EAST ALTON - Local pickleball players gathered on Jan. 13–14, 2024, for a “Picklin’ for the Cure” pickleball tournament that raised over $4,000 for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life initiative. Competitors played a round-robin tournament over two days at Keasler Recreation Complex in East Alton. Ruby Berghoff, tournament director and a U.S.A. Pickleball ambassador said “a perfect marriage” of organizations came together to make the tournament successful. “Pickleball people are just good people. It really worked out well,” Berghoff said. “It was an emotional day in a way because we have several survivors within our organization, within the group that were playing there that day.” Players and spectators enjoyed a raffle, silent auction and 50/50 drawing throughout the weekend. There were 48 teams and they played in different divisions depending on skill level. Loretta Gratta and Jane Short won in the women’s
“If you get there at 10:05, unfortunately you will not be able to (participate) because caucus will have begun,” said Miles Ross, executive director of the Missouri GOP.
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The U.S. Federal Highway Administration is about to put the kybosh on those humorous messages that sometimes appear on electronic signs over Illinois highways. The Illinois Department of Transportation will no longer be able to put up messages such as "Cousin Eddie says Twitter's full, put the phone away," (inspired by [...]
Spending on administrative expenses at U.S. public universities has outpaced spending on academic roles in recent years, leading some students and alumni to question how wisely schools are allocating student tuition money and scarce state dollars. A conservative-leaning group that tracks higher education dollars found that administrative spending — which it defines as including such things […]
St. Louis Lambert International Airport reopened three runways through the course of the day Monday, after having earlier completely shut down due to freezing rain that moved in overnight.
After reuniting in 2021 for their 50th anniversary tour, The Doobie Brothers are ready to hit the road together again. The band, made up of Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald, Pat Simmons and John McFee, just announced dates…
MADISON COUNTY - The Madison and Bond Counties have been required to keep the Offices of the Courts and Circuit Clerk closed on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. However, matters noticed for remote proceedings will proceed as planned. The Office Of the Circuit Court is required to notify all parties by posting on its website, notifying attorneys and by other appropriate means. Court activities will resume as planned on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024.
Young people may be digital natives, but many of them aren’t equipped to deal with the increasing onslaught of disinformation and deepfakes appearing in their social media feeds. A growing number of states think they have an antidote: media literacy education. The goal of media literacy, sometimes called digital citizenship or information literacy, is to […]
The region has been hit with icy conditions that have made streets, highways and sidewalks treacherous on Monday morning, Jan. 22, 2024. Classes in every school in the region were cancelled because of the ice and some employees are working on a remote basis on Monday because of the difficult driving conditions. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) released information on Monday morning just a few minutes ago and said there was “slow progress across all 11 countries in IDOT District 8.” “Salt is working well and trucks are mobile. Please take it slow if you are traveling today,” IDOT said. There were reported accidents on both I-270 and I-55 by state police on Monday. If you must be out, please plan and travel accordingly and visit https://idot.click/u6h for traffic and road conditions.
Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, The Dobbie Brothers, have announced their '2024 Tour' starting next summer. The Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre is hosting one of the 38 shows on Saturday, August 24. Tickets go on sale starting Friday, January 26, at 10:00 a.m.
On This Day, January 22, 1977… Paul McCartney scored his sixth post-Beatles #1 album with his band Wings’ triple live release, Wings Over America. It was the first triple album by a group to top…
This exhibit is the faculty showcase alongside the juried undergraduate photography exhibit — a celebration of our creative community. Illustrating the current work and creative research of our faculty and […]
The Foundry Art Centre is going to the dogs! Wag is an interactive art exhibition curated and designed specifically for our furry best friends. Featured artists of this unique exhibition […]
Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic are mourning the death of Susie Tennant, a Seattle music industry figure who helped launch Nirvana's career. "We loved Susie a great deal, and she…
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