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Bruce Egelhoff Announces Campaign For Madison County Board District #9

2 years 10 months ago
ALTON - Bruce Egelhoff is announcing his campaign for the Madison County Board District #9. Retirement from a long career in sales will allow Bruce the free time to give back to Alton and Madison County. Bruce also owns and manages a long-standing residential real estate investment company with his partner, John Meehan. They are responsible for the restoration of over thirty properties in Upper Alton. After representing his constituents, his driving ambition for Alton and Madison County is to maximize the opportunities for economic development, job creation, and the preservation of housing stock. For additional information, you can follow Bruce on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or you can contact him directly at https://www.facebook.com/bruceegelhoff

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Perfect Weather Predicted: Alton Food Truck Festival Has Wide Variety Of Options

2 years 10 months ago
ALTON - The Alton Food Truck Festival set for Saturday, August 27, has an array of strong participants, and Liberty Bank Amphitheater Commission Chair Dan Herkert said Thursday he expects a "huge crowd" with such a bright weather forecast. The event starts at 4 p.m. and runs to 8 p.m. The National Weather Service in St. Louis predicts a sunny day on Saturday with a high of 90 degrees. Herkert said there will be 22 different food trucks from around the St. Louis area at the Alton event. The Alton Food Truck Festival is free of charge. Cajun Seduction, TreauX’s Cajun Barbecue, and Sugarfire Smoke House Barbecue are some new ones that will create attention, Herkert said. Others back include The Sweet Divine, Pig on a Wing, and Tuk Tuk Thai. The entire Food Truck Festival participant list is at the bottom of the story. Herkert said this year there will be a wide variety of food and there will be "something for everybody." Doughboy's Wood Fired Pizza will offer a variety of product

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July Rates As Roller-Coaster Weather Time For St. Louis Region

2 years 10 months ago
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis area weather in July was a roller-coaster with extremely hot temperatures at one period to torrential rain in another. The first three weeks of the month were by far the warmest with temps in the mid-to-upper 90s on many days and consecutive 100-degree temp days July 20-24. National Weather Service in St. Louis meteorologist Chris Kimble said the temps in St. Louis for the month of July were the 17th warmest on record for that month. He also added that St. Louis Lambert Airport records go back to 1874. In July 2022, it was the third-hottest on record, the NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information said. The average temperature was 76.4 degrees. Only July 1936 (first) and July 2012 (second) were warmer. Late in the month, torrential rains came to the region. The heavy rains started on July 26 and 8.5 inches of rain fell at St. Louis Lambert Airport that day. St. Peters, Mo., was hit the hardest with more than 12 inches of rain. The Metro East Illinois

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L&C Off To 52nd School Year

2 years 10 months ago
GODFREY - Students at Lewis and Clark Community College enjoyed lunch in The Grove, outside of The Commons, Wednesday, August 24, courtesy of L&C Student Activities. Students returned to campus to begin the fall semester on Monday. This is the college's 52nd school year and it was an exciting week for the students.

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IDOT Announces Lane Restrictions On Northbound Interstate 255 Over Interstate 55/70

2 years 10 months ago
COLLINSVILLE - The Illinois Department of Transportation announces lane restrictions that will be encountered Monday, August 29, 2022, through Thursday, September 1, 2022, on northbound Interstate 255 over Interstate 55/70 in Collinsville. Weather permitting, beginning at 6:30 a.m. on Monday, August 29, 2022, the right two lanes on northbound Interstate 255 over the eastbound and westbound ramps from Interstate 55/70 will be closed with only one lane on northbound Interstate 255 remaining open. These restrictions are needed to do emergency bridge deck patching on the bridge carrying Interstate 255 over the eastbound and westbound ramps of Interstate 55/70. IDOT District 8 Operations forces will make the needed improvements. Full access will be restored as soon as possible. The middle lane will open by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, leaving the far-right lane closed. All lanes are expected to be open by 4 p.m. Thursday, September 1, 2022. All exit ramps from Interstate 255 wil

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