From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Windy Chafin, a 25-year member of Operating Engineers Local 513, has won the 2025 Missouri Women in Trades (MOWIT) Tradeswoman of the Year award. Chafin received the award last month at the MOWIT Blue Collar/Black Tie Awards Gala, which was held at the LIUNA Event Center in Sunset Hills. […]
TROY - Chris Coyne, a Community Service Officer with the Troy Police Department, presented a Heroin and Prescription Drug Awareness program to students in the Triad School District this week at the Success Center at Silvercreek. The Troy Police program aimed to educate students about the dangers of drug misuse and its effects on individuals, families, and the community. Coyne’s presentation is part of an ongoing effort by the Troy Police Department to promote awareness, prevention, and
The Missouri Department of Transportation will be closing the far-right lane of westbound I-64 at Spirit of St. Louis Boulevard starting at 7 p.m. Saturday to restripe lanes on the westbound bridge. All work is weather permitting.
From St. Louis Public Radio: A new affordable housing complex in Alton, called the Community of Sunnybrook, has nearly filled up with tenants as the developers announced the project’s completion on Wednesday. “We crossed the finish line, and we won the gold medal because the gold medal is this development,” Mayor David Goins said. The $20 […]
The first vertical construction at the planned Gateway South district in downtown St. Louis is now moving forward. The project is being developed by Good Developments Group, Vault Partners, and The Millstone Company. “As a result of conversations with multiple prospective tenants, we’ve begun design and pre-construction for a 54,000-square-foot speculative industrial building at Gateway […]
‘The Notebook the Musical’ at The Fabulous Fox Sparks Memories of Life-Long Love Affair by Pat Lindsey The 2004 movie, “The Notebook,” is my favorite tearjerker love story. No matter how many times I’ve watched it, I always go through a lot of tissues. Because I love the movie so much, I […]
GLEN CARBON - Ben Sink, who is a senior pitcher and outfielder for the Father McGivney Catholic High School baseball team, signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Illinois-Springfield to play baseball in 2027 in a ceremony held at the Griffins Den, the school's student lounge, on Oct. 29, 2025. Sink had a successful junior season in 2025, hitting .344 with two home runs and 37 RBIs, and also had a great season on the mound, going 6-0 in eight appearances as a pitcher, starting
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. ⚠️ This story contains videos showing violence. President Donald Trump and officials in his administration say National Guard troops are needed in “War ravaged” Portland, Oregon, to protect a local Immigration and Customs Enforcement office that he described as being under siege. But a ProPublica review […]
JERSEYVILLE - Amelia Jumper, a freshman cross country runner for Jersey Community Unit School District No. 100, qualified for the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Sectional meet. She also accomplished a goal of breaking 20 minutes at the 2A Cross Country Regional in Taylorville with a time of 19 minutes, 51.2 seconds. Jumper, recognized as the Sparklight Female Athlete of the Month for Jersey, has shown strong performances throughout the season. Jumper, the No. 1 runner on her team, se
The 2025 Big Ten Women’s Soccer Tournament semifinals and championship matches will be held at Energizer Park on Nov. 6 & 9! “We are very excited to welcome back the […]
ALTON - On November 6, 1925, 16-year-old Helen Hamer gave a recital to mark her completion of a course in expression and elocution under Mrs. Margaret Slifer-Lancaster, head of the Lancaster School of Oratory. Hamer had been “a favorite reader in Alton for a number of years,” and several hundred people attended the recital at Spalding Auditorium. All seats in the auditorium were filled, “as well as the passage ways and halls, and many people had to return to their homes for
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