Before we get to the lie exposed here, let me just offer a correction of my own. As many, many, far too many people pointed out in my last post on ICE being sent to airports, people do actually guard airport exits. My assumption was based on my own experience on wishing to remain in […]
James Taylor, Van Morrison, Sting and Deep Purple are among the artists booked to play the 2026 Montreux Jazz Festival, taking place in Montreux, Switzerland, July 3-18.All four artists are booked…
BETHALTO - Civic Memorial High School will install a new elevator this year. During the Bethalto Community Unit School District #8 Board of Education’s regular meeting on March 26, 2026, the Board voted unanimously to release up to $80,000 in Operation and Maintenance Funds for the project. Christopher Schomber, Bethalto’s business manager/chief school business officer, noted that the project is ready to begin. “We finally have all the pieces of the financial puzzle together,”
ALTON - A retirement party is set for Dena Grubb, a beloved longtime employee at Johnson’s Corner, ahead of her final day on the job. The party is scheduled for Tuesday, March 31, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Johnson’s Corner. Johnson's Corner owner Cathy Johnson said Friday, April 3, 2026, will be Grubb’s last day, and that Grubb will work all day for those who want to see her and say goodbye. “Everyone loves Dena,” Johnson said in a post announcing the event. "Sh
The TODAY Show on NBC will broadcast live from the Birthplace of Route 66 Plaza in Springfield during the National Route 66 Centennial Kickoff Celebration, and local residents can register to join the free taping of the show.
STOCKTON, Mo. — Long before Stockton Lake, long before the Sac River was controlled by a dam, people kept returning to the same bend in what is now Cedar County. They came because the place had what they needed. The river offered fish and mussels. Gravel bars held chert, the hard stone used to make [...]
Community members in Joplin rallied for justice for Snoop, a dog who was found starving and barely alive, and are calling for stronger animal abuse laws in Missouri.
ALTON - Marquette Catholic High School students and staff presented a memorial plaque on Friday, March 27, 2026, to Cynthia Down, the widow of SSgt. and Capt. William R. Down, in partnership with the Til Valhalla Project. Marquette Catholic students James Sehorn, Carson Jones, Noah Menke, Melanie Marshall, Kaylin St. Peters, Juliana Urhahn, and Dakota Nelson took part in the presentation, along with staff members Mike Roberts and Jon Podner, according to information provided by Podner, who i
ALTON - Alton Area Community Organizations and community leaders will hold their 5th Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt and Family Fun Day from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at Rock Spring Park, offering free activities and resources for families. The event, which is free and open to the public, is being coordinated in part by Kim Brice-Hollis of the CLB Foundation, along with a committee that includes Leon Smallwood-Bey of the 100 Men Movement, James Hickman of Mr. Everything, Alderwoman
Public school districts will be encouraged to limit elementary school student use of iPads and laptops in the classroom under a Missouri House bill approved in a 143-10 vote Monday.
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville High School Tiger Talk Podcast Network recently visited Shock City Studios in St. Louis for a personal tour of their professional recording studio, along with an informational session led by Studio Manager Jonathan Shaver. For students who spend hours behind the microphone, this was a chance to see what storytelling looks like at the highest level. Artists like SZA, Future, Yung Gravy, and bbno$ have all recorded at Shock City Studios, a highly reputable St. Loui
America’s best urban park turns 150 years young in 2026. Over the course of the last century and a half, Forest Park has hosted pivotal moments in St. Louis history: […]
From its origin at the turn of the 20th century to its destruction in 1959 in the name of urban renewal, Mill Creek Valley was a center for Black life […]
You'll be mesmerized by her hand cast forms and beautiful glasswork - it's an exhibition you don't want to miss. Rivers by Blaine Steiner, co-owner of Spees Studios in Nashville, […]