Jared Engelman

The City of Alton unveiled its plans to become a child-friendly city through the UNICEF U.S.A Child Friendly Cities Initiative (CFCI). Alton will be one of eight cities in the country to achieve this designation

Roxana Football faced off against Paris High School on Saturday afternoon in the first-round playoff game. Roxana went on to win the game 50-22 to advance to the second round of the playoffs. That game will be played next Saturday, November 4th at home for Roxana.

Clarinda Martin is welcoming local customers to her new storefront Charlie Rae, located at 100 N. Main Street in Edwardsville. Her grand opening on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, promised giveaways and mimosas as she hopes to entice parents who know parenthood isn’t always picturesque. The Charlie Rae boutique...

Friday: 6 pm - 11 pm, Saturday: 1 pm - 11 pm, Sunday: Noon - 10 pm Official Keg Tapping on Saturday at 1 pm "Mass in the Grass" Celebrating the 165th Anniversary of St. Mary's Parish on Sunday at 11 a.m. at Garfield/Barth Park Please join us at 6 pm on Sunday, Oct. 8th under the Main Stage tent...

ALTON - Illinois State Senator Erica Harriss (R-Glen Carbon) met with Damian Jones, the Executive Director of Student Athletes Leading Tomorrow, better known as SALT, to discuss the future and importance of youth sports in and around the Metro-East area. SALT is is a sports-based youth development...

ALTON - Illinois State Senator Erica Harriss (R-Glen Carbon) met with Damian Jones, the Executive Director of Student Athletes Leading Tomorrow, better known as SALT, to discuss the future and importance of youth sports in and around the Metro-East area.

ALTON - The Alton Catfish Classic featured strong competition and the winning team of Kaleb McAdams, Chris Baker and David Shipman brought in a monster catfish that weighed 106.23 pounds for a total of 151.27 pounds of fish. The winners captured $21,500 for their victory. B and R Marine won the...

The second annual Alton Pride festival on Sept. 9 was a busy day of vendors, performances, and celebrations for the local LGBTQ+ community. Alton Pride is an organization that provides resources to LGBTQ+ people in the Riverbend area. This year marked the second Pride festival, where people could...

Flotsam! River Circus stopped by on Thursday to put on their amazing river circus show for the people of Alton. The show is completely free but if you would like to support the show donations are accepted. Flotsam! River Circus has multiple shows this weekend in St. Louis if you were not able to check...

ALTON - Alton High junior Lilly Schuler is off to a great start in play for the Redbirds in the 2023 girls' tennis season. Alton High head girls tennis coach Jesse Macias said Lilly is a junior captain and leader on the court for the Redbirds' team. Lilly is an Auto Butler Female Athlete of the Month...