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Residents Demand Festus Hold Elections on Data Centers

4 months 2 weeks ago

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A group of residents here is demanding that the city hold a special election to allow residents the chance to decide whether to ban large-scale data centers for the next 10 years. The residents have spent weeks going door-to-door across Festus and gathering signatures for a petition that would require a […]

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Dede Hance

Sierra Club Illinois' Three Rivers Project to Host Litter Clean-Up, Monday, Feb. 16

4 months 2 weeks ago
ALTON - The Three Rivers Project of Sierra Club Illinois is calling for volunteers to support a litter clean-up in celebration of Presidents’ Day! This litter clean-up will help rid the creek environment and walking path of debris that harms habitats, threatens aquatic life, pollutes our rivers, and endangers coastal environments. Learn more and register to volunteer at https://sc.org/prez2026 . The clean-up is hosted by the Three Rivers Project of Sierra Club Illinois and will launch

Proposal to ban intoxicating hemp products stalls in Missouri Senate

4 months 2 weeks ago
A push for Missouri to immediately adopt planned federal limits on intoxicating hemp products ran into a filibuster in the state Senate Wednesday, with critics demanding any changes wait until national regulations go into effect in November. Democratic state Sen. Karla May of St. Louis led the two-hour filibuster of a bill that would immediately […]
Rebecca Rivas

Walnut Hall Hosts Wedding Market with Vendors, Giveaways and Tours of the Wedding Venue

4 months 2 weeks ago
CARROLLTON - Whether you’re getting married soon or just looking for a fun day in Carrollton, the Walnut Hall Estate Wedding Market has something for you. From 12–3 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, 2026, Walnut Hall will host their fourth annual free Wedding Market complete with vendors, a bar, giveaways and more fun. Organizers are still accepting vendors who want to showcase their products, and they are eager to give couples tours of the Walnut Hall wedding venue. But even if you

Love At First Sight Blossomed Into Lifelong Partnership

4 months 2 weeks ago
EAST ALTON - Janet and Dennis Weber of East Alton say they experienced “love at first sight” when they met April 11, 1980. Janet Weber said the couple has been living together since April 21, 1980, and later married on Dec. 21, 1990. “We have been living together since April 21, 1980," Janet said. "It was love at first sight, actually." "It just works,” Janet Weber wrote of their special relationship. “Not one thing that’s special, it’s everyday with

Blackburn College Announces Dean's List For Fall 2025

4 months 2 weeks ago
CARLINVILLE, Ill. – Blackburn College has announced its Dean’s List for the Fall 2025 semester. Students named to the Dean’s List must earn a grade point average of 3.6 or higher for the semester. Area students include: Alton, IL Alexis Weber Taylor Weber Brighton, IL Cassidy Gaither Granite City, IL Breann Bailey Jerseyville, IL Molli Bohannon Clayton Brunaugh Ashley DeSherlia Abigail Droege Caroline Gibson Ayden Kanallakan Elizabeth Kemper Shelb