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St. Louis Mercantile Library plans annual show, sale
Beautiful works of art, rare books, photography and other paper items will be available at the 7th Annual St. Louis Mercantile Library Fine Print, Rare Book and Paper Arts Fair at the University of Mi
Heritage Museum will mark 100th anniversary
In 2014, the Glen Carbon’s Heritage Museum will mark the 100th anniversary of the big building on School Street and it wants everyone to be a part of the celebration.
Patton appears at final board meeting
Five years ago Hal Patton left the Madison County Board to challenge Alan Dunstan’s bid to be re-elected as County Board chairman. At the time, Patton represented Edwardsville’s District 17. He ran as
Sewer foreman announces retirement
The city of Edwardsville will lose one of its most dedicated employees. On Tuesday, the City Council accepted a retirement letter from Mark A. Combs, Public Works Department Sewer Division Foreman.
Furst-Bowe officially installed as chancellor
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe was officially installed as SIUE’s eighth chancellor at an installation ceremony Friday morning in the Morris University Center Me
Bald is beautiful in more ways than one
The Edwardsville Fire Department’s St. Baldrick’s event turned out to be the biggest and best one to date, raising $18,000 and producing 64 bald heads-including a few women.
Village abolishes working cash fund
In an effort to ease the burden on local taxpayers, Maryville’s Village Board has opted to abolish the working cash fund.
Heavy rains saturate area
Edwardsville and Glen Carbon aren't known for floods – Grafton and Alton get the headlines there – but Thursday's rain was enough to cause a few problems on area roadways.
Girls don't want to be shortchanged
Thirty-two Liberty and Lincoln Middle School girls spent a Saturday earlier this month exploring the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in careers.
Local coach wants others to run well
What started out as a goal to make sure she wasn’t another victim of the dreaded freshman 15, has grown into a passion that Jennifer Schaller wants to share with people through her new business, RunWe
Texas Roadhouse moving forward
Texas Roadhouse has yet to face any roadblocks as it looks to add its name to the list of area restaurants.
EPD promotions become official
Friends, family and fellow officers gathered Tuesday night at city hall in the city council chambers to witness the swearing in of four recently promoted officers.
Bedell pleads guilty to embezzlement
Former Edwardsville Police Chief James Bedell pleaded guilty on Wednesday to four counts of embezzling $138,300 from the city of Edwardsville. Prosecutors alleged that from July, 2009, until September
