Steven Spencer, Staff Writer

Two of the areas biggest schools step on the field as the Redbirds host the Tigers in Alton

JERSEYVILLE - Next week DJ’s Pub and Grill will be hosting Lady's Night Out from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, September 28. Kathy Smith, owner of DJ's, said it the night is a great opportunity for people to come out and shop with local vendors. "We have vendors set up and people can come shop,...

ALTON - Senior D'avion Peebles helped the Marquette Explorers go 4-0 for season and 2-0 in the conference last week with their huge win over East Alton Wood River. Peebles played a big part in the Explorers victory including an 81-yard touchdown at the start of the second half but said it was team...

JERSEYVILLE - The JCH Wellness Center will be holding their 16th annual Heart and Sole 5K on Saturday, October 7. "One thing this year is we're trying to get more kids involved," Jen Lyles, Fitness Coordinator at the Wellness Center, said. "This year there will be more for the kids." Lyles said...

EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville City Council approved the construction of a new pavilion at Leon Corlew Park at Tuesday night's meeting. The construction will be made possibly by a $50,000 donation from a local family as well as funds from the Park Enhancement Program Grant, that was awarded by th...

ALTON - The RiverBend Growth Association has presented Sanders Waste System the Small Business of the Month Award for September. The family owned and operated business has been providing their services to the area since 1936. The Sanders brothers, Robert and Glenn, took over the company after their...

ALTON - The Hit-N-Run stores throughout the area have received a new pair of owners over the last few weeks, but no new faces. The new owners Dwight and Teresa Fowler have been involved with Hit-N-Run for about 40 years when Teresa started working there as a teenager and the company has had quite...

JERSEYVILLE - Stylists at the Smartstyle salon located inside the Jerseyville Wal-Mart are raising funds for Clip for the Cure to help support breast cancer awareness and research. Rene Widner said they do the fundraiser every year but last year they introduced a new aspect that will be returning...

ALTON - The Riverbend Growth Association will be hosting a wiffle ball tournament starting at 12 p.m. on Sunday, October 1, at the Gordon Moore Park Family Fun Day. Teams of five players can register for $65 with all the proceeds going to the restoration fund for Gordon Moore Park. Charles Nasello,...

GLEN CARBON - The Village of Glen Carbon recognized the veterans of World War I Saturday afternoon with the rededication of the Doughboy statue at Glen Carbon Cemetery. Linda Sinco, Coordinator at the Heritage Museum, said the original dedication was done nearly 100 years ago in 1920 for two soldiers...