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ALTON - Marilyn Hope (Waide) Lake, a former Altonian and longtime award-winning author, earned two more awards to add to her impressive portfolio as an author of everything from poetry to nonfiction to children’s stories and more. Lake received two awards at the Missouri Writers Guild (MWG) statewide conference, which was held on Sept. 23, 2023, in Columbia, Mo. Lake was born in Alton and graduated from Alton High School in 1960. A conversation she had with a fellow member of her graduating class inspired one of her award-winning written works. Lake was awarded an Honorable Mention in the Best Poem category for her poem, "The Right Thank You," based on an incident told to her by her Alton High School Class of 1960 classmate Larry Donahue of Godfrey. She also received the Third Place award in the Best Nonfiction Book category for her memoir, “STORIES FROM MY LIFE, 2nd edition,” which was published in 2022 by Storyworth. Lake participated in the MWG’s

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ALTON - The Mothers Unique Grief Support Group will host a dove release in honor of the children they’ve lost. Everyone in the community is invited. The release is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, at the Alton Amphitheater. Mary Jason, the group’s facilitator, explained that the release aims to bring exposure to what Mothers Unique does in Alton and how they can help grieving parents. “My group has always reached out to mothers that have lost children by giving them flowers and a condolence letter and whatever they need,” Jones said. “Maybe give us a little bit more exposure and let them know what we’re about. We’ve helped a lot of mothers, but to let them know we are sincere and we are reaching out to help them in whatever way we can.” Jones started the group in 2017. They meet from 4–6 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month at the Alton YWCA, located at 304 E. 3rd Street in Alton. While there are eight dedicated

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ALTON - Alton Amphitheater Commission Chair Dan Herkert said this past season of events at the amphitheater has been a success overall, but he has big plans for next season and hopes to get more sponsors involved as the venue looks to expand its offerings. “Overall, it was a great season,” Herkert said. “The events that we had were all great this year, but you always want to do more, and that just comes down to sponsor dollars, and we’re working our tails off again on that already getting ready for next year.” Herkert said he expects several of the amphitheater’s “Anchor Events” to return this year, including local favorites like the fireworks show on the Mississippi River, Food Truck Festival, Alton Expo, and the Jazz & Wine Festival, though he noted the Jazz & Wine Festival may be on a slightly different weekend due to the leap year. Herkert said he heard several positive reviews of the "I Love the 90’s" show, which featured

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- In the early hours of this morning, St. Louis police started an investigation into a shooting incident that left a 24-year-old woman injured. The shooting occurred at approximately 2:30 a.m. near the intersection of Washington Avenue and 15th Street.

Landowners say hundred-year-old oaks have gotten sickly. Conservation workers are documenting trees with curling leaves and forests with thinning canopies. Scientists have found widespread evidence of chemicals in their leaves.

The city woke up to some patchy fog this morning. This will mix out a bit later this morning. We have another mild day on tap, with highs climbing to the upper 60s and plenty of sunshine.

St. Louis’ Cori Bush is among a small group of Democrats viewed by critics as insufficiently supportive of Israel — or insufficiently critical of Hamas.

SIUE is the only doctorate pharmacy program in downstate Illinois. It offers students classroom education, research, community service and patient care.

The Fairview Heights Transit Center is the sixth and final building to be constructed as part of the STLCC Transformed project.

The 2023 St. Louis Jewish Book Festival has not one, but four major authors headlining the 45th annual book festival from Nov. 5 to 19. The Jewish Community Center will […]

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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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The pastor believes thieves made two separate attempts because the cast iron bell was so heavy.

Brayden Schenn and Jordan Kyrou each had a goal and two assists, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 on Saturday night.