Glen Carbon, IL

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Wal-Mart Customers Complain Bare Shelves Are Widespread
Businessweek
... lest it melt in the lengthy checkout lines. Wal-Mart founder “Sam Walton must be rolling over in his grave to see what has become of his business,” said Tony Martin, a 54-year-old forklift driver who once frequented a Wal- Mart store in Glen Carbon ...
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OBU students Burris, Rogier, Secrest, Surber and Wisdom to present recitals ...
Ouachita Baptist University News
Joel Rogier, a junior vocal performance major from Glen Carbon, Ill., will open his recital with “Di Cupido impiego i vanni” from Rodelina by George Frideric Handel. He will continue with “Auch ... Caitlin Secrest, a junior vocal performance major from ...

Belleville News Democrat
Hoping for fairytale ending: Edwardsville book store asks for your help
Belleville News Democrat
The online fundraiser sought $76,875 -- $75,000 to pay off the loan to First Mid-Illinois Bank and the rest to cover the website's fees. Within days, the website ... "Obviously, Edwardsville and Glen Carbon are community driven," she said. "And they ...

Letter: Republicans more backward than Vatican
STLtoday.com
... and preserving the environment. The Republican base is much more archaic than the Vatican. Whereas the Roman Church seems to be stuck in a Medieval time warp, the base of the Republican Party belongs in the Stone Age. Larry Brown. Glen Carbon ...

Deadline nears for Chamber scholarships
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
The deadline is quickly approaching to apply for 2013 Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce scholarships: two $1,000 scholarships and one $1,500 scholarship are available. The Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce will award one ...

Rose to doctor for garden donation
Alton Telegraph
Rose to the Junior Service Club of Edwardsville/Glen Carbon, which erected a fence recently at the site of The Boundless Playground in Edwardsville Township Park. Soon, preparation and concrete installation will occur. The Junior Service League raised ...

Collinsville good deeds, marriages and births for the week of March 27
STLtoday.com
Brian Stezler and Shani Schefft, of Troy; James Hughes Jr. and Michelle Cohn, of Collinsville; Cameron Mank and Samantha Mayer, of Collinsville; James Decker and Danielle Brock, of Collinsville; Matthew Dawson and Martha Davis, of Glen Carbon; Aaron ...

Chamber, SIUE team up for e-cycling event
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
CJD E-Cycling is teaming up with the Edwardsville Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce and SIUE to host a community eWaste drive that is being coordinated with the City of Edwardsville large-item pick-up days. The electronics drive takes place from 9 a.m ...

Board hopefuls meet the voters
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
They have two children in District 7 schools and Olsen has been the owner and president of Olsen Veterinary Clinic in Glen Carbon since 2001. Carnes noted that ... "We're seeing it on a federal level as well as here in the state of Illinois. But what ...

Ouachita Baptist University News
Rachel Harris to present senior recital at Ouachita April 2
Ouachita Baptist University News
Harris will conclude the recital with “Il dolce suono mi colpì di sua voce” from Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti. For this final piece, she will be assisted by baritones Joel Rogier, a junior vocal performance major from Glen Carbon, Ill., and ...

County awards road project
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
Keller Construction Co., Inc. of Glen Carbon will be doing the construction work this spring on the project to widen New Poag Road in Edwardsville. Keller's bid of $683,830 was about $67,000 below the next-lowest bid, from RCS Construction of Wood River.

Move It Briefs for the week of March 27
STLtoday.com
Visit www.DASHERSTRACK.org/events or call 618-670-6950 or DASHTRACK@aol.com. Walk/run for Partners for Pets set. The Edwardsville High School National Honor Society will hold a 5K Fun Walk/Run April 6 at Pavilion One, Miner Park, Glen Carbon.

Collinsville community events for the week of March 27
STLtoday.com
JOB FAIR: Mini Job Fair, IDES, 50 Kriege Farm Road, Glen Carbon, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 618-656-6100. DINNER: Sub sandwiches and sides, Collinsville Knights of Columbus, One Columbus Plaza, Collinsville, 4:30-7:30 p.m. 618-345-1492. HOMEWORK HELP: ...

McKendree meets Motown when students go on service mission
SuburbanJournals
But as a member of Bethel United Church in Glen Carbon, Towner has been on eight mission/service trips to places like Nashville, Cincinnati, Kansas City, the Appalachian Mountains region and New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. Towner, who ...

Alton Daily News
Audit of Welfare Systems Shot Down
Alton Daily News
A bill that would have led to an audit of some of Illinois' welfare programs never made it to the House floor. On Wednesday, a House of ... administered by the Department of Human Services. State Representative Dwight Kay of Glen Carbon introduced the ...

Grand Avenue project goes forward
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
According to Welle the award is presented, “to individuals for an act of service in the line of duty, demonstrating excellence and professionalism in service to the citizens of the state of Illinois.” “Now many others from the Edwardsville Fire ...

SIU President tells lawmakers to back anti-Quinn proposal
Bloomington Pantagraph
Dwight Kay, R-Glen Carbon, called the governor's actions “unconscionable.” “We have a governor who's decided to play politics … because he has an interest in one individual,” Kay said. For now, the board of trustees is operating with just five members.

Madison County Record
Kay's workers' comp bills receive testimony, no vote
Madison County Record
Dwight Kay, R-Glen Carbon, on Wednesday presented four bills aimed at reforming the state's workers' compensation system. ... Other supporters of HB2769 include the Illinois Municipal League and the National Federation of Independent Businesses.

City's Ward 6 candidates have their say
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
He has a bachelor's in business from the University of Illinois and a master's in business education from SIUE. “I have been asked, 'Why are ... He is originally from Michigan, where he lived in a town similar to Edwardsville/Glen Carbon. After ...

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Edwardsville Soldier recognized as national VFW Teacher of the Year
ReadMedia (press release)
Dwight Kay, R-Glen Carbon, on House Resolution HJR5 to suggest one week of each school year be used to emphasize the importance of physical fitness in schools in Illinois. "Health and physical fitness is very important in the military," said Maddox.