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Man robs bank in Alhambra
A man wielding a handgun is currently being sought by the Madison County Sheriff's Department in connection to a Tuesday afternoon robbery of the National Bank in Alhambra.
Volunteers sought for village work day
Sharon Petty will check the weather every day through Saturday.
City's Route 66 hub will be uncovered
Route 66 tourism has become a multimillion dollar business in this country, and thanks to a small group of local historians and city officials, Edwardsville is working to raise awareness on a national
Veteran brings Pearl Harbor to life
December 7, 1941, the infamous day that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, is a day and event in history that students learn about and study, but Columbus Elementary’s fifth graders recently got a ve
Wolfe recalled as true leader
During her 23 years as chief assessor for Edwardsville Township, Edna Wolfe was known as a force to be reckoned with. Her job, in essence, was to take the measure of a home in Edwardsville or Glen Car
Bedell enters guilty plea
Former Edwardsville Chief of Police James Bedell entered guilty pleas Wednesday to four counts of embezzlement in federal court in East St. Louis.
Press Release: Madison County Office of the Sheriff
The following individual was charged today in Madison County Circuit Court with felony charges of UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE (COCAINE) and OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE, as well as one misdem
Instructor designs online language aid
Their is going to be a new way to edit your class assignments online. Or is it they’re? There?
LCCC PTEC program receives accreditation
The Process Operations Technology program at Lewis & Clark Community College recently became accredited, one of just 18 such programs in the country to receive that distinction.
Battling the new epidemic
It’s hardly a secret that the country’s crack and heroin epidemics have been supplanted by one that’s slightly more insidious: the deliberate overuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioids such
Holshouser: "Lucky" to have served
After we complete our formal education (at whatever level that may be) the dream is to find a job that we will love and be successful at it until we retire. For many, that is just a dream. But for Dea
D.A.R.E. car cruise begins taking shape
People who are looking to get out and see some cool cars and help raise money for the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program can come to the D.A.R.E. car cruise at North Side Dairy Haven
Sam's Club opens temporary facility
While helicopters were hovering over the Sam’s Club construction site in Glen Carbon Thursday delivering air conditioning units, a dozen or so individuals were buzzing in a different manner just off t
EPD announces key promotions
Following the retirement of Major Don Lask and Lieutenant Scott Evers and the approval of the restructuring of the command team, the Edwardsville Board of Fire and Police Commissioners approved the pr
EPD bids a farewell to Evers
It was 10 days before his 21st birthday when Lt. Scott Evers, became a patrol officer. Now 56 years , he will be turning in his badge and gun and entering a brand new chapter of his life.
