Collinsville Garden Club to unveil Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker
A Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker to honor service men and women will be unveiled during a dedication ceremony at 11 a.m. Nov. 9 in the greenspace next to Home Furniture, between Main and Clay Streets, on Illinois Route 159 . The Collinsville Garden Club raised funds for the purchase and donation of the marker to […]
Read More →Interstate 270 lane closure, Mississippi River to Illinois Route 3
One eastbound lane of Interstate 270 will be closed from the Mississippi River to Illinois Route 3 over the next three days. Closures begin at 7 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 and continue through 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4. The closures are necessary to repair the existing concrete bridge structure and complete structural steel repairs. Work […]
Read More →2nd Annual Veterans Tribute at SIUE, Nov. 4-6
By Southern Illinois University Edwardsville For the second year, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will pay tribute to all military personnel representing all service branches from every war period in the 20th and 21st centuries. Activities will be held on campus Nov. 4-6. The three days of activities planned for Monday-Wednesday next week will pay homage to all […]
Read More →Dinner Cabaret and International Night at SIUE, Nov. 2 and 3
International Night 2013 Taking Place Saturday, Nov. 2 International Night 2013 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will take place in the Morris University Center (MUC) Meridian Ballroom on Saturday, Nov. 2. Doors will open at 5:45 p.m. with dinner featuring dishes from around the world being served at 6 p.m. A cultural display of music, […]
Read More →Don’t be “that guy,” set your clocks back
We all hear a story every year, sometimes twice each year, about someone who forgot to adjust his or her clock and showed up at work, or church, an hour before everyone else. Or, maybe the person arrived as the parking lot was emptying. It is an embarrassing thing for the person who went into […]
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