Steven Spencer, Staff Writer

ALTON - The Marquette Catholic Explorers gave fans a taste of what's in store for the 2017 football season Saturday evening with a scrimmage at Public School Stadium. Coach Darrell Angleton said the Blue and Gray Game is great opportunity to tune up and prepare the athletes as the season start...

ALTON - Friends and family from all around the community came out to Iron House CrossFit in Alton Saturday morning to remember and hono r Christopher Belchik at the Third Annual Belchik Memorial Workout. Brian Belchik, Christopher's brother, said this was the weekend his brother died while serving...

BETHALTO - Former Chicago Bears linebacker and Civic Memorial alumni Joe Odom returned to the Bethalto campus this weekend for the alumni football game against East Alton Wood River. Odom said it's been too long since he's been back but there's nothing like coming back home. After many kind...

BETHALTO - The Eagles took to the field Friday night to give CM fans a taste of what's in store for this year's season. With next week bringing the start of the regular season Coach Parmentier said the season opener might be a tough one on the road. "Marquette's got a veteran crew coming...

BETHALTO - The Eagles junior and varsity volleyball teams gave fans a taste what's to come this season with Friday's purple and gold game. Coach Amanda Biggs said this season will be a little bit different than previous. "We've been running a 5-1 system for the past few year," Biggs said....

ALTON - One of the cities most iconic figures will be receiving a face lift. The glasses on the Robert Wadlow statue have been missing for several years and are finally being replaced. Brian Combs with the Alton History Museum said the glasses were apart of the original statue during it's 1985...

ALTON - Teachers and administrators have been preparing all summer for today as classes are back in session at Alton High School. "We've been planning all summer," Alton High School Principal Michael Bellm said. "We'll add about 2,100 students to the mix and go from there. We have an assembly today...

ALTON - The Alton Redbirds narrowly captured a girls varsity golf win against a tough Marquette Catholic foe on Thursday, with a 193 score to the Explorers' 194 at Spencer T. Olin Golf Course. Morgan Bemis led Alton as co-medalist with Marquette's Ellie Kane at 44. Jenna Fleming and Paige...

EDWARDSVILLE - With the Illinois Senate's override of Governor Rauner's veto of a school funding measure the Edwardsville District 7 School Board discussed the issues it may have on district seven at Monday nights board meeting. The board stated that they don't expect too much of an impact on district...

EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville City Council members approved the proposal to demolish the house at 320 Pine Street in Edwardsville during Tuesday night's council meeting. With the Public Works Department having dealt with the house for the past seven years, the motion was unanimously passed as neighbors...