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BRIGHTON - As Brighton gears up for the 117th Betsey Ann Picnic, the town’s tradition of Burgoo soup continues. Infamously known as “roadkill soup,” the Burgoo tends to elicit strong emotions, both from people who love it and those who are wary of what it contains. “We like to keep people guessing,” Jody Dwiggins, a Brighton resident who will be logging his third year as a soup chef, said. “It's pretty funny because everybody asks what’s in it. It's not really a secret, but it is.” No one knows for sure how the soup became a Picnic staple, but Brighton resident TJ Hughes — known locally as the Burgoomeister — enjoys both the love and lore that Burgoo elicits. “A lot of people try it and don’t like it, and a lot of people try it and love it,” Hughes said. “It doesn’t look very good, actually, but I would say it’s the taste that counts.” Despite the nickname and jokes around

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ALTON - The Miles Davis Jazz Committee recognized recent Alton High School graduate A’niayah Collins for her academic success and interest in music. Collins completed high school with an impressive academic and extracurricular record. But when she wasn’t busy with national math honor society Mu Alpha Theta or taking on a leading role in the Minority Excellence program, she could be found with her earbuds in and music playing. “Music is like an inspiration to me,” Collins said. “I listen to music every day. It really influences you.” Music plays such a big role in Collins’s life that she can’t pick a favorite genre. She listens to rap, country and pop music regularly, and she has fond memories of seeing both Nelly and Shania Twain live. The Miles Davis Jazz Committee awarded her a $500 scholarship, which she will put toward her education at Tuskegee University where she has already received full tuition. The scholarship will help

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GLEN CARBON – On Friday, bipartisan legislation by State Senator Erica Harriss (56 th -Glen Carbon) and State Representative Jeff Keicher (R-Sycamore) to help victims of human trafficking pursue a normal life after their trauma was signed into law by Governor Pritzker. House Bill 2418 creates a pathway to expunge criminal records for victims of human trafficking as they seek to recover from the trauma they have experienced; human trafficking victims are often forced to participate in unlawful activity by their traffickers. “The signing of this bill now creates a pathway to expunge criminal records for victim survivors of human trafficking as they seek to recover from the trauma they have experienced and seek to pursue a better life,” said Senator Erica Harriss (R-Glen Carbon). “It’s incredibly important we do more in our state to further protect victims, especially those who have experienced the unimaginable.” “It is so crucial we assist

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MOUNT OLIVE - Friday, June 2, 2023, officially marked the first time in ninety three years that an Irish flag flew over the grave of Mother Jones, located at the intersection of Mt. Olive Road and Reservoir Road in Mount Olive. Mother Jones was a prominent advocate and organizer for workers, particularly miners. The Mother Jones Museum explains why Mother Jones is buried in Mount Olive on their website : “Mary Harris ‘Mother’ Jones wrote a special request to the miners of Mt. Olive in 1923 asking to be buried in the Union Miners Cemetery in, ‘the same clay that shelters the miners who gave up their lives on the hills of Virden.’ Her request was granted.” The Union Miners Cemetery Perpetual Care Committee and Friends of Mother Jones Museum in Mt. Olive decided to fly the Irish flag over the gravesite to indicate Jones’ Irish Heritage. On April 30, the twelve mid-state Irish Consulate General Kevin Byrne visited the gravesite, and

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ALTON - The Hayner Public Library District Launches Monthly Pop-Up Library in Foster Township Event Takes Place the Second Wednesday of the Month from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the Foster Township Museum. Hayner Library is taking its library services on the road— the form of a pop-up library in Foster Township. From 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month, Hayner Library staff will take library books, DVDs, audiobooks, children's materials, and other library items to the Foster Township Museum at 4810 Fosterburg Road, Alton. Patrons who visit the pop-up library can check out and return library materials. Library staff will register eligible patrons for Hayner Library cards. The library will also bring a hotspot for Wi-Fi access to assist patrons with Cloud Library, Libby, and Biblio+, the library's e-book, audiobook, and streaming video services. The library hopes to promote its services, programs, and collections to new patrons and make it convenient for current

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Black and indigenous organizers from across the Mississippi River basin called to grant the river legal standing at a summit in late May. It's part of a nascent movement that has won success abroad and is picking up steam in the U.S.

A wet start Sunday morning as scattered showers and storms are around.

With more than a third of the season complete, the St. Louis Cardinals are changing one aspect of its alcohol sales.

A teen recovering from a devastating injury that almost took her life is making strides in her recovery.

City police are investigating after a man was found dead in north St. Louis.

The extended sales will begin starting Friday, June 9, as the Cardinals face the Cincinnati Reds.

This is the Father McGivney Catholic spring high honor roll and honor roll. High Honor Roll is a weighted GPA of 3.60 and above. Honor Roll is a weighted GPA of 3.0-3.59 Grade 12 High Honor Roll: Elisabeth Antonini, Christopher Apotheker, Callie Barks, Mary Elizabeth Benware, Wyatt Biermann, Alexis Bond, Emma Bukovac, Madeline Burkart, Madeline Burnett, Samuel Chouinard, Keira Cope, Mallori Dempsey, Caroline Foppe, Tanner Garner, Daniel Gierer, Katie Gilbertson, Olivia Gray, Taylor Haerr, Aislin Hall, Katherine Hand, Mary Harkins, Jacob Huber, Autumn Hutson, Amelia Hylla, Sophia Ivnik, Ava Jackson, Megan Jamruk, Lauren Jones, Reece Kleinschmidt, Margaret Klusas, David Lowe, Abigail Madura, Emma Martinez, Ashton Mersinger, Kaleigh Pekarik, Abigail Piechocinski, Jackson Rodgers, Ellie Ronzo, Abigail Root, Evan Rybak, Gretchen Rybolt, Evan Schrage, Abigail Shearer, Ainsley Siekmann, Melinda Smith, Adelyn Speight, Claire Stanhaus, Julia Stobie, Riley Strack, Alyssa Terhaar, Sophia Tutt,

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The Riverboats at the Gateway Arch award guests one of the best views of St. Louis’ working riverfront, the Gateway Arch and the city skyline.   Narrated by the captain

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These beautiful summer days are just not allowing me any time inside on the computer so let’s try this. Summer Reruns Saving Woodside Woodside was recently sold.  Has anyone met the new owners? When I last stopped by I couldn’t spot any activity. These are page spreads from my book, Maplewood History – Volume Two.  […]