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Dunstan mulls board vacancy
With Hal Patton soon to be sworn in as mayor of Edwardsville, Madison County Board Chairman Alan Dunstan is now faced with the task of nominating a replacement for Patton on the Madison County Board.
District 7 on watch list
The Illinois State Board of Education announced that the Edwardsville District 7 has been placed on the state’s financial watch list.
Exit 12 chasing its dream
By LAURA SCATURRO
Village to raise water rates
Glen Carbon residents will see their water bills rise almost 10 percent over a five-year period following the approval of a fee structure Tuesday by the Village Board.
MFT measure moves forward
The Public Works Department sought the approval from the Public Safety Committee Tuesday night for an Illinois Department of Transportation resolution for a municipal estimate for maintenance costs in
Election signs in demand
With Tuesday’s election now behind us, it’s nice that all the political campaigning is over. But political signs will likely dot the landscape in our community for a few more days until they can be pu
Event to focus on kids' health, safety
The Madison County Child Advocacy Center’s Second Annual Kids Health, Safety and Activity Fair, presented by the Simmons Employee Foundation and Riverbend Family Ministries, will be on Saturday, April
Voter turnout light in Madison County
Only about 19 percent of eligible voters turned out for Tuesday’s consolidated election in Madison County, only a percentage point more than turned out for the March 2012 primary.
Students receive board recognition
It was another packed house at the Edwardsville District 7 Board of Education meeting Monday night. The meeting was moved again to Woodland Elementary’s gym to accommodate the crowd of parents and st
Louer gets nod in Edwardsville Ward 6
Craig Louer beat out Larry Miller and Elizabeth Link to replace Richard Rezabek as Edwardsville's Ward 6 alderman.
Dickemann will return to village board
Local attorney Mary Beth Williams pulled down the high vote total Tuesday as Glen Carbon residents elected three trustees.
Voters back Miles for township supervisor
Frank Miles is the new Edwardsville Township Supervisor. With all 29 precincts reporting, Miles had 2,518 votes to nose out Barth Legate, a semi-retired broker with Landmark Realty. Legate pulled down
