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LINCOLN – A year to remember has taken on a special meaning for one central Illinois family, with a mother-daughter joint release of new books they have authored to end 2022. E.G. Keith is out with her second book of the year after her first successful young-adult novel Havoc was released in March. The sequel is Serenity , and in it, the now 12-year-old author picks right back up with her style of witty comebacks, timely puns, and an evil way of thinking. Her mother, Jennifer J. Keith, makes her author debut with Fixing the Funny Bone. She uses the non-fiction self-help and humor book to introduce new audiences to her G.R.I.T. method, which embraces using humor to help heal from pain and trauma. The mother-daughter duo will formally introduce their new books with a public signing and meet-and-greet event this Sunday, Dec. 11, from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Woman’s Club (230 N. McLean St., Lincoln, IL). Anyone interested is welcome to meet the authors, get

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Taylor Fischer has been named director of project management for Negwer Door Systems. Fischer has been with Negwer for six years and has served as NDS’s operations assistant, project coordinator, and systems manager. In “Taylor has demonstrated a great understanding of our business and has embodied our core values of being service oriented, results driven, […]

Starting next month, a $35 cap on insulin prices will go into effect for millions of Medicare recipients. The lower pricing is one of the first of several policy measures Americans will see in the coming months and years under the Inflation Reduction Act signed into law in August. The bill also requires pharmaceutical companies […]

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The sirens will ring at 11:00 am today in the St. Louis region. It is part of the monthly test for St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and St. Charles County. The monthly tests run on the first Monday of each month. The siren tests have been called off in the [...]

Proper Cannabis plans to open its fourth location in the St. Louis area in the coming months, St. Louis Business Journal reports. The St. Louis-based company recently finished construction on its newest location in Bridgeton, where it will replace a former Bank of America. Once approved by the state,  business could begin within 60 days.

St. Louis County can afford to spend in the red for a few years. But if the county doesn't cut another $14 million it's going to burn through its reserves in the next few years.

EDWARDSVILLE - Alton sophomore forward Jarius Powers helped the Redbirds girls' basketball team make history on Dec. 1 with a 20-point performance, leading all scorers as Alton defeated Edwardsville 55-42 at Lucco-Jackson Gym. It was the first win for the Redbirds over the Tigers since February of 1998. also ending a long Southwestern Conference home winning streak for Edwardsville, and in her postgame interview, Powers was a very happy person, indeed. "I feel great,' Powers said. "You know, I'm thankful for my team. It's a team sport, I love my team to death. You know, I'm glad we made our coach (Deserea Howard) happy, made her proud, and stuff like that." Powers is an Auto Butler Female Athlete Of The Month for the Redbirds. The Redbirds have been a very hard-working team for the last two seasons to get to this point, but Powers is always looking at the big picture for her club. "Yeah, you know, we get closer and closer to the bigger picture." Powers said, "to win state and the

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From Illinois Business Journal: Tracy Butler has announced her recent resignation and pending Dec. 23, 2022 departure from the Home Builders & Remodelers Metro East Association, where she has served for the past 13 years as its Executive Officer. Jared Stremming will be stepping into the role of Interim Executive Officer, having been a part of […]

PIASA - Southwestern's Bram Buettel recently finished a sensational freshman year for the Piasa Birds in November. In the Trenton-Wesclin IHSA Class 1A Cross Country Regional Meet, Bram recorded a stellar time of 18:34 for three miles. Bram's brother, Garrett Buettel led the Piasa Birds at the regional with a time of 18:30.3, while Drew Spangler came in at 18:48.2, Zach Rue was home at 21:20.0, Ebon Makler had a time of 21:29.4, Logan Custer had a time of 22:49.7 and Chase Miller had a clocking of 22:50.4. Garrett Buettel, Bram, and Spangler battled all year for top positions for the Piasa Birds in their various meets. At the South Central Conference Boys Meet in October, Bram blazed the trail with a time of 17:32, ahead of his brother (17:35). For his efforts this season, Bram is an Altonized Community Federal Credit Union Male Athlete of the Month for the Piasa Birds. Bram's head boys cross country coach Gary Bowker said Bram's future is essentially unlimited on his times ahead

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Year-over-year, all three newscasts have seen growth.

