on the podcast by Jonathan Ross, founder and CEO of Groq (no, not Elon Musk’s new bot called Grok) — a company working on a new technology stack that drastically speeds up […]

With the end of 2023 approaching and cold weather keeping us indoors, what better time to dig into some of the best books of the year? Jennifer Alexander of St. Louis County Library and Ted Reidy of St. Louis Public Library share their top picks.

CARROLLTON - Crime rates in Greene County have gone down overall in 2023 compared to last year, but assaults have skyrocketed by 1,200%, according to updated statistics from the Illinois State Police. The overall Green County crime rate has gone down by 7.42%, according to the Illinois State Police Illinois Uniform Crime Reporting Program , which combines data submitted by law enforcement agencies across each county in the state. However, certain charges have seen alarming spikes over the past year. Assault offenses were 1,200% higher in 2023 than they were in 2022, totaling 13 in 2023 compared to just one in 2022. Sexual crimes also saw an uptick of 50%, totaling three for 2023 and two for 2022. “Destruction” crimes were also up for the year, with five in 2023 and four in 2022 for an increase of 25%. There was no change in the number of burglary or fraud cases, which totaled two and five respectively for both years. Despite the skyrocketing rate of assaults

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David Horning spend more than 22 years as a Central County Fire and Rescue firefighter before his termination in November 2022.

Media Matters points out today that Donald Trump's "vermin" comment of a few days ago got way less press attention than Hillary Clinton's "basket of deplorables" remark during the 2016 campaign: That's a pretty dramatic difference, though in fairness the election is still a year away. Hillary Clinton made her comment two months before Election ...continue reading "Nobody cares very much what presidential candidates say"

A man is accused of threatening several people, including children, after becoming upset over a turn signal.

WOOD RIVER - Junior Tahj'Juan "Tookie" Smith takes his school work at East Alton-Wood River High seriously and puts equal effort into his role with the Oilers' boys' basketball team. He said he is most proud of his grades and being a leader on the boys' basketball team. "I have been playing basketball since I was 5 years old and I just like seeing the excitement all my teammates face when we are working as a team," he added. Tookie said being a basketball player has helped him to develop into a better person because of the discipline and teamwork involved. He said he wanted to attend Kansas University because that is where his dad always wanted to go to college. Tookie is also a member of the football and track teams. Tookie thanked his father for his inspiration in his life. "My dad believed in me and he knows the work I put in on my free time and he knows how good I can be," he said. Smith also thanked his present head boys coach Kevin Gockel for his mentorship.

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