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ROXANA – Looking for a summer packed with imagination, discovery, and big fun? YWCA Southwestern Illinois is currently accepting enrollment packages for our Roxana Summer Camp location—and spots are filling fast! Running from June 2 through August 8, this 10-week adventure offers full-day programming Monday through Friday, 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM, with awesome themed activities happening from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Each two-week theme invites campers to explore new worlds through exciting, hands-on experiences: Weeks 1–2: Space Explorers Weeks 3–4: Dino Mania Weeks 5–6: Artistry Adventures Weeks 7–8: STEM-tastic Weeks 9–10: Around the World in 10 Days Campers will dive into daily STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) activities, build emotional skills through Social Emotional Learning, and meet some incredible guests and community partners, including: RiverBend Astronomy Club SIUE STEM Center Planetarium Dance with Mr.

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ALTON - With three weeks left, the annual Rockin’ With Robert concerts have been a big success so far this year. The Upper Alton Association hosts a free concert from 6–8 p.m. every Tuesday for six weeks in the summer at the Robert Wadlow statue in Upper Alton. They have three more concerts scheduled this year and can’t wait to welcome back their record-breaking audiences. “It’s been great,” said Debbie Frakes, one of the organizers. “We’ve had probably the biggest crowds that the Rockin’ With Robert concerts have had. The crowd has been amazing.” Frakes said they’ve entertained 150–200 people every week this summer. She is excited to round out the series with three great bands, starting with Flip the Frog on July 1, 2025. This will be followed by No. 4 Combo on July 8. Porch Cafe, originally scheduled for June 24, will take the stage on July 15 after the June 24 concert was canceled due to heat. This

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MASCOUTAH - After receiving submissions from across the 114th District, State Representative Kevin Schmidt (R-Millstadt) is happy to name St. Clair & Elite Chiropractic his “Business of the Month” for June. Rep. Schmidt presented Dr. Rachel Engelke, Dr. Melissa Huber and their team with an official certificate of recognition for their superior patient treatment and other services they provide to Mascoutah and surrounding area residents. “Dr. Rachel Engelke and Dr. Melissa Huber are doing great work providing exceptional wellness services to residents of Mascoutah and nearby communities,” said Schmidt. “The whole team at St. Clair & Elite Chiropractic is committed to improving the lives of people through treatment and education so they can live life to the fullest.” St. Clair & Elite Chiropractic utilizes several individualized therapies and techniques to make the road to pain relief, recovery, and total-body-wellness efficient, effective and worthwhile.

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EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville Township Donates funds to the Goshen Market Foundation to continue its support of the SAK Lunches Program. The Edwardsville Township Board of Trustees voted to continue its support of the Goshen Market Foundation at the May 20, 2025, Board Meeting. The Board voted unanimously to continue its service contract with the Goshen Market Foundation by providing $2,500 in funding to aid them with five-dollar coupons for SAK lunches and other similar programs to be redeemed at the Goshen Market for food items. Additionally, Edwardsville Township will provide volunteers to staff an information booth at the Land of Goshen Community Market for 2 Saturdays during the current season, which runs during the summer months. “Edwardsville Township is proud to once again lend its support to the Goshen Market Foundation while helping to combat food insecurities in our community,” said Supervisor Janet Haroian. Edwardsville Township is comprised of

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Clouds will be more persistent south of I-70 through the day with more sunshine to the north. Spotty showers and maybe a few storms at times, especially through the afternoon. It won't be a washout and not everyone will see rain. By Sunday morning, showers and storms may move into the southern portion of our [...]

The urban heat island sits in a rural heat ocean.

Lee Enterprises has yet to file a response to the lawsuits, and the director of communications for Lee said the company does not comment on pending litigation.

The crash happened on northbound I-55 near Gasconade Street.

The 33 Illinois counties that have had successful — though nonbinding — referendums seeking secession can’t join Indiana without the approval of each state’s legislature and of Congress.

It’s time once again for the summer reruns. Maplewood History: Summertime Nirvana with a Hint of Chlorine

James Charles Fowler, age 88, of Edwardsville, passed away on Wednesday, June 25th at his home with his wife Lisa by his side. Jim was born September 20, 1936, in St. Louis, Missouri the son of the late Charles and…

Fowler, James C. — St. Louis, MO

When you’re a huge country, and a communist one to boot, the Streisand Effect is a thing that’s just going to inevitably happen to you at times. China has definitely lived this experience. The government is the unfortunate combination of incredibly authoritarian and completely devoid of a sense of humor. The result is the serious […]