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ALTON - Senior Brandon Hayes Jr. is the Art Fahrner-Edward Jones Alton High School Remarkable Redbird Of The Month for March. Hayes has been busy throughout his four-year career at Alton High combining being a stalwart on the football team each season and being an active member of the track team as a thrower, but also adding the arts and also Student Council to his overall Redbird high school experience. Brandon took football seriously during his first two years at Alton High, but he said that since his junior year, "he has fallen in love with the sport." He really enjoys the teamwork and skill development offered by the coaching staff at Alton High. He added that he was encouraged by coach Eric Dickerson to become a thrower on the track team to stay in shape for football. Brandon mentioned that he was not as excited about it at first, but in spending time with his teammates and learning more about throwing, he has really enjoyed it. Brandon joined Student Council this year and

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City officials hope to raise private capital designed to continue Mayor Tishaura Jones’ economic justice action plan even after federal pandemic dollars run out in 2026. The initiative was announced Tuesday, along with a series of other projects that will spend the pandemic funds in historically disinvested areas of the city, especially north St. Louis.

ALTON - Kathryn Saenz, daughter of Kristen and Brian Saenz, is February’s Alton-Godrey Rotary Club Student of the Month. Jenna Dean of Marquette Catholic High School is the other Student of the Month. Saenz was selected because of her hard work and a lot of late nights studying, plus her commitment to clubs and organizations. She is an honors student, an Illinois State Scholar and a Platinum Alpha recipient. Saenz’s GPA is currently at 4.667 and she is ranked 6th in the senior class. With these grades, she has earned membership in the National Honor Society and in Mu Alpha Theta. Kathryn enjoyed the clubs and organizations that she had joined at Alton High. This list includes the Physics team, Redbird Nest, the Math team, Multi-Media Club, FCA, and the tennis team. Through these groups, as well as her 4-H group, she learned that she loves teaching, as well as learning from her peers. Volunteering opportunities are one of the advantages that these clubs provide. With Mu

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ALTON - Jenna Dean of Marquette Catholic High School was honored as one of Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club's Students of the Month of February at a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Alton-Godfrey held at Gentelin’s on Broadway Restaurant. Kathryn Saenz of Alton High School was the other Student of the Month. Jenna Dean is the daughter of Tim and Jessica Dean of Jerseyville. She is a senior at Marquette Catholic High School and plans to continue her education at Lindenwood University, studying Business with a focus on Entrepreneurial Studies. Jenna has been on the Marquette girls' golf team for four years and her team won their regional championship this year. Jenna is a member of the National Honor Society, Campus Ministry, Breast Cancer Awareness Club, Yearbook and she is the Student Council Treasurer. She is in the Riverbend CEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities) program this year and she is currently working on creating her personal business which she plans to continue

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I don’t know, maybe don’t do this? A Tarrant County man is suing Dallas County and a sheriff’s deputy after he says his personal information was revealed to more than 100 people after the deputy livestreamed a traffic stop through TikTok. So, there’s a lot going on here, most of it in favor of the […]

Bret Michaels turned 60 on Wednesday, and considering his health struggles over the years, he’s embracing the milestone.  “I am grateful to be on this crazy roller coaster ride and to…

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Professor Jon Shelton explains why education doesn't fix inequality.

Bobby Caldwell, best known for his classic tune “What You Won’t Do for Love,” passed away Tuesday at the age of 71. “Bobby passed away here at home. I held…

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Jim Brainard’s exhibition “Bits & Pieces” creates assemblages made from found, often-neglected, objects such as tree bark, used matches, and corrugated cardboard. He also scavenges small mysterious pieces of trash

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Ryan Eckert’s structural abstractions explore ideas about the state of splitting worldviews, depicted through the lens of biblical Christianity. Eckert’s works in his exhibition:“Two Worldviews” presents the clashing of ideals

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Mario Trejo’s exhibition “Idiosyncratic Tantrums” features extensive accumulations that visually explore eternity and struggle through manic mark making. Considering the concepts of time, space, and number. He creates hundreds of

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Crews are working to control a large house fire Wednesday morning in rural Jefferson County.

"I just feel it. I feel it's just my time."

The nation’s largest grid operator is warning that it might not have enough electric generation in the future to guarantee reliability.  And it comes as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission convenes a forum on the multibillion-dollar capacity market PJM operates to ensure there’s enough power to meet demand even during grid emergencies, such as during […]

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If you're hoping to stretch your dollars on a six-figure salary, new research shows that St. Louis might be one of the best options to make that happen.

It seems like a lot of folks are worried about artificial intelligence replacing humans in various areas, including making music, but Peter Gabriel isn’t one of them.  Gabriel, who contributes the forward…

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