Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

GLEN CARBON - Although its students haven't attended classes since March 17, due to all Illinois public and private schools being closed due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, the community of Father McGivney Catholic High School will still be able to celebrate Holy Week together. A virtual...

GLEN CARBON - For just over a century, since the first batch was made as part of a service project in Muskogee, Okla in 1917, Girl Scout cookies have become an American tradition, as scout members go door-to-door to sell such popular flavors such as Thin Mints, Do-Si-Dos, Lemon-Ups and Tagalongs,...

EDWARDSVILLE - An Edwardsville dentist who contracted the COVID-19 Coronavirus shared her story on social media as a way to educate and encourage the public to take the necessary precautions as the pandemic continues to spread across the area. Brian Beyers Oller posted a video to her Facebook page...

SEE VIDEO BELOW: EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville area restaurants have been adjusting to restrictions put into place March 17 because of the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, which closed all dining areas before stay-at-home orders were mandated by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on March 23. ...

GRANITE CITY - Junior hockey forward Hunter Parker had a banner season for the Granite City High School hockey team in 2019-20 in the Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association. Parker led the Warriors in scoring with 49 goals and 59 assists for 108 points, and in the playoffs, scored eight goals...

GRANITE CITY - It hasn't been the best of years for the Granite City School District. A severe thunderstorm that left the city flooded in late August delayed the start of the school year into mid-September, and currently, the statewide school closures mandated because of the current COVID-19 Coronavirus...

ALTON - William Roderfeld, 17 and a junior at Marquette Catholic High School, recently was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout by the Greater St. Louis Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America in a ceremony. Roderfeld, the son of Ron Roderfeld and Patricia Steinman, officially earned his rank of...

ALTON - After their closure on March 17, due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, many public and private schools in Illinois have turned to E-learning, as classes continue to be conducted online in many districts. And it's also true in the case of the DK Dance Productions studios in both Alton...

WOOD RIVER - Although the meet was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, East Alton-Wood River junior shot putter Jayden Ulrich was able to achieve All-American status at the New Balance National Indoor track meet. Ulrich was named All-American in the shot put by being one of the to...

EDWARDSVILLE - The current COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic has disrupted sporting events and games locally, nationally and internationally, and now, the pandemic has forced cancellation of one of the biggest summer events in the area. The $25,000 Edwardsville Futures tennis tournament, presented b...