SEE VIDEO BELOW: ALTON - Sheppard, Morgan and Schwaab have been named the RiverBend Growth Association's February 2018 Small Business of the Month. For over 100 years the civil engineering and land surveying company has been locally owned and family operated in the Riverbend community. "Las...
ALTON – Edwardsville's boys' basketball team, behind senior Jack Marinko's game-leading 31 points, took control of a tight game in the second half to defeat Alton 64-55 in a Southwestern Conference rematch Friday night at the Redbirds Nest. The Tigers upped their record to 15-8, 8-4 in the...
ALTON - Mustache March 4PD is returning this year with a special performance from the Glendale Riders from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. on Friday, March 23, at Bluff City Grill. Mustache March 4PD originated last year when a group of citizens decided to show support for local law enforcement throughout the...
ALTON - Area residents filled their hearts, and bellies, with love for Valentine's Day. Cathy Gross, owner of Bluff City Grill, said with the number of reservations stacking up for their Valentine's Day specials it was great to help couples make their evening one to remember for Valentine's Day....
HARDIN - For the second straight time, the Calhoun Warriors have beaten the Carrollton Hawks on their home court on Wednesday night in Hardin. The game was postponed to last night after a referee, and former Calhoun football coach Glen Peyton suffered a heart attack during a JV game on...
MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 50, BREESE CENTRAL 34: Jake Hall led Marquette Catholic with 14 points as the Explorers remained undefeated at 27-0 with a 50-34 win over Breese Central at home Tuesday night; the Cougars fell to 11-14 on the year. Marquette threw a 17-0 first-quarter shutout on Central...
WORDEN - For the 12th year running, Worden celebrated Mardi Gras in what has become its typical fashion - with Wordi Gras. Created by a rowdy group of beloved friends with trucks in 2006, Wordi Gras has grown to make a sizable increase to the approximately 1,000 who call Worden home every day. Band...
The city of Warden held their annual Wardi Gras party on Saturday, February 10. With Cajun cuisine, the annual parade and live music the event, which has been described as a "Redneck Mardi Gras" continues to draw a bigger and bigger crowd each year.
EDWARDSVILLE - William Harroff will be exhibiting his comic book inspired art work on canvases, tiles and prints at the Edwardsville Arts Center in a showcase entitle “The Delinquent Comic Art of “Wascally Wee Willy” Harroff,” which opens from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. tonight and runs...
ALTON - Police, firefighters and at least two ambulances were on the scene Saturday of a fire in the 2000 block of Amelia Street in Alton. First responders arrived on the scene shortly before noon. Smoke was seen coming from the roof, but no fire was visible from outside the home when reporters...
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