Peter Hagenlocher

ST. LOUIS – Edward Tjaden retired from the military after a leg injury left him wheelchair-bound, now he seeks to aid families and veterans alike to ensure their bases are covered. As an estate planning lawyer who graduated magna cum laude from Washington University’s School of Law in St...

ALTON – Rosetta Brown, a member of the Alton School Board, is holding her fifth annual Socks for Tots Drive in order to, “heat the feet of our children.” The drive was started after Brown was at the bus stop with her kids, “I noticed this little boy just shivering, I looked...

PIASA – Freshman Kendall Meisenheimer persevered through her COVID-19 contraction mid-season in girls' cross country. After her recovery, she was able to bounce back and tremendously improve her times. Kendall has been a cross country runner for two years now with Coach Gary Bowker whose helped...

ALTON –The Reverse Trunk or Treat event in Alton by the Liberty Bank Amphitheater this past Friday night was highly successful, Dorothy Hummel, executive director of the YWCA, said. The YWCA was one of the organizers of the event with the City of Alton, Alton Fire, and Police Departments,...

CHICAGO – Governor J.B. Pritzker’s progressive tax amendment has been rejected by a margin of 55 to 45 percent, Illinois voters have made it clear that proposing changes to the Illinois Constitution during a pandemic as reckless and burdensome to an already hurting community. By rejecting...

WOOD RIVER – Election day results have concluded for the saving the Roundhouse, with all thirteen precincts counted it was almost unanimously in favor to keep the historic building around according to the Madison County Clerk’s Office polls. The advisory question states, “Shall...

GLEN CARBON – Jeff Garde and his family welcome anyone to drive by and check out their Halloween decorations at 54 Oakshire Drive West in Glen Carbon (Fairfield) subdivision. This year’s theme revolves around a towering animatronic display of the headless horseman, and if you stop...

EDWARDSVILLE – On Monday, October 19, Tammy Carlson achieved her life-long dream of opening her exciting own store, Loverly Clothing & Textiles, a women’s clothing boutique located at 6189 Bennett Drive, Edwardsville. Carlson opened the shop after studying clothing and textiles in college...

ALTON – Senior Paige A. Rockholm has been exceptional on and off the tennis court. One of Paige's top high school achievements was being named all-conference third team as well as academic all-conference her junior year. As a star athlete and student, Paige A. Rockholm has been selected as th...

JERSEYVILLE – As of Saturday, October 10, Jersey County released its new COVID-19 statistics and the county remains in the blue phase. Jersey County has surpassed 400 cases overall to date with 426 total and 20 COVID-19-related deaths. Jersey County is clearly resting at a 3.3 percent positivity...