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Daily Deal: TP1 Multi-Device 4-Touch Recognition Wireless Trackpad

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Upgrade your workspace with the Turonic TP1 β€” a wireless touchpad designed for seamless navigation, precision gestures, and multi-device flexibility. Whether you’re working on a laptop, desktop, or tablet, the TP1 offers smooth, intuitive control across Windows, Android, and Linux devices. With both Bluetooth 5.0 and 2.4GHz wireless connectivity, you can switch between devices in […]
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Knox College to offer free tuition to qualifying Illinois students

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Knox College wants to make college more affordable for Illinois students through its Prairie Promise program. The college is enhancing its comprehensive aid program starting with the incoming fall 2026 class. Qualifying incoming students from Illinois can earn a Knox degree 100% tuition-free. The funding comes from grants and scholarships that do not need to [...]
Brian Weckerly

Jail Division Leadership Reshaped With Three Strategic Promotions

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MADISON COUNTY. — The Madison County Sheriff's Office announced promotions within its Jail Division, elevating three members to new leadership roles. Blake Sellers has been promoted to captain and will serve as the Jail Superintendent. Ryan Dawdy was promoted to lieutenant and will oversee the Classification Office. Brandon Reichardt earned a promotion to sergeant and will act as a shift supervisor. The Sheriff's Office extended congratulations to the newly promoted officials

Webster Elementary Teacher Susanna Benson Selected for 2025 Emerson Excellence In Teaching Award

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COLLINSVILLE – Webster Elementary School teacher Susanna Benson has been selected for a 2025 Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award. Benson, who teaches fourth grade at Webster, is a 30-year veteran of Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 (CUSD 10). She was nominated by the principal of Webster Elementary, Alison Schumacher. “With unwavering passion, a heart for her students, and a mind deeply rooted in scientific curiosity, Susanna Benson is the embodiment of what it means

Sierra Club Plans Fall and Winter Litter Clean-Ups Β 

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ALTON - The Three Rivers Project of the Piasa Palisades Sierra Club Group (PPG) is planning a River Road cleanup on Saturday, November 15, 2025, from 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. The public is invited to help rid the environment of debris that harms physical habitats, threatens aquatic life, and transports chemical pollutants to rivers, marine and coastal environments. Of all trash, plastic trash has the greatest potential to harm the environment, wildlife, and humans. The Mississippi River flows

Mayor Spencer Launches City Food Insecurity Fund, Calls on St. Louis Region to Help

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ST. LOUIS – Mayor Cara Spencer announced the launch of the 2025 City Food Insecurity Fund and called on residents and businesses in the St. Louis region to donate in an effort to fill the gap created by recent cuts to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program. The fund, administered by United Way of Greater St. Louis, was created in partnership with St. Louis Area Food Bank, Operation Food Search, and Integrated Health Network. All donations to

Ameren Illinois Adding Technology To Enhance Reliability In Alton; Relocating Poles In Godfrey

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ALTON – Ameren Illinois is taking another step forward in its modernization of the electric grid in Alton with the installation of new smart switches and stronger electric infrastructure in town. Work is currently underway to upgrade power lines between the Alby and North Alton substations, which will add capacity to the local grid for nearly 1,300 customers. The added capacity is similar to expanding a two-lane highway to a four-lane highway. In addition, three IntelliRupters, also known

Trump OLC On Boat Strikes: The Less Of A Threat Posed By Boat Occupants, The More Justified We Are In Murdering Them

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This administration isn’t content to be normal awful. It insists on being ghastly awful as often as possible. Not content to eject hundreds of migrants into foreign torture prisons, the administration has decided it’s time to start killing foreign people in boats just because. That’s not me using a worn-out turn of phrase. That was […]
Tim Cushing