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EDWARDSVILLE - As Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 (ECUSD7) prepares for the first day of school on Aug. 16, Superintendent Dr. Patrick Shelton explains summer renovations and plans for the upcoming year. Edwardsville High School underwent a major renovation this summer when the media center that was previously housed in the high school was torn down and replaced with classrooms and offices. Shelton explained that this will allow freshmen students to stay at the high school all day instead of traveling between campuses. “That’s probably the biggest one,” he said. “They had to fill in part of and then build up from there. They ripped it all down except for exterior walls and started over. So we’ve got eight classrooms, four offices, a little collaboration space. It’s going to be a great space for kids." The ECUSD7 Board approved the renovation last March, accepting a bid of approximately $680,000 from C. Rallo Contracting Co.,

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A Red October is not looking likely for this year's St. Louis Cardinals. But for fans loyal enough to follow the Cardinals through the finale, there could be some avenues of enjoyment.

During the 2023 legislative session, Missouri lawmakers looked to follow the lead of other Republican-led states by curbing environmentally minded investing practices, which they disparaged as “woke.” The attempt to ban state involvement with banks that prioritize climate action or other socially driven investments fell by the wayside. That failure came as a relief to […]

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It has been known for years that polygraph tests can be beaten. This supposed thing of science can be manipulated to clear guilty people if guilty people know how to trick it. But law enforcement still likes polygraph tests because they can also be exploited in the other direction. When it’s your word against the […]

For those of you suffering from Peter Pan Syndrome (if you know, you know), we've got great news. And if you're just looking for an excuse to drink in a Disney costume, the news we're about to share is even better. Those newfangled pop-up bars that have become all the rage in recent years continue to, well, pop up — and this one has a magical touch.

Today on TAP: Red-state voters reject both a ham-handed move to undermine democracy as well as abortion restrictions.

Alice Cooper has premiered a new song called "Welcome to the Show," a track off his upcoming album, Road. The track finds the shock rocker performing a dramatic retelling of…

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Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount Pictures film, which was inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is a hilarious farce-meets-murder mystery.   The play begins on a dark

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According to a USDA report released on Monday, the number of unauthorized crop pickers on US farms has gone down substantially since 2007: The is largely because the number of guest workers has skyrocketed: Add this all up, and the share of foreign-born workers on US farms (including US citizens) has dropped from 75% to ...continue reading "Raw data: Unauthorized farmworkers in the US"

It was a sad day in St. Louis when Sk8 Liborius (1850 Hogan Street) went up in flames in June. The beloved skate park was a haven for artists and local skaters, built over several years by a tight-knit community in a decommissioned Roman Catholic church. The building was destroyed, but the spirit it emanated has refused to quit.

At a special hearing before the County Council on Tuesday, lawyers brokering the plan said Boeing would save more like $155 million over 10 years, instead of $108 million.

What makes the pizza unique, tavern-style crust and provel cheese, are both rooted in Chicago's history. This kind of culinary collaboration, however, is common.

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.

EDWARDSVILLE – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Adriana E. Martinez, PhD, associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Departments of Geography and Geographic Information Sciences and Environmental Sciences, participated in the River-based ImmersiVe Education & Research (RIVER) Field Studies Network river rendezvous this summer along the San Juan River in southern Utah. “The RIVER Rendezvous was a great opportunity to further develop my skills regarding field education,” Martinez said. “I developed and tested a field lesson on how logjams influence channel dynamics and macroinvertebrate habitat and learned the workings behind organizing a river trip focused on inclusion.” The RIVER Field Studies Network is designed to strengthen undergraduate education in and around rivers by creating a network of educators who develop field lessons throughout the year, practice those lessons in the field with students, and participate

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Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx reveals in a new interview that the band was just as surprised as anyone when their guitarist and cofounder Mick Mars left while they were still touring with Def Leppard. “We never…

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JERSEYVILLE - The City of Jerseyville has the second Rock the Block concert for 2023 scheduled on Friday, August 11. The event will take place around West Arch and Washington Streets near the Water Tower. The band Porch Cafe will be performing from 6 to 10 p.m. "This will be a great opportunity for the community to not only enjoy some awesome music but also shop at our local businesses and enjoy a delicious meal at one of the local restaurants," Jerseyville City Clerk Denise Hayes said. "Some seating will be provided, but we encourage you to bring your own lawn chairs." Hayes pointed out that West Arch Street from Washington Street to State Street and Washington Street from Arch Street to the South entrance of Parking Lot L will be closed from 1 p.m. until 11 p.m. the day of the event. The alley from West Prairie Street to West Arch Street will also be closed from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m.

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