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Optimus pulls back proposal
Optimus, the potential developer of a student housing complex near the corner of Route 157 and Meridian Road in Glen Carbon, is going back to the drawing board – literally.
Family bouncing back from fire
Anne Herrin lost her home Thursday in an early morning fire in Troy. By the next morning, she had decided to rebuild on the same spot.
Airman responds to students' letters
When Liberty Middle School sixth grade teacher Sue Bogner had her language arts students write letters to soldiers serving in Afghanistan and Iraq as part of the students’ curriculum on letter writing
Police confiscate weapons in standoff
Police confiscated a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun, a shotgun, and several rounds of ammunition from a duplex in Troy where last week a suicidal man held police at bay for more than 12 hours.
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Incumbents question union endorsements
After the Edwardsville Education Association announced last week that it would be supporting School Board Candidates Lelan Olsen and Jeff Miller and not the incumbents for the upcoming election, incum
Happy Feet lets kids get their kicks
The next Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo could very well come from the Edwardsville area. Odds are he won’t. But it’s always a possibility. And everyone has to start somewhere.
System will offer 10 million items
On April 9, SHARE will go live with a new automation system known as Polaris, giving Edwardsville Public Library patrons access to a much larger catalog of items then ever before.
Spring snow blankets area
Area residents found it as difficult to get to their cars Monday morning as they did cleaning them off after what seemed like an all-day snow shower dumped 12 inches of flakes on the area.
Gibbons wants Oduwole ruling overturned
Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Gibbons plans to appeal an Illinois Appellate Court decision that overturned Olutosin Oduwole’s conviction on charges that he threatened a murderous rampage at SIUE
