Steven Spencer, Staff Writer

EDWARDSVILLE - The Wildey Theatre is gearing up for the week of Christmas with a full schedule of holiday entertainment starting Tuesday, December 18, at 7 p.m. with a two-night run of the movie ELF. On Thursday night The Bank of Edwardsville will be sponsoring a free showing of Christmas Vacation...

ALTON - Marquette’s Kwame Ngwa signed his letter of intent to play soccer at McKendree College Friday afternoon at Marquette Catholic High School. Ngwa said he’s excited to take his athletic and academic career to the next level while studying engineering, and the closeness of the team...

SEE VIDEO: ALTON - The 12th annual Wreaths Across America ceremony was held at Alton National Cemetery Saturday morning to remember and honor the fallen men and women of the military. “What we do here today ensures that the lives of our men and women in uniform are remembered not by thei...

ALTON - After trailing the Collinsville Kahoks at the end of halftime and the third quarter, Donovan Clay tipped in two points at the buzzer to seal the win for the Alton Redbirds Friday night, 59-57. It was a back and forth battle for the lead at the end of the fourth quarter Friday night wit...

JERSEYVILLE - An accident required police to shut down part of US 67 Friday afternoon. Illinois State Police said the accident was still being investigated while an alternate route was created using Crystal Lake Road and Delhi Road to avoid the section of 67. ...

EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville Public Service Committee discussed the usage of images, pictographs, on street name sings during Tuesday’s committee meeting. The topic came up for discussion after some subdivisions through the city, such as Hawthorne Hills, have inquired about such signage....

ALTON - Alton Middle School received a $10,000 donation from Amazon for their STEM education program Wednesday morning. Amazon representatives said the technology and innovation fuel their business and it’s exciting to be able to provide resources to the students and teachers for their...

JERSEYVILLE - Darla and David Cavins are on a mission to help spread the joy of reading by setting up little libraries throughout rural areas with the new Heres to Reading organization. By setting up 10x10 or 10x16 cottage sheds in Kane, Otterville, Grafton, Dow, Dehli, Fieldon and Elsah the Cavins...

EDWARDSVILLE - E’Ville Fitness held their grand opening Thursday afternoon at 233 Harvard Drive in Edwardsville with a focus on helping the community live a healthy and active life. By offering a variety of exercising and training options in a clean, positive and fully functional locally owned...

EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville High School Field Hockey team made a generous donation to the Glen Ed Pantry Friday afternoon, just in time to help some local families during the holiday. By selling t-shirts through their “Stick Up For Hunger” campaign, the field hockey was able to rais...