Steven Spencer, Staff Writer

Alton High celebrated Senior Night in style on Thursday afternoon and defeated Civic Memorial 11-0 at Bud Simpson Tennis Complex at Gordon Moore Park in Alton. It was the last home match for four Alton seniors, Abby Fischer, Gretchen Housmann, Makayla Cox, and Skylar Wickenhauser. All four...

EDWARDSVILLE - The Wildey Theatre is bringing some big names to the stage during the month of October. At 8 p.m. this Friday, October 6, Michael Winslow, The Man of Over 10,000 Sounds Effects, stops by the Widley to start off the month. Winslow is best known for his known for his roles in Police...

ALTON - The Alton Redbirds go into Friday’s game against O’Fallon with a 3-3 record after a big win against Belleville East, 50-26. “It’s a good feeling to be sitting at three and three,” Redbird’s head coach Eric Dickerson said. “But we know that every game...

ALTON - As a part of Fire Prevention Week the Alton Fire Department will be hosting their annual open house from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8, at station one located at 333 E. 20th Street. The open house will feature an auto extraction demonstration starting at 1 p.m. as well as a live fire...

EDWARDSVILLE - Mayor Hal Patton opened Tuesday's city council meeting by addressing the recent shooting in Las Vegas. Mayor Patton said it's hard to comprehend what could go through a person's mind to make them commit an act that left over 50 people dead and more than 500 injured. Mayor Patton stated...

EDWARDSVILLE - The Nature Preserve Foundation at Watershed Nature Center's application for $9,000 in special parks project funding was approved unanimously by the Edwardsville city council at Tuesday night's meeting. Alderman Craig Louer said the money will come from the tourism fund which is being...

EDWARDSVILLE - City council approved a special parks funding application for the Edwardsville Children's Museum at Tuesday night's council meeting in Edwardsville City Hall. The $9,000 in funding will allow the museum to complete some outdoor beautification. "We are working on fundraising currently...

ALTON - The David W. Johnson Memorial Foundation will be hosting their annual golf tournament at 9 a.m. on Saturday, October 7, at Cloverleaf Golf Course. Michelle Krysl, who helped start the DWJ Memorial Foundation in memory of father, said the proceeds from the tournament go straight back to benefiting...

GODFREY - The Godfrey Fire Protection District will be holding their annual open house starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, October 14, at Fire Station 2 at 1712 West Delmar. Fire Chief Erik Kambarian said the free family oriented open house is both educational and enjoyable. “One of the things...

EDWARDSVILLE - Officer Barry Jones, of the Edwardsville Police Department, was sworn in as sergeant Tuesday night at the Edwardsville City Council meeting. Police Chief Jay Keeven said Jones is very well deserving of the promotion. “He’s been an informal leader with in our department...