EDWARDSVILLE - Khoi Minh Pham, of Olney, a Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior in the School of Engineering, was surprised with the news this week that he is the 2023 Student Employee of the Year. Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, and Abdullatif Hamad, PhD, chair of the Department of Physics, presented Pham with an award certificate and $500 on Tuesday, Nov. 29. “I was very surprised yet honored to have been chosen to receive this award,” said Pham. “Every student job I have had has strengthened my leadership and problem-solving skills. These skills have helped me become a better student and prepared me for my future profession.” Pham has served as a physics student lab prep assistant, lecture recitation leader, lab teaching assistant and a resident assistant for Cougar Village. The award recognizes Pham for his reliability, quality of work, initiative, professionalism and the ability to exceed expectations. “Khoi’s strongest attributes

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MARINE - Recently, the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Marine Coin Company in celebration of the company's 10 th year in business. Marine Coin owner Bill Weder established the company in August 2012 when a previous bank building came up for sale. "I thought the building was really cool and figured it would be a good place for my business," Weder said. The Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce said Bill and his team understand the need for estate planning and expert advice when it comes to coin and jewelry collections. They are proud to have served the Metro East region for the past decade and look forward to helping customers for many years to come. Bill enjoys being a part of the local community and showing mutual support and respect for fellow business owners in town. Whether buying or selling, customers are welcome to stop by the shop located at 155 North Duncan Street in Marine or call 618-887-2008 with any

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Lux Living is trying again with a plan to redevelop the Central West End's historic Engineers' Club Building after a St. Louis board rejected it last year.

Letter To The Editor: District 7 is considering consolidating Midway and Hamel elementary schools at Hamel, potentially serving K-2 students across more than 50 square miles. Students would face unreasonable bus rides. Recent research found that students with rides greater than 45 minutes had worse attendance and outcomes. With current (long) ride times in the northern schools, we must expect even more unfair ride times. D7 also hasn't made a compelling case for closure, including not breaking down how it plans to realize projected savings of $320-400K/year. As most school spending is on people, is D7 proposing laying off a number of teachers and staff? If not, where do the savings come from? The public deserves a full accounting of projected savings. Further, repairing Midway ($5M) is much cheaper than building an addition at Hamel ($15M). Finally, D7 hasn’t shared enrollment projections and student outcome data for both schools; these data should be considered. I also worry

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ALTON - The Salvation Army of Madison County is seeking members of local congregations to ring bells at their red kettles on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, designated "Local Churches Day" during the fundraising campaign. Sign-up is online at https://registertoring.com/ for various locations in Alton, Godfrey, Bethalto, Wood River, Edwardsville, and Granite City. "Choose as many days (not limited to December 13) for locations and shifts you want," Barb Hoelscher, who is co-chair of the kettle campaign in Madison County with her husband, Dr. John Hoelscher. "Help the needy in our community." Barb continued and previously said: "The Salvation Army has been a steady, loving presence in our community for so very long and we are honored to help further their mission with this campaign."

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It's popular these days to declare that freedom of speech is in grave trouble. But is that so? Do you feel any restrictions on what you can say in public? I confess that I'm not very bent out of shape about college kids deplatforming speakers they don't like. Or about schoolteachers who are required to ...continue reading "How is free speech faring in America?"

ALTON - Alton Firefighters Local 1255 will have its Sixth Annual Turkey Giveaway from noon-2 p.m. Saturday, December 17, 2022, at Crisis Food Center at 21 E. Sixth Street in Alton. Alton Fire Department Battalion Chief Derrick Richardson, also a member of Alton Firefighters 1255, said: "We will have a contactless drive-through-only turkey giveaway with vehicles lining up on Market Street, between East Fourth and East Sixth Street heading north and making a right on East Sixth Street, and pulling up in front of our location where we load the trunk. We will give one turkey and one bag of sides, per car on a first come, first serve basis while supplies last. We ask that everyone follow all safety protocols." Richardson continued and said: “We are happy to partner with Crisis Food Center, who are donating the side items and went 50/50 with Local 1255 on purchasing the turkeys. This is an ongoing relationship between the Local and CFC since the first turkey giveaway in 2017. Both organization

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The U.S. Men's National Team's 3-1 loss to Netherlands on Saturday was a must-watch event in the Gateway City

Christine McVie's untimely death last week seems to have led to some impressive sales figures at the auction of Fleetwood Mac instruments and memorabilia, held over the weekend by Julien's…

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