Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

EDWARDSVILLE - The Wildey Theater in downtown Edwardsville has enjoyed another successful financial year, with many of its shows enjoying strong sales, and the theater continues to enjoy rave reviews as a premier venue for concerts and other shows. The venue continues to draw bigger-name acts, whic...

BETHALTO - The current COVID-19 Pandemic has forced many a medical business to make major adjustments in seeing patients, and also making doubly sure that all cleaning and sanitizing procedures are kept, with the care of the patients being a top priority. It's very much true at Axis Spinal...

SEE VIDEO: GODFREY - With many area churches unable to hold services due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a non-denominational Drive-In Praise Service held Sunday evening gave many residents a needed chance to worship while maintaining social distancing guidelines. The parking lot of Trust...

EDWARDSVILLE - RunWell, the sporting goods store dedicated to runners of all levels, will be celebrating its seventh anniversary next month with an event designed for everyone. The store will be holding a virtual scavenger hunt that starts on RunWell's actual seventh birthday, June 3, which is...

EDWARDSVILLE - It isn't often that making a food product can turn into a popular local brand name, but in the case of Edwardsville's Christine Nelson, her salsa is brand that's available at grocery stores, small markets and craft fairs area wide. Christine's Salsa, is on sale across the entire Metro-Eas...

COLLINSVILLE - One of the area's top hockey prospects, Collinsville native Hunter Longhi, was recently drafted by the Madison Capitols of the Tier-I United States Hockey League, and will play in the nation's top tier league this coming fall in Madison, Wis. Longhi, who previously played for Collinsville...

SEE VIDEO: ALTON - One of the surest signs of spring and summer in the Riverbend area is the opening of the annual Downtown Alton Farmers and Artisans' Market, where local merchants sell organically-grown foods and other items of interests. And despite new restrictions, brought o...

SEE VIDEO: ALTON - Especially now, while the COVID-19 pandemic continues on, home health care for elderly patients, where a worker comes into a patient's home for a few hours per week and assists with household chores and keeps a watch on their clients, is more vital than ever before. That's...

EDWARDSVILLE - Mother's Day is always a very much-anticipated holiday every year, with many phone calls, flowers, cards and other gifts give to the very special women across the country who are moms. In the case of Edwardsville's Angie Hardesty, Mother's Day is a very special day, indeed. Hardesty...

EDWARDSVILLE - Two former Edwardsville High School football stars, defensive lineman A.J. Epenesa and offensive lineman Nick Kaltmayer, have officially signed their rookie contracts with a pair of National Football League teams on Friday. According to various media reports, Epenesa signed a four-year...