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EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville Community Foundation (ECF) is proud to announce its 2023 scholarships, which include 51 individual scholarships for District 7 high school seniors to continue their education. The total amount awarded this year is $109,400. Each year, ECF manages the selection and distribution of numerous scholarship funds on behalf of generous donors whose charitable gifts make these awards possible. ECF thanks individual donors, businesses, and organizations for their generous contributions. “All of ECF’s scholarship awards are a direct result of donors who want to positively impact local students' education,” Pamela Farrar, ECF executive director, said. “We’re so appreciative of their generosity.” “It's comforting to know that there are people in my community who understand how important learning is, and provide resources for students to have more autonomy in affording their education. It helps rebuild that space to learn

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY - On Wednesday, July 5, 2022, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office issued charges on suspect Antonio Speed, 46 years of age, of the 100 block of Jendale Court in St. Louis, Missouri 63136, for Murder Second Degree, two counts of Armed Criminal Action, one count of Assault First Degree, one count of Unlawful Use of a Weapon, one count of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and one count of Receiving Stolen Property. A booking photo of Speed is attached. Speed is being held on a $2,000,000.00 cash only, no 10% bond. Please note, charges are merely an accusation and Defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law. The probable cause statement reads: On July 4, 2023, male Victim, decedent, and a female were walking to a barbecue event on Jendale Court. Male and female saw Defendant yelling, Defendant ran out from his residence and started firing a handgun at the male and female. Male Victim is struck multiple times

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WOOD RIVER – Entrepreneurs and new business startups are invited to compete in the 2023 Metro East Start-Up Challenge (MESC), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s 10th annual regional business plan competition. The MESC is organized by the Illinois Small Business Development Center ( SBDC ) for the Metro East at SIUE. The purpose of the challenge is to identify, encourage and support entrepreneurs and business startups across the SBDC’s service area, including Jersey, Calhoun, Madison, Bond, Clinton, St. Clair, Washington, Monroe, and Randolph Counties. The competition continues to expand its reach, adding Fayette and Montgomery Counties in 2021. This year, the MESC is again extending its reach to include Macoupin County. The first-place winner will receive a $10,000 cash prize. Second, third, and fourth place winners will receive $6,000, $4,000, and $2,000, respectively. The four prize winners will also receive an array of in-kind professional service

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Back pay of nearly $600,000 to executives is seemingly outlawed by the state constitution, Sen. Doug Beck wrote to the Missouri auditor.

ST. LOUIS – Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating a man who stole from two apartments near Saint Louis University. According to Evita Caldwell, a police spokeswoman, the incidents occurred between June 27-29 at the PW Shoe Loft Apartments, located in the Grand Center neighborhood just north of the SLU [...]

The Madison County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help with finding a woman missing out of Glen Carbon, Illinois.

Morgan Wallen's shows at Busch Stadium will be among the year's biggest music events. But you can count our critic out.

GLEN CARBON - The Madison County Sheriff's Office released information about a missing person from Glen Carbon on Thursday afternoon. At 3:27 p.m. on Thursday, the sheriff's office reported that Holly Souder had been found "safe and sound." Souder, a female, 32 years of age, with brown hair (shaved head), 6 feet, 135 pounds, blue eyes, and wearing a blue dress was reported missing to the sheriff's office earlier. The sheriff's office said Holly left her Glen Carbon residence sometime last night and may be experiencing a medical issue. Holly may be driving an aqua color, four-door, 2009 Toyota Camry, Illinois License plate DE26738.

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From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine:  A massive housing development that is proposed along the Hwy. DD corridor and near the August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area got a thumbs down from the St. Charles County Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) on Wednesday, June 21. The commission voted 6-2 to present a non-favorable recommendation to the St. […]

CHAMPAIGN – Two interns from the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center, who are also Lewis and Clark Community College alumni, presented their research at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Illinois Chapter of the Wildlife Society (ICTWS) in Champaign, Illinois, this past April. Addis Moore and Jacob Decker are currently attending Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, but both earned their associate degree from Lewis and Clark. Moore and Decker are prime examples of L&C students making the most of the unique professional development opportunities that L&C and NGRREC have to offer. Decker started as an intern with NGRREC’s Habitat Strike Team in Spring 2021 and was later hired as a Strike Team Junior Assistant. He has also conducted research with NGRREC’s Conservation Program Manager Justin Shew on wildlife habitat associations using trail cameras to detect wildlife ranging in size from white-tailed deer to squirrels. Furthermore, Decker, along

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by Tom Finan, Executive Director/Co-Founder, Construction Forum “St. Louis Is the Struggling Downtown You Haven’t Heard Of — and Right-Wing Policies Are Making Things Worse” was the headline of an essay in the June 27th issue of The New York Times. The author was Kevin McDermott, editorial page editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.  McDermott’s message, which seemed […]

St. Roch in the Skinker-DeBaliviere neighborhood of St. Louis will be absorbed by Christ the King parish in University City on Aug. 1.

The program will provide high school equivalency and industry-recognized credentials to 65 youth ages 16-24 years old

Music artist, entrepreneur and St. Louis native Nelly has agreed to sell part of his recorded catalog to a private equity firm.

ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri State Highway Patrol says that they will be "aggressively" enforcing the speed limit Friday along I-44 in St. Louis and Franklin Counties. The troopers plan on being very visible and will be looking for drivers breaking the law. Officers with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department conducted a similar campaign [...]

EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville Police Department made 2 impaired driving arrests, issued 38 seat belt citations, 6 distracted driving citations, and issued 13 other citations during the recent Independence Day “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over,” “Drive High Get a DUI” and “Click It or Ticket” safety campaigns. The Edwardsville Police joined forces with more than 200 other state and local law enforcement agencies to take impaired drivers off our roads, encourage seat belt use, and enforce speeding and other traffic laws. The effort featured high-visibility enforcement combined with a variety of outreach activities including a media campaign titled, “It’s Not a Game.” The enforcement period was funded by federal traffic safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation.

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Antonio Speed was arrested after an hours-long standoff with officers.

Here's a pigeon hanging out on a traditional French chimney. But where? I can't quite remember. It's just across one of the bridges on the right bank of the Seine, but I can't put my finger on exactly where I was.