Steven Spencer, Staff Writer

ALTON - The Alton Regional Convention and Visitor Bureau celebrated the accomplishments and partnerships of 2017 at the annual Tourism Summit Thursday morning at Best Western Premier. Brett Stawar, President of the Alton Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau, started the summit off by speaking...

ALTON - The Alton and Godfrey Parks and Recreation Departments are hosting their third annual Valentine's Day themed Daddy Daughter Dance at 6 p.m. on Saturday, February 10, at Bluff City Grill located at 424 East Broadway in Alton. From 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. the departments are inviting fathers and...

EDWARDSVILLE - Michael Fillback of the Edwardsville Police Department was sworn in to the rank of major at Tuesday night's Edwardsville City Council meeting. Edwardsville Police Chief Jay Keeven said Fillback's work ethic is "second to none" when asking for the support of council to approve the...

ALTON - The Alton Branch of the NAACP held the 38th Annual Commemoration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunday afternoon that the Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church. The service ,"The Journey Is Not Over After 50 Years: Let's Do More!", included performance from the Riverbend Community...

EDWARDSVILLE - Mayor Hal Patton said it was an "important evening for the City of Edwardsville," Tuesday night at City Hall as three officers from the Edwardsville Police Department were appointed to new positions. Ryan Grimes was the first to take his oath for the position of patrol officer,...

ALTON - Bitter cold temperatures have caused a water main break near the Walgreens parking lot at the corner of College and Washington in upper Alton. With water running down College and turning to ice, officers have blocked off a part of one lane of College with a patrol car. An officer on...

EDWARDSVILLE - Buying a new home can be an exciting and stressful time for homeowners. For Zach and Hannah Allison, life long residents of Edwardsville, that process had a little added excitement as their entire experience was documented for Monday's episode of House Hunters on HGTV. After Monday'...

EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville City Council recently voted in favor of approving a resolution authorizing the Whispering Heights planned unit development (PUD) plan. The plan will include the addition of two buildings on lots one and two of the Enclave subdivision, adjacent to Lincoln Middle School....

EDWARDSVILLE - The city of Edwardsville has plenty of things to love about it from the parks and restaurants to the people and community, and at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 15, everyone is going to find out a few reasons why local residents Zach and Hannah Allison love the city as their documented...

ALTON - The Marquette Explorers took a seven-point lead at half time as they sealed the win over the Lift for Life Academy Hawks Friday night, 49-38. Explorers Coach Lee Green said it was just a matter of making the shots and giving themselves some breathing against the Hawks. “Kline...