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Markus R. Eldringhoff, 20, of Berger died early Sunday morning in a one-vehicle crash.

EDWARDSVILLE - Olivia Baca, a senior striker for the Edwardsville High School girls' soccer team who scored 25 goals in 2022, is off to a blazing start in 2023, scoring a hat trick in the Tigers' 6-0 season-opening win over Rochester in the Metro Cup showcase event on a chilly and windy Mar. 13 evening at Tiger Stadium. Baca scored her first two goals within the first five minutes of the match, then climaxed her hat trick with a 52nd-minute golazo, hitting a spectacular, curling shot from distance that found the upper right corner of the net that gave Edwardsville a 5-0 lead at the time. In her postgame interview, Baca felt very happy for her team and for the prospects ahead for the Tigers. "I'm feeling really excited for the season," Baca said, "and I feel like we're really playing together as a team and it's really going to be exciting this year." The preseason practices went well for the Tigers and it helped the optimism that surrounds the team as the regular season starts. "They

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Brad DeLong comments this weekend on a couple of essays that lament the difficulty of living in an era where technological progress is improving exponentially: I read these, and I think: this is how it has been since the 1870s. Perhaps this is how it has been since the late 1830s. Well, yes. But there's ...continue reading "Exponential growth is messing with our minds"

BUNKER HILL/FOSTERBURG/GILLESPIE - Seven decades later, Herman Landreth still remembered how his ears popped when the worst of the storm passed nearby. He also remembers the massive damage and pain left behind. “Our house was the only one on our street that wasn’t destroyed,” said Landreth, a Bunker Hill resident who died at age 95 in 2019. “Two of my sisters-in-law died in that storm. My brother, Albert, and all three of his sons had broken legs, and they had to amputate my brother’s leg.” His brother’s home and grocery store were also lost. Sunday marks the 75th anniversary of the deadly Bunker Hill tornado, which ripped through the heart of town around breakfast time on March 19, 1948, killing nineteen. Minutes before, the tornado leveled most of Fosterburg, north of Alton, where nine died. Another five were killed in Gillespie, bringing the death toll to 33, though some sources report even more. In between, the tornado inflicted serious

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Florida-based HHS Technology filed a lawsuit against the department Thursday alleging it took 10 months to get a response to a records request, which was a denial.

To crack down on price gouging, proposed legislation in Missouri calls for allowing felony charges against health care staffing agencies that substantially raise their prices during a declared emergency.

Despite increasing demand, Metro Transit plans to reduce coverage for paratransit services for those with disabilities April 10.

Chicago police say a man faces a charge of attempted murder after backing over an officer with his car.

The 23-year-old, who was a team captain last season, was booked early Sunday after being arrested and released after posting $500 bond.

GLEN CARBON - Father McGivney Catholic’s Adelyn Speight recently signed a letter of intent to play college soccer at the University of North Alabama. Speight describes herself as “a versatile player.” Adelyn is a Bryon, Carlson, Petri and Kalb Female Athlete of the Month. “I enjoyed playing outside back, holding and attacking mid,” she said. “I believe my work ethic always exceeds expectations.” Speight is an honors student with a 3.93 unweighted GPA on a 4.0 scale. She has played soccer since she was 7 years old. “Father McGivney has a very competitive girls' soccer team,” she said. “I take the leadership role seriously on the team and try to guide athletes on and off the field. We have big expectations for this season and a lot of new talent coming in. Father McGivney provides a very family feel." Father McGivney Athletic Director Jeff Oller said he was proud of Speight and it is always a tremendous accomplishment

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This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is CSMcDonald with a comment about the comparison between Ron DeSantis attacking Disney and Gavin Newsom attacking Walgreens: One difference.. I don’t like Newsom’s posturing, but he’s just refusing do do business with a company. DeSantis is threatening to ruin a company by not allowing […]

The Washington Post has a story today about the demise of ER physicians. It used to be a coveted position for residencies, but now senior doctors are warning against it: They warn of burnout after covid and patients’ increasing suspicion of doctors. The pay is not as good, they say, especially as hospitals rely more ...continue reading "Emergency medicine is in the SOAP"

Would You Love Me As A Pet? – a juried art exhibit. Companion animals fill our lives with friendship and devotion, while animals in the wild inspire us with their

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House Speaker Dean Plocher can look back on the first half with satisfaction. Most of his top priorities have been voted out of the House, and now await action in the Senate. It's the best he could hope for, but the fate of his agenda now lies elsewhere.

1972 Fischer/Spassky: The Match, its Origin, and Influence celebrates the 50th anniversary of the American Robert “Bobby” Fischer’s historic win over the Russian Boris Spassky in the legendary 1972 World

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