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Metro East Community Rotary Club Donates $1,000 to SIUE Cougar Cupboard
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's Cougar Cupboard recently received a substantial $1,000 donation from the Metro East Community Rotary Club. The contribution, generated through the club's Empty Bowls fundraiser, will significantly bolster the cupboard's efforts to combat food insecurity among students. The Empty Bowls fundraiser, a community event where participants purchase...
Children living in southern IL affected by hardship receive new shoes
ANNA, Ill. (KBSI)- WIBH Radio in Anna announced that children shoes purchased through its annual Warm Soles, New Hope Campaign, which ended in May, have arrived and are ready for pick-up. Shoes are available free of charge in sizes 7 toddler to 5. kids while supplies last. The shoes are...
Edwardsville Council Approves Culvert Replacement Project With Major Costs Ahead
EDWARDSVILLE - A culvert replacement project totaling over $300,000 on Willow Creek Drive in Edwardsville is moving forward after discussion and approval by the City Council on Tuesday. It may not be the last project of its kind, with the city facing major construction costs as several culverts still need replacement.
$1.8 Million Agreement Approved For Edwardsville Water Treatment Plant Project
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville City Council members on Tuesday unanimously approved an agreement worth just over $1.8 million for the first engineering phase of the Water Treatment Plant Improvements Project. Sign in to hide this notification. Get The Latest News!. Don't miss our top stories and need-to-know news everyday in your...
Appellate attorneys for state argue circumstantial evidence ‘overwhelms’ any potential errors in Bliefnick case
QUINCY — The appellate attorneys for the people of the state of Illinois in the appeal case for convicted murderer Tim Bliefnick have filed a response brief in the Office of State Appellate Defender, Fourth District, arguing that a new trial is unnecessary. The 36-page brief was prepared by...
Summer Showbiz concludes with ‘Alice in Wonderland’: Whimisical, humorous, eye-opening
Directed by a recent SIUE alumnus, the Summer Showbiz Series concludes with a journey down a rabbit hole in the musical adaptation of “Alice in Wonderland.”. With previous directing experience in SIUE’s Student Experimental Theatre Organization’s “Cabaret,” Jack Gulley was still in his final stretch as a theater education major when he was chosen to direct the production.
Edwardsville Municipal Band Honors Living Composers in Upcoming Concert
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville Municipal Band presents "Salute to Living Composers," a concert celebrating the creativity and passion of today's leading musical artists, at 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 18, 2024, at the Cleaon Etzkorn Bandstand in City Park. The evening's program promises a diverse selection of contemporary pieces, including...
BRIEF: New faces fill top department roles during transitional summer
School of Business Dean Mario Hayek and Mass Communication Chair Suman Mishra are the two most recent changes in top department roles. Both Hayek and Mishra join newly-appointed Dean of Lovejoy Library Marlee Graser in assuming their new roles on July 1. Mishra replaced Professor of Mass Communications Musonda Kapatamoyo...
SIUE Appoints Lovejoy Library Collections and Information Specialist Marlee Graser as Dean
- On July 1, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville appointed Marlee Graser, Master of Science in Library and Information Science, to Dean of Library and Information Services. Graser has worked as an instructor with the award-winning Eugene B. Redmond Collection and Learning Center, a tenure-track associate professor, a metadata librarian, and, since June 2022, has served as the library’s Interim Associate Dean. Graser’s dissertation focus for her PhD in Information Science (anticipated 2027) at the State University of New York at Buffalo covers the intersections of human information behavior, management theory, and critical theories on management and information behaviors in organizations.
A Sizzling Summer Recital by the SIUE East St. Louis Center for the Performing Arts Underscores the Area’s Hot Temperatures
EAST ST. LOUIS – The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center for the Performing Arts (ESLCPA) hosted its annual Summer Recital on Friday, July 12 in the Multipurpose Room of Building D on the Wyvetter H. Younge Higher Education Campus. ESLCPA students, ages 7-17, performed a series...
EHS Grad Brannan Finishes Second In Big Shark New Town Triathlon, AHS Grad Cox Also Completes First Attempt
ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Former Edwardsville High School track and cross-country runner Savannah Brannan finished second in the women’s full course race at the Big Shark New Town Triathlon, held July 13, 2024, in St. Charles, Mo., completing the course in 1:48:28, finishing 27th overall in the race.
Paddlers Triumph Over Sunset Hills With 351-241 Victory
EDWARDSVILLE - The Paddlers Swim Club of Granite City won the majority of the events in all age groups in going on to a combined 351-241 win over the Sunset Hills Country Club swim team in a Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association dual meet Tuesday night at the Sunset Hills pool in Edwardsville.
'Scathing' Report Exposes Broken Promises of Cori Bush's Primary Challenger
A local coalition on Wednesday released a report blasting the record of St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell, who is challenging progressive Congresswoman Cori Bush in the Democratic primary for Missouri's 1st District. The report about Bell's five years in his current office was published by the Prosecutor Organizing Table, which includes Action St. Louis, ArchCity Defenders, Freedom Community Center, Forward through Ferguson, MacArthur Justice Center, and Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty. "Early on, Bell cast himself as a progressive looking to make fundamental changes to the way that the St. Louis County prosecutor's office operated," the report explains. "He...
Dogs pulled from flooded St. Clair County Animal Services building, fosters needed
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. — Several animals were rescued from rising waters Tuesday as St. Clair County Animal Services in Belleville was flooded. A Facebook live posted by Gateway Pet Guardians showed people carrying dogs through high water onto dry ground and loading them into crates to take back to their shelter.
Trenton Gators Advance In District 23 Sr Legion Tournament
The District 23 Senior American Legion Baseball Tournament got underway last night at Aviston City Park. Trenton opened with an 8-6 win over the Aviston Conductors. Trenton advances to Friday’s semifinal against the Aviston Express at 6pm. The winner will advance to the Saturday championship, the loser will play the Conductors in an elimination game Friday at 8pm.
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