Edwardsville Illinois

The Republic
Efforts to restore conviction in student threat case challenged
The Republic
FILE - In an Oct. 18, 2011, file photo, former Southern Illinois at Edwardsville student Olutosin Oduwole walks outside of the Madison County Criminal Justice Center in Edwardsville, Ill., during his trial on charges of attempting to make a terrorist ...

Local students to graduate from SIU Edwardsville Saturday
Freeport Journal-Standard
ROCK CITY — Several local students will graduate from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville on Saturday. The graduates include: Lindsey Marie McFarland, Galena, Master of Science; Heather Nicole Schultz, Galena, Doctor of Pharmacy; Andrew Willis ...

Lady Hawks coach expects addition of transfer Kuhn to have big impact on team
Quincy Herald Whig
Kuhn received a scholarship offer from QU while she was at QND, along with offers from NCAA Division I schools Bradley, Evansville, Southeast Missouri State, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville and Colgate. Ultimately, she settled on Lindenwood, located in St.

Local college sports briefs
Belleville News Democrat
Skyler Geissinger and Joel Greatting each homered and had three RBIs Sunday to lead Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to a 12-5 win over Morehead State in the finale of a three-game Ohio Valley Conference series at Sonny Allen Field. "It was ...

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Track ready for OVC as part of full weekend
Journal Gazette and Times-Courier
The race to have the track ready for races at Eastern Illinois has been won. Athletes were able to start using the new O'Brien Field track for workouts the past Friday, Senior Association Athletic Director Mark Bonnstetter said. So things appear ready ...

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One concealed carry law, not hundreds
Belleville News Democrat
Why, driving from Belleville to Edwardsville, a person would go through eight or 10 different jurisdictions. Quinn actually is concerned about ... The state should have one concealed carry law for everyone in Illinois, including Chicago. Lawmakers need ...

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Edwardsville's Bloch signs with Missouri St. Louis
STLtoday.com
17-ranked wide receiver in the country coming out of high school, choosing Tennessee over Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas and Wisconsin. He's been clocked at 4.57 in the 40-yard dash. At Mascoutah, Milton was one of the more dominant players in recent ...

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Glen Carbon agrees on budget
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
The board also approved the site plan for the Texas Roadhouse restaurant, which will be constructed at 6640 Edwardsville Crossing Dr. – just off Governors' Parkway – in Edwardsville Crossing. The site plan had been approved by Planning and Zoning ...

Edwardsville eying new park
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
The city placed the money in a trust with the Greater Edwardsville Area Foundation. Then it purchased the 16.4 acres from Illinois Bank and Trust and applied to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources in hopes of receiving a Parks and Recreational ...

Erickson: Senate sidesteps legislative spotlight - Pantagraph.com
Bloomington Pantagraph
“One of the wonderful things about Illinois is that we have all these rivers because it allows us another form of transportation, making us a big transportation hub,” Topinka said. “The bad ... Independent John Hartman of Edwardsville garnered 7.2 percent.

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GEMS shines girls' light on math, science
Alton Telegraph
GEMS is the forerunner of STEM, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, and holds events at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. An adult GEMS led by chair Linda Knogl also gave opportunities for parents, guardians and ...

Belleville News Democrat
'Dearest Mr. Huwer': Principal has been at Millstadt school for nearly 45 years
Belleville News Democrat
(He later got a master's in school administration at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.) Huwer taught sixth-grade math, science and art and seventh-grade geography his first year at Millstadt. "I taught art classes at the same time in three ...

Edwardsville comes together to build playground
STLtoday.com
More than 400 community members and construction professionals volunteered their time over a span of three days on April 19-21 to help the Junior Service Club of Edwardsville/Glen Carbon build the playground at Township Park. Organizers said the ...

Bernard Schoenburg: Gill considers another run for Congress; Callis sparks ...
The State Journal-Register
RODNEY DAVIS, R-Taylorville, last year, says that he'd be in Congress but for JOHN HARTMAN, the independent candidate from Edwardsville. “When you look precinct by precinct, you see the impact that John ... Other names have surfaced in the 2014 contest ...

Art & Soul: Sarah Frost's thought-provoking installation encourages meditation ...
Savannah Morning News
Artist Sarah Frost was born in Detroit in 1967 and grew up in Rochester, N.Y. She earned a B.F.A. in Painting from Washington University in St. Louis and an M.F.A. in Sculpture from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, Ill. She has received ...

NKorea says verdict soon for American citizen
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
North Korean soldiers tour the park surrounding Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the mausoleum where the bodies of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il lie embalmed, in Pyongyang on Thursday, April 25, 2013. North Korea on Thursday marked the ...

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Edwardsville uses second-half surge, beats QHS girls soccer team
Quincy Herald Whig
QHS didn't record a shot on goal after halftime and Edwardsville scored twice in the final 22 minutes to earn a 2-1 win Friday night at Flinn Stadium during the QHS Tournament. "We would get numbers behind the ball, but we wouldn't put ourselves in ...

SIUE Cougars Official Athletic Site
Track and Field Holds Annual Team Banquet
SIUE Cougars Official Athletic Site
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – For the fourth consecutive year, the SIUE track and field program hosted its annual banquet at Crystal Gardens Banquet Center. More than 100 people attended Sunday's event which showcased the program's accomplishments both on ...

Madison County Record
Heyl Royster finishes first in ISBA's 'Lawyers Feeding Illinois' competition
Madison County Record
Heyl Royster, which has six offices in Illinois – including Edwardsville, will be honored at an awards ceremony on May 8 at the ISBA's Chicago regional office. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, whose office supported the campaign, will speak at ...

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Edwardsville brew festival to benefit animal rescue
STLtoday.com
Edwardsville is about to break in spring by raising a brew to benefit man's best friend. The new Edwardsville Spring Beer Festival, put on by Global Brew Tap Room and Lounge, will benefit Hope Animal Rescues, a Godfrey-based dog rescue. It's not Global ...