Granite City, IL

Granite City community of events for April 3
STLtoday.com
Wednesday, April 3. SCREENING: "Switch," Southwestern Illinois College Sam Wolf Campus, 4950 Maryville Road, Granite City, 1 p.m.. Thursday, April 4. MEETING: Pinochle club at Fountains assisted living residence, 3450 Village Lane, 6 p.m. Open to ...
Granite City community news for the week of April 3SuburbanJournals

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Granite City area Girl Scouts honored for service
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... Granite City area Girl Scouts honored for service stltoday.com. 11 minutes ago. Loading… Girl Scouts honor locals for service. The Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois honored the following locals for their service work at the council's fourth annual ...

Granite City announcements for the week of April 3
STLtoday.com
PAGEANT. Two Pontoon Beach girls, Sierra Rowe and Sklyer Robinson, will compete for the 2013 Miss Jr. Pre-Teen St. Louis beauty pageant. Should either girl win the competition, they will advance to the national level. HONOR ROLLS. The following local ...

How many of us commute in the metro-east? More than 100K, a Census study ...
Belleville News Democrat
By comparison, about 14,700 residents from Missouri commuted into St. Clair, Madison and Monroe counties -- although about 80 percent of the jobs in the Illinois counties are filled with workers living in the same county. ... The News-Democrat reported ...

Lady Wildcats knock off Granite City
The Daily Republican
The Daily Republican - Marion, IL. By Justin Walker. Apr. 1, 2013 3:25 pm. none. MARION -- After years of taking beatings from Granite City, the Marion High School girls soccer team returned the favor Saturday with a 5-0 victory at the Crisp Sports ...

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Granite City education news for the week of March 27
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Tags. Granite City Il, Granite City Education News For The Week Of March 27, Lincoln Place Heritage Association, Scholarships, Scholarship Foundation Of St. Louis · View Comments. More Illinois Suburban Journals stories. Granite City marriages for the ...

Granite City marriages for the week of March 27
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Johnny Pastoriza Sr. and Cynthia Freeman, of Granite City; Christopher Martin, of Granite City, and Karie Rhoades, of Wood River; Antony Williams, of Madison, and Alicia Sharp, of Granite City; Andrew O'Shia and Andrea Trask, of Granite City; Daniel ...

Granite City florist sees seasons change in business
STLtoday.com
Nowadays, they just don't dress up like they used to at Easter," said Dittman, as he worked on flower arrangements in the back room of his Granite City business, Goff & Dittman Florists. It's one of the many changes the 55-year-old Dittman has seen ...

EPA Forces Man to Spend $200K to Expand Lake, Doesn't Grant Permit To Do It
CNSNews.com (blog)
To launch the effort Senator Johnson posted a video yesterday in which he describes the plight of Stephen Lathrop from Granite City, Illinois. According to a letter from Senator Johnson and Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) to the Army Corps of ...
How government bureaucracy cost one man everythingBizPac Review

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Granite City band wins competition in New York City
STLtoday.com
On a trip to New York City, members of the Granite City High School Band found time to see the Broadway play "Wicked," and to go to the top of the Rockefeller Center at night. And, oh yes, they also won a band competition. Competing at the WorldStrides ...

Washington shocks Granite City
Washington Times-Reporter
Washington shocks Granite City. After a cancellation and a postponement, the Washington baseball team finally got its 2013 season underway Friday. Email; Share; Print. By Bryan Veginski. Washington Times-Reporter - Washington, IL. By Bryan Veginski ...

Granite City School Board lays off 9 teachers, 4 others
STLtoday.com
Pressed by unexpected revenue cuts on the federal, state and local level, the Granite City School Board voted Tuesday to lay off nine teachers and four other district employees at the end of the school year. Superintendent Harry Briggs said the new ...

Belleville News Democrat
Suicidal Man Surrenders to Police After 7 Hour Standoff
fox2now.com
Posted on: 11:39 am, March 27, 2013, by Staff Writer, updated on: 12:36pm, March 27, 2013. police-standoff_generic. GRANITE CITY, IL (KTVI) – Granite City Police were involved in a stand-off with a suicidal subject inside a home at the 2200 block of ...
Granite City police searching home for bombSTLtoday.com
Suicidal man arrested after Granite City standoffBelleville News Democrat
Standoff in Granite City ends without incidentAlton Telegraph
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Belleville News Democrat
Granite City police searching home for bomb
STLtoday.com
The Granite City Special Response Team and Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System took over negotiations with the man who left the house to stand on the front porch with a knife for several hours. After re-entering the house about 10:45 a.m. through a ...
Suicidal man arrested after Granite City standoffBelleville News Democrat
Suicidal Man Surrenders to Police After 7 Hour Standofffox2now.com
Standoff in Granite City ends without incidentAlton Telegraph
KMOX.com
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Belleville News Democrat
Suicidal man arrested after Granite City standoff
Belleville News Democrat
The Granite City Special Response Team and the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System members were activated and took over negotiations. During negotiations, the man exited the home onto the roof of the front porch. He remained there for several hours ...
Suicidal Man Surrenders to Police After 7 Hour Standofffox2now.com
Granite City police searching home for bombSTLtoday.com
Standoff in Granite City ends without incidentAlton Telegraph
KMOX.com
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Daily Caller
Government Red Tape Leaves Illinois Man on Verge of Bankruptcy
Heritage.org (blog)
Lathrop's home of Granite City, Illinois, regularly suffered from storm flooding that damaged his neighbor's homes, and even cost the taxpayers money in federal disaster aid. In 1965, Congress directed the Army Corps of Engineers to fix the problem.
Sen. Johnson unveils 'Victims of Government' projectDaily Caller

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Granite City community news for the week of March 27
STLtoday.com
The Southwestern Illinois College Sam Wolf Granite City campus, 4950 Maryville Road, will hold a screening of "Switch" a documentary about the future of energy production April 3 at 1 p.m. at the campus Commons. The film is being screened at 250 ...

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Granite City community events for the week of March 27
STLtoday.com
Thursday, March 28. MEETING: Pinochle club at Fountains assisted living residence, 3450 Village Lane, 6 p.m. Open to public. 618-931-3988. Friday, March 29. FISH FRY: Cod, jack salmon, fried shrimp, chicken strips, steaks, burgers and two sides ...

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Daily Dish: Tier III Nationals Update
JuniorHockey.com
NORTH AMERICAN 3 HOCKEY LEAGUE- The dance card is set for this weekend's Silver Cup Championship in Geneva, Illinois. The 2012 defending league champion Granite City Lumberjacks will be joined by the St. Louis Jr. Blues, Flint Jr. Generals, ...

Granite City collector boasts 40 years of bottle-hunting finds
SuburbanJournals
The 71-year-old Granite City retiree started digging for old bottles in the early 1970s. He switched to getting them at shows, auctions and yard sales about 15 years ago after he had back and hip surgery. "A great deal of our history was encapsulated ...