You probably already know the benefits of learning a language, so let’s focus on the app. Right off the bat, let’s be clear about one thing: When we say “app” we don’t mean that you’re limited to using Babbel on your phone. You can use Babbel on desktop, too, and your progress is synchronized across […]
JERSEYVILLE - Four-year-old Stella Schultz has spent the last 240 days in Children’s Hospital. Now, the community is rallying around her to make sure she has a great 5th birthday. Many people throughout the Riverbend region have followed Stella’s story on the “A Heart for Stella” Facebook page , where her parents share updates on Stella’s wait for a heart transplant. At 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Dolan Park in Jerseyville, community members can come out for a free concert to raise money, make birthday cards for Stella, and show their support for the Schultz family. “It’s more or less just a night to bring your own lawn chairs and blankets to come sit on the grass and just listen to a night of music and rally around this family,” explained Sheldon Rushing, who helped organize the concert event with Choices Ministry. The concert starts at 7 p.m. and will run until 8:30 or 9 p.m. Community members are encouraged to
GODFREY – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that repairs to the bridge approaches on Illinois 255 and U.S. 67 between Seminary Road and Delhi in Madison and Jersey counties will require lane closures beginning, weather permitting, Monday, July 29. One lane will always remain open in each direction. Drivers are urged to reduce speed, obey all construction signage, and refrain from using mobile devices while approaching and traveling through the work zone. The work is expected to be completed by the end of August. For IDOT District 8 updates, follow us on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @IDOTDistrict8 or view area construction details on IDOT’s traveler information map on GettingAroundIllinois.com .
Mick Fleetwood has some new music to share.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has teamed with ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro for a new album, Blues Experience, dropping Oct. 18. As the title…
Guadalupe L. Lopez is the second person to die on the Big River since Sunday. He died near Byrnes Mill. A Valley Park woman drowned on the same river, but miles away, in St. Francois County.
Eric Clapton has paid tribute to his “mentor," blues and rock legend John Mayall, who passed away Monday at the age of 90.Before hitting it big, Clapton was a member…
Gather ’round, children, and let me tell you a tale of rate limiting, misinterpreted screenshots, and how half the internet lost its mind over a pretty standard Twitter error. This error was then interpreted through an extremely partisan political prism, leading previous arguments to flip political sides based on who was involved. The desire to […]
Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.
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