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BETHALTO - James (Jim) Cloninger didn't single-handily bring baseball to Bethalto, but he sure did have a big part in it. In 1972 Jim brought the Khoury League Baseball and Softball program to Bethalto. He and many volunteers helped build the original three ball diamonds at Southside Park as well as building the concession stands. All of those things are still there today. In memory and in honor of Jim a plaque will be hung up at the diamonds at Southside Park with a small ceremony taking place with Jim's former coaches and players. The plaque (pictured above) tells the story of how Jim had a dream and did what was necessary to make that dream come true. The Khoury League eventually grew into what is now select baseball, but back in the early 70s it got people into the game. Jim's daughter Bonnie Coleman remembers spending a lot of time out at those three diamonds with her dad. She still hangs out there sometimes now with her son who usually umpires games. She believes

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The Wolves chronicles six Saturday mornings in the lives of a girls’ high school indoor soccer team, The Wolves, as they prepare for their games

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Busch-Transou calls the concept “hospitality retail.”

The US may be suffering through high inflation, but so is everyone else. And our overall economy looks pretty good. The rest of the world sure thinks so, anyway: That's the exchange rate of the dollar against a broad basket of other currencies, and it's been going nowhere but up for the last year and ...continue reading "Raw data: The US dollar is the strongest currency in the world"

Mind, Art, Experience: 10 Years of Chess & Culture in Saint Louis celebrates the best chess, art and culture from all 50 exhibitions held at

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Bush was killed by a customer who police say witnessed a robbery taking place at a QuikTrip.

Anastacia Washington robbed a U.S. Bank in Spanish Lake on July 13, police said.

Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated seafood restaurants in St. Louis from Tripadvisor.

Enjoy the 5th season of this playable, artist-designed, nine-hole mini golf installation, designed to be inclusive, family friendly and accessible.

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We’ve been training all year for this! National Ice Cream Day is the Super Bowl of Ice Cream Holidays and we are ready to celebrate

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Take a load off and take in the views on a relaxing daytime cruise that shows St. Louis from the river that built it. Narrated

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Police said a robber on a three-gas-station "violent crime spree" was shot and killed by a customer.

HARDIN - Tamitha M. Suttles, 33, of Jerseyville, is in custody for a pair of charges - residential burglary and theft over $500. On July 16, 2022, the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office arrested Suttles. The investigation began on May 3, 2022, when the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a residential burglary and theft complaint in the 300 block of West Main Street, Hardin, Calhoun County, Illinois. Over the course of several months, the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office developed suspect information and attempted to locate the suspect(s) involved. On July 15, 2022, Suttles was arrested on an active Calhoun County warrant for Failure to Appear on a charge of Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine. Suttles was lodged in the Jersey County Jail. On July 16, 2022, the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office interviewed Suttles and arrested her on the aforesaid new charges. The incident remains under investigation and further arrests are pending. All

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HONOLULU (AP) — More than 500 years ago, Hawaiians placed four boulders on a Waikiki beach to honor visitors from the court of Tahiti’s king who had healed the sick. …

This exhibit showcases reproductions of the work of Missouri’s first known woman artist, Anna Maria von Phul. Her artwork illustrates life in the Missouri Territory

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