EDWARDSVILLE - Junior guard Blakely Hockett is off to a good start for the Edwardsville High girls basketball team in the new season, scoring well and playing good defense for the Tigers. Blakely is a Johnston Law Firm Female Athlete of Month for Edwardsville. "I think our team is getting better and better each game," Hockett said during a recent postgame interview. "It's just they outsized us, but I think we matched their energy really well. We came back and fought." Hockett has brought much positive energy and good defensive play for the team to get started, and also credited her defensive partner for her success on the year so far. "I'm bringing energy, playing defense, that's kind of what I do," Hockett said. "I love having Sophie Shapiro up there with me playing defense. I think we work well together." She continued and said: "I can't wait for our season to start in conference games," Hockett said. "I think we're going to do well this year, we're getting better and better,
ALTON - Nicole Blackketter of the Emergency Department is the Alton Memorial Hospital Employee of the Month for December. Nicole received the honor on Dec. 4 from ED manager Jeremy Brown, left, above, and AMH president Dave Braasch. The nomination from assistant ED manager Chantelle Smith says that “Nicole is the epitome of what it means to be caring and compassionate. She is always a joy with whom to work and receives numerous compliments from patients. Nicole is understanding and respectful to all patients with whom she comes into contact. Nicole is what BJC strives to represent for their communities - kind, compassionate and respectful. She encourages all staff she works with to go the extra mile with our patients.”
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Marcus Weekfall has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for breaking into an Illinois home, threatening the child's mother, and taking their child to St. Louis. Weekfall pleaded guilty to interstate extortion with a threat to injure. The incident occurred on May 28, 2022, when Weekfall entered the [...]
The University of Missouri said Monday it has already sold out of its allotment of tickets for the upcoming Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, less than a day after being selected for the college football bowl game.
Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson have given fans a smidgeon of hope that they may one day come together to play the band’s music again. During an appearance on CBS Sunday Morning, both were asked whether…
About a year ago, the Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web asked if I would help edit and compile a “magazine” talking about decentralization and why it’s important. It was a fun and interesting challenge, and now the final product is out, the D-Web Digest. There are a bunch of fascinating articles in there, which […]
In exchange for more funding for Ukraine, Republicans are demanding tighter border security. Talks have been ongoing for a while, but Sen. Chris Murphy, the lead Democratic negotiator, says they're pretty much dead: “Right now, it seems pretty clear that we’re making pretty big compromises and concessions and Republicans aren’t willing to meet us anywhere ...continue reading "Democrats say Ukraine deal currently has “no path” forward"