Steven Spencer, Staff Writer

ALTON - The Alton Fire Department responded to a house fire Wednesday afternoon on the 2700 block of Hillcrest Avenue in Alton. Battalion Chief Dave Eichen said the department received the call after the fire broke out during exterior home repairs. While working on the exterior of the home...

EDWARDSVILLE - Officer Conor Hoyland of the Edwardsville Police Department was presented with a Life-Saving Award from the Police and Fire Department Tuesday, March 6, at the Edwardsville City Council meeting. Chief of Police Jay Keeven said Officer Hoyland received the award for his tremendous...

ALTON - Alton Memorial Hospital held a town hall meeting to discuss the opioid crisis in Madison County this past week. The panel featured presentations from Madison County Coroner, Steve Nonn, Dr. Angela Holbrook, Mike Morrison, Karen Tilashalki and Doug Hulme. Madison County Coroner, Steve...

WOOD RIVER - Triune Canine Training and Event Center celebrated the grand opening of their new location Saturday at 1903 Edwardsville Road in Wood River. The 18,500 square-foot facility is totally dedicated to the dogs filled with obstacles for agility training and comfort king matting turf...

ALTON - The Eva A. McDonald Women’s History Coalition held their 35th annual breakfast Saturday at the Best Western Premier. Each year the funds raised from the breakfast go towards putting new books into school libraries. Each year the books focus on different subject matter, such as important...

QUINCY - The Redbirds hit the road Friday night to face off against the Quincy Blue Devils in the Regional Championship game, ultimately falling to Quincy, 57-36. Alton trailed Quincy by four points after the first quarter but outscoring the Blue Devils in the second quarter but the Redbirds...

JERSEYVILLE - The Jerseyville Economic Development Council unveiled their new project, the Mid-American International Gateway, Friday afternoon. The project is made possible by the collaboration between Stonemont Financial Group and the Jerseyville Economic Development Council and will serve...

EDWARDSVILLE - The Wildey Theatre kicks off the month of March with Dueling Pianos at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 2, as part of the Winter Concert Series. To close out the Winter Concert Series, presented by the Edwardsville Parks Department, the evening of dueling pianos will include anything you throw...

EDWARDSVILLE - Sour Mash Boutique will be hosting a pop-up performance from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, March 4, at their location at 116 North Main Street in Edwardsville. As a part of the celebration of newly opened storefront owner Kenneathia Williams is excited to announce that the Nashville-based...

EAST ALTON - The East Alton Police responded to an accident at Hodge Street and Lewis and Clark Boulevard Thursday afternoon just before 3 p.m. The accident involved a truck hauling a trailer, that appeared to be carrying a golf cart which fell into the road, and an SUV. Officers on the scene sai...