ALTON - Alton High girls soccer standout Lily Freer has made some big decisions, but arguably none bigger than the one she just made. The AHS junior, still a grade too young to sign an official NCAA letter of intent, made a verbal agreement to continue her soccer and academic career at the prestigious Stanford University. "I'm very excited and feeling really good about it," Lily said. "It is a very competitive environment." For her accomplishment, Lily is an Auto Butler Car Wash Athlete of the Month for Alton. Stanford plays in the PAC-12 conference against other Western United States powerhouses like UCLA, USC, Colorado, and Washington State, all teams ranked in the top 25 in NCAA Division I. Stanford currently sits ranked No. 3 in the nation according to the latest United Soccer Coaches rankings and will begin play in the NCAA DI Tournament this weekend. "I was blown away because they are a top top school," Lily's former Alton High coach Gwen Sabo said. Former coach because
Higher rent prices, decreasing real estate availability and a lack of new development projects has made St. Louis’ retail landscape a landlords’ market, officials said.
A scrap metal recycling plant in St. Louis faces thousands of dollars in fines and correction costs after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it was potentially polluting the Mississippi River.
The company, SA Recycling LLC, has three facilities in the St. Louis area along the Mississippi River. The specific plant at fault, located in the Patch Neighborhood on Nagel Avenue, reportedly did not control its stormwater runoff and could have possibly polluted the river.
"EPA alleges that…
A couple of days ago a fire broke out at one of our historic World War II blimp hangars. By the time it was over the entire east side had been gutted. The two top pictures show what it looked like on the day after. The bottom picture shows the hangar in better days (the ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
“Veterans know the true cost of war, the lives lost, the families shattered ..." Bush said. “They know the devastation that we are seeing now in Gaza and in Israel.”
The debate comes as the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District must figure out how to finance $750 million in upgrades that it is legally required to make.
Each year the editors of Building Design + Construction (BD+C) honor 40 architects, engineers, contractors and real estate developers under 40 years old for their career achievements, passion for the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) profession, involvement with AEC industry organizations, and community service. Ashley Hoolihan, AIA, LEED Green Associate, project manager and associate at […]
Look, I get that Rep. Jim Jordan is going to just keep on Jim Jordaning up the joint, and making statements that are blatantly untrue in an effort to chill speech he doesn’t like. But, for fuck’s sake, the media doesn’t need to repeat it. Of course, in this case, “the media” is the NY […]
GLEN CARBON - Father McGivney’s senior boys' soccer players concluded the season with a 12-9-2 overall record and an appearance in the 1A boys' regional soccer finals at McGivney in a PK loss to Columbia. McGivney head boys soccer coach Matthew McVicar said he was “very proud” of his seniors after the final match. The McGivney four seniors were Ethan Endress, Sam Strack, Noah Gardner and Nate McLaughlin. The senior cast are Byron, Carlson, Petri & Kalb Male Athletes of the Month for Father McGivney Catholic. “I am so proud of all the seniors for how hard they worked all season,” McGivar said. McGivar described Noah as one of the team’s most important players in 2023. “Noah always does his best,” McGivar said. “He started all over for us in his career and is a hard worker.” The coach continued: “Ethan has grown immensely as a player and I wish I had one more year with him he has developed that much. “Sam
Three officers were hurt during a struggle Wednesday morning in Fairview Heights that followed a suspect confronting his ex-girlfriend. The suspect is now behind bars on felony charges.
Tarlton Corp. garnered the AGCMO 2023 Project of the Year Award in the Specialty Contractor/Subcontractor category for its work on the Proton Therapy Vault Concrete project for POINTCORE Construction. The honor was presented to the Tarlton team Nov. 2 at the 26th Annual Construction Keystone Awards Gala. Concrete is blocked out of two sides of […]
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