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Walnut Hall Hosts Wedding Market with Vendors, Giveaways and Tours of the Wedding Venue

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CARROLLTON - Whether you’re getting married soon or just looking for a fun day in Carrollton, the Walnut Hall Estate Wedding Market has something for you. From 12–3 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, 2026, Walnut Hall will host their fourth annual free Wedding Market complete with vendors, a bar, giveaways and more fun. Organizers are still accepting vendors who want to showcase their products, and they are eager to give couples tours of the Walnut Hall wedding venue. But even if you

Love At First Sight Blossomed Into Lifelong Partnership

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EAST ALTON - Janet and Dennis Weber of East Alton say they experienced “love at first sight” when they met April 11, 1980. Janet Weber said the couple has been living together since April 21, 1980, and later married on Dec. 21, 1990. “We have been living together since April 21, 1980," Janet said. "It was love at first sight, actually." "It just works,” Janet Weber wrote of their special relationship. “Not one thing that’s special, it’s everyday with

Blackburn College Announces Dean's List For Fall 2025

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CARLINVILLE, Ill. – Blackburn College has announced its Dean’s List for the Fall 2025 semester. Students named to the Dean’s List must earn a grade point average of 3.6 or higher for the semester. Area students include: Alton, IL Alexis Weber Taylor Weber Brighton, IL Cassidy Gaither Granite City, IL Breann Bailey Jerseyville, IL Molli Bohannon Clayton Brunaugh Ashley DeSherlia Abigail Droege Caroline Gibson Ayden Kanallakan Elizabeth Kemper Shelb

Missouri Senate weighs ending statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse

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Victims of childhood sexual abuse fought for legislation to eliminate the statute of limitations in a Missouri Senate hearing Wednesday. One bill would remove any time limit on when civil claims could be brought for crimes involving child sexual abuse, and another would ask voters to change the constitution those changes to be enacted retrospectively. […]
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