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EDWARDSVILLE – Lashly & Baer, P.C. announced today that it will open a new office in Edwardsville, Illinois, at 122 N Main St, Edwardsville, IL 62025, effective January 1, 2026. The new location expands the firm’s presence in Illinois and reinforces its long-term commitment to serving clients throughout the Metro East and surrounding communities. For more than a century, as a full-service firm, Lashly & Baer has developed a very diverse and extremely loyal base of local, regional

COLLINSVILLE - The Collinsville, Illinois, Fire Department has become the first fire department in the St. Louis region and among the first in Illinois to deploy the new ZOLL EMS and Fire Zenix Cardiac Monitors in active service. This recent announcement marks a significant step in the department’s ongoing efforts to enhance pre-hospital emergency care and improve patient outcomes. After a thorough evaluation of available cardiac monitor platforms and consideration of long-term

EDWARDSVILLE - State Senator Erica Harriss (56th-Glen Carbon) is inviting the community to help put a smile on the faces of local seniors this Valentine’s Day! She is encouraging students, scout troops, churches, families, and community groups to create heartfelt, homemade Valentine’s Day cards for residents in long-term care and assisted living facilities across the 56th District. “This is a simple way for our community to come together and show our seniors how loved and

Letter To The Editor: In 1837, in a small river town in Illinois, a mob decided it was done debating. Elijah Parish Lovejoy — a minister, newspaper editor, and abolitionist — was not killed because he attacked anyone. He was not killed because he broke the law. He was killed because he refused to stop publishing ideas that others found dangerous. Four times his printing press was destroyed. On the fifth, the mob came for more than metal and ink. They came for the man himself. Edward

MILLINGTON, Tenn. — A native of St. Louis, Mo., recently completed an intensive 10-week training program to become a member of the elite U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard. Airman Joseph Parker, a 2025 Oakville High School graduate, joined the Navy six months ago. Today, Parker serves as a U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guardsman. “I joined the Navy to ensure a better future for myself and my future family,” Parker said. Established in 1931, the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard is the official

BUZZ MAGAZINE – The Madison County Historical Society (MCHS) will host their annual Winter Wine and Cheese Reception on Wednesday, January 28 from 4:30- 7:00 p.m. in the museum building at 715 N. Main Street in Edwardsville, Illinois. The event is a fundraiser to help cover operating expenses for the Madison County History Museum and Archival Library. A suggested donation of $25 can be paid by check, cash, or credit card at the door. The public is invited to attend. The museum has been

A new 9.1-megawatt solar array will help residents of Waukegan, Illinois, reduce energy bills. State incentives for low-income solar made the project possible.

St. Louis has been through both losses (more than once), so we have some advice for our little brother, Kansas City.

In 2012, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback cut income taxes with promises of economic growth. Instead, the state faced years of budget shortfalls, education cuts, and credit downgrades. Just five years later, the Republican-controlled legislature voted to override Brownback’s veto and restore the income tax.  Missouri is now debating a similar tax path at the same […]

Headlines from the Jan. 10, 1926, front page include: Auto beats train time on state Highway No. 2

January 21, 1943 - January 4, 2026

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Fox, Walter William III - St. Louis, MO

South City Catholic Academy will close at the end of the school year, as announced by the Archdiocese of St. Louis, due to growing financial challenges.

Locals in the St. Louis area gathered in Brentwood, holding a candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, a mother of three, who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent.