Steven Spencer, Staff Writer

EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville honored 15 senior soccer players Tuesday night in their regular-season finale, a 2-1 win over Belleville West that wrapped up the Southwestern Conference championship for the Tigers. The win put EHS at 14-1-4 on the season, 5-0-1 in the league; the Maroons...

JERSEY COUNTY - Officers from the Jersey County Sheriff's Office and Illinois State Police have established a "drug enforcement zone" on Highway 67, just beyond the border of Madison and Jersey Counties, between Godfrey and Delhi. A member of law enforcement said officers must have a probable...

GRAFTON - Since 1954 Hurley Dodge has been offering excellent customer service and this month they expanded their business with a new location at 1100 West Main Street in Grafton offering guaranteed pre-owned vehicles. For over 60 years the family owned business has prided themselves on how they trea...

The Alton Fire Department held their annual open house as a part of Fire Prevention Week. The community received the opportunity to not only get to personally know their firemen but also see what they do to help keep the community safe in emergency situations.

ALTON - Saturday's rain couldn't stop the annual Ride for Wishes from raising money for the Make a Wish Foundation. Tons of riders and volunteers came out to the Alton Moose Lodge for the 70-mile ride all to help the foundation. "It's been getting bigger and bigger every year," Tony Vatole...

ALTON - St. Mary's Oktoberfest kicked off this afternoon with the annual keg tapping. "Today is the kick of the festival officially," Erin Ventimiglia, Chairman of the Oktoberfest Committee, said. "We always have our honorary keg tappers, so that's a lot of fun. The pastor always says a blessing over...

St. Mary's 10th annual Oktoberfest is officially underway with this afternoon. Games, food and beer are all set up and ready to go through Sunday night.

ALTON - The Redbirds brought their record up to 4-3 for the season with Friday’s win against the O’Fallon Panthers, 50-20. Alton took a big lead in the first half of the game at Public School Stadium. The Panthers managed to get seven points on the board in the second quarter but...

ALTON - St. Mary’s 10th annual Oktoberfest is underway until 11 p.m. tonight. “The Glendale Riders will be playing here this evening, we’ll have food, our wine tent is open, our beer tent is open and we’ll be having a lot of fun out here tonight,” Public Relations Coordinator...

EDWARDSVILLE - Local writer and teacher at Cassens Elementary School, Rob Nunn, recently released his new book “The Criminal Mastermind of Baker Street.” “It’s a retelling of Sherlock Holmes,” Nunn said. “Except I changed Sherlock Holmes from solving the crimes,...