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BND editor, general manager is retiring. Belleville native appointed new top editor
After 20 years as editor, Jeffry Couch is stepping down Aug. 23. Todd Eschman will be the new executive editor. “It’s been an honor serving Belleville and southwestern Illinois readers as the editor of this 166-year-old institution. I am so grateful,” Couch said.
Stable, cool and responsible, pitcher Erik Fedde came to Cardinals as advertised
“This is a guy that, even through traffic, figures out a way to kind of limit damage, and that’s exactly what he did,” manager Oli Marmol said after Fedde’s win over Tampa Wednesday.
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As the second-largest metropolitan area in Illinois, the Belleville area is a bustling, diverse region just outside St. Louis, Mo. The News-Democrat, a leading news media publisher in Southwestern Illinois, also produces a number of community news publications, including Command Post, dedicated to covering nearby Scott Air Force Base, home to roughly 13,000 military and civilian workers. Noted as a great place to set down roots, the area is also home to an estimated 18,000 military retirees.
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