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The "FREE-DOME Celebration" paid homage to the rich heritage, history and culture of people of African descent while also celebrating fatherhood.

EDWARDSVILLE - Lewis and Clark Affiliate Habitat for Humanity held its first annual Habitat Home Sweet Home 5K race at Township Park in Edwardsville. The race took place at 9 a.m. Saturday morning taking off from the park down the Madison County Nickel Plate Trail and back after a turnaround. A trophy was awarded to the top male and female. Medals were handed out for the fastest times in their particular age group for males and females. The age groups were 9 and under, 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, and 70+. The race was professionally timed by Toolen's Running Start. Stephen Benicki won the race overall with a time of 21:48. The fastest female was Christy Sotoropolis clocking in at 28:56. She finished seventh overall out of 40 competitors. They each received trophies during the awards ceremony after the race. Jackie Helm was the organizer of this event and she said that it only took a couple of months of preparation. "A couple of months of planning, all hands on deck,

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"There’s kids in the house!” Nichole Thomas said. “There’s kids in the house."

EDWARDSVILLE - Craig and Heather Ohlau have both had a huge impact on young lives in their respective coaching positions. Craig is an assistant high school baseball coach at Edwardsville High School and Heather coaches various levels of volleyball and is the girls' high school head coach. Edwardsville’s baseball team recently captured another IHSA Class 4A State Championship, something Craig, head coach Tim Funkhouser and the entire Tigers coaching staff was very proud of. Craig and Heather have three children - Madelyn 12, Peyton, 11, and Jocelyn, 9. All three children are following in Craig and Heather’s footsteps in sports. Peyton is a member of an 11-year-old Gators squad that Craig coaches that has phenomenal success. The girls Madelyn and Jocelyn are following their mother’s footsteps in volleyball and love the sport, Craig said. Craig said as an assistant high school baseball coach, training begins in February and continues for about four months and the boy

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St. Louis wrapped up just its second visit to Fenway Park in 14 years, and second since 2017.

Three teenagers, ages 16, 17 and 18, died, as did a 21-year-old man.

The advisory was issued because of low water pressure due to a power outage at a water treatment plant. It was lifted Sunday evening.

Generations of fathers and their families have celebrated for years at this show.

Residents are advised to boil water for three minutes before using it to drink or prepare food.

A release from the department said while the firefighter was conducting a search, the floor gave out under his feet and he fell into the basement.