Steven Spencer, Staff Writer

ALTON - What's Up Downtown?, an event hosted by Alton Main Street, had no intentions of moving from its usual home of Jacoby Center for the Arts, but Tuesday night it did just that. Tuesday's What's Up Downtown was moved to the old post office building, which was recently donated to Hugh Halter,...

EDWARDSVILLE - Chloe Turner signed her letter of intent with Culver-Stockton Wednesday, Nov. 8, at Edwardsville High School. With plans on studying as a nursing student, Turner said playing at the college level was always something she wanted to pursue. "Ever since I started playing softball, it'...

JERSEYVILLE - Hillbillie Ranch kicked off their grand opening over the weekend with their three days of Mud Spree for Angel Tree. With thousands of people in attendance, most covered in mud, one of the owners Big T, Tony Smith, said he and his partners Brandon Sinclair and Chris Carroll,...

EDWARDSVILLE - Allie Hosto signed her letter of intent Wednesday, Nov. 8, at Edwardsville High School with Lindenwood University to further her athletic career in field hockey. Hosto said she looked at several other schools, but the coaches, team and campus atmosphere helped make the final decision...

ALTON - Richard Baird, a historian, teacher and advocate for veterans, had an interesting display of military memorabilia for children, showing much of his family history on Friday at Alton Middle School. Baird did the display for children prior to Veterans Day on Saturday, celebrated throughout...

EDWARDSVILLE - The Tigers' Taryn Brown signed her letter of intent with Culver-Stockton College Wednesday, November 8, at Edwardsville High School. Brown said she's glad to have made her choice of school and likes the feeling at the Culver-Stockton campus. "I'm glad to have finally made a decision...

ALTON - “We can never fully repay our debt and gratitude to the 1.1 million services members who have died in conflicts throughout our history, or the more than the 3.1 million that were wounded. We can however recognize the 20 million veterans that are still living today. This morning it...

EDWARDSVILLE - The Tigers' Sophia Swalley signed her letter of intent with Lindenwood University to play field hockey Wednesday, Nov. 8, at Edwardsville High School. Swalley said Lindenwood has been a school she was interested in attending for a long time. "I went to a camp my eighth grade year...

EDWARDSVILLE - Brooke Webber signed her letter of intent with Lincoln Land Wednesday, Nov. 8, at Edwardsville High School as her final season with the Tigers approaches. "My teammates and my family have pushed me to be great every day," Webber said. "It's really good to feel that I've accomplished...

EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville High School's Anna Burke will continue her excellence as a softball player at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Burke signed with Missouri S & T to play softball Wednesday, Nov. 8, at Edwardsville High School. Burke said she looks forward to pursing a degree...