SPRINGFIELD - The unemployment rate in March, compared to one year ago, is down, but payroll jobs are also down slightly in the Metro-East area, according to statistics released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The April unemployment should...
ALTON - Alton High School softball coach Dan Carter will be returning to the team he started with in his Redbirds' coaching career. Carter was recently hired to be the Alton High girls volleyball coach and will start his second tour of duty this fall. Previously, Carter coached the team from 1994-2009,...
EDWARDSVILLE - Lori Blade, who coached the girls basketball team at Edwardsville High School for 18 seasons, winning 510 games and 17 of 18 IHSA Class AA and Class 4A regional championships, announced her retirement April 16 as coach of the Tigers' girls team. Blade made the announcement to her...
BLOOMINGTON - Following the announcement on Friday that all Illinois public and private schools would remain closed for the balance of the 2019-20 academic year, the Illinois High School Association's Board of Directors voted to cancel the 2020 spring state tournament series in all spring sports, an...
ALTON - The boys basketball team at Alton High School is starting to gear up for its summer season, but the COVID-19 pandemic that has swept throughout the state, the nation and the world has put much of their plans on hold for the time being. Nevertheless, the Redbirds are remaining optimistic abou...
EDWARDSVILLE - The boys basketball team at Edwardsville High School had one of the best turnaround seasons in the entire St. Louis area in 2019-20, going from a 9-20 mark the season before to 23-10 in the season just concluded, and grew into a very close-knit family where all the players sacrificed...
ALTON - Even with the COVID-19 pandemic dominating the news headlines and cycles, there's still some positive things and events to report on in the local communities, and a new Riverbender.com podcast is designed to talk about what's good in the area. "Things Happening In the Riverbend" will be...
BLOOMINGTON - Following Friday's announcement that all Illinois public and private schools would remain closed for the remainder of the school year, the Illinois High School Association will decide the fate of the 2020 spring sports season in a special board meeting to be held on Tuesday via videoconferencing....
ALTON - Abundant Life Community Church will be holding a drive-up food and supplies distribution to needy families on the parking lot of their church, located on 3986 Humbert Road in Alton, April 25, beginning at 11 a.m. The distribution will be for the first 500 families, who will be provided with...
EDWARDSVILLE - The historic Wildey Theater in downtown Edwardsville, in keeping with its tradition of bringing top-notch acts to its intimate setting, will present Band of Friends, a tribute band to the late Rory Gallagher, a long-time St. Louis favorite, to the state on Saturday, Sept. 12, in a show...
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