Steven Spencer, Staff Writer

ALTON - The St. Serra Vocations Club and local parishes of the Riverbend helped bring special performances of “Tolton From Slave to Priest” Tuesday and Wednesday at Marquette Catholic High School. The multi-media production combines video as well as a live performance to tell the...

EAST ALTON – Area firefighters faced an extraordinarily difficult situation in a destructive mobile home fire in the 200 block of Cooper in East Alton Tuesday night. The Illinois Fire Marshal’s Office has been called to the scene to investigate, East Alton Fire Department Chief...

EDWARDSVILLE - An indictment was filed against Amber Hampshire last week for failing to provide medical treatment for her daughter. Hampshire was charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter a class 2 felony and one count of endangering the life or health of a child, a class 3 felony, after...

ALTON - Marquette Catholic High School’s Stephen Hasse signed his letter of intent Friday to play soccer with Niagra University in Niagara, New York, next fall. “I really enjoyed it, learned a lot, made a lot of new friends and teammates,” he said about his time as an Explorer. “I’...

ALTON - A recently found piece of Alton’s history was donated to the Alton History Museum from the Sons of the American Revolution. A certificate of Alton composer W.D. Armstrong, dating back to 1918. The organization said after being unable to find any family members, their next step was...

ALTON - The Upper Alton Association held their annual Souper Saturday fundraiser at Senior Services Plus this weekend to raise funds for the flowers around College Avenue and Washington Avenue as well as the Rockn’ with Robert concerts. This year also saw more than 150 canned food donations...

SEE VIDEO BELOW: GODFREY - The RiverBend Growth Association held their Annual Dinner Meeting Thursday night at Lewis and Clark Community to present the Growth Association Awards and The Great Rivers and Routes Tourism Bureau Spirit of Tourism Award. John Roberts, Chairman of the RBGA,...

ALTON - The Marquette Explorers took the win against Belleville East during Tuesday’s home game at Marquette Catholic High School, 52-30. The Explorers took an early in the first half for a 16-point lead at halftime, 26-10, with 10 points from Nick Hemann in the first half. Belleville...

GODFREY - Staff and students at Lewis and Clark Community College brought Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words to life Saturday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The LC Gospel Choir kicked off Saturday’s program with a piece titled Ride on King Jesus, led by director Brenda...

ALTON – The Alton Branch of the N.A.A.C.P. 39 th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemoration service, was once again filled with inspiration. The service is held each year in Alton to recognize the accomplishments of Dr. King and all he has done for the Civil Rights movement. The...