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What’s Happening In and around Jersey County Area – April 25, 2024
■ Saturday, April 27 King Kat Tournament at the Alton Riverfront.
Read MoreFreedom to Equality Tours Kick Off in May
Take a journey through Black History in the historic river town of Alton on the ‘Freedom to Equality’ tours offered by the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau. Tickets are available now for tours which begin in May and run through November.
Read MoreNew family medicine physician joins OSF Medical Group in Alton – April 25, 2024
OSF Medical Group – Primary Care (Alton) is pleased to announce a new board-certified family medicine physician has been added to its staff to better serve the primary care needs of Riverbend region residents.
Read MoreIllinois youth turkey hunters set new harvest record – April 25, 2024
Illinois youth turkey hunters harvested a preliminary total of 2,006 birds during the 2024 youth turkey season, breaking the previous harvest record of 1,733 set in 2020.
Read MoreIllinois Extension program offers online gardening training
For 48 years, University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners have measured success by gardens planted, insects identified, produce harvested, and the millions of hours volunteers have logged by helping others learn to grow.
Read MoreUS 67 repairs to begin in Greene County
The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that pavement repairs will require intermittent lane closures on U.S. 67 between Sixth Street and Ponderosa Lane in Greene County beginning, weather permitting, at 7 a.m. Monday, April 22. The work is expected to be completed by the end of April.
Read More‘Girls on Grapes, Boys on Brew’ coming May 18
AMH Auxiliary event helps purchase vital medical equipment The Alton Memorial Hospital White Cross Auxiliary will host its annual “Girls on Grapes, Boys on Brew” fundraiser from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Loading Dock, 400 Front St. in Grafton. For more information about this year’s GOGBOB and to purchase tickets, please…
Read MoreVoke piano and flute students recital on Sunday
Margaret Ann Voke will present her piano and flute students in a recital on Sunday, April 28, at 2 p.m. at the Jerseyville Public Library. The musicians will perform a variety of flute solos, piano solos, piano duets and piano trios. The following students will be performing: Charlee Burch, Greta Burch, Evan Burns, Noah Burns,…
Read MoreTraveling exhibit aims to end the silence that surrounds mental health and suicide
For more than a decade, Active Minds’ acclaimed Send Silence Packing® exhibit has traveled the country to end the silence that surrounds mental health and suicide and connect visitors with resources for support and action. The 2024 display will be at Lewis and Clark Community College’s Godfrey Campus from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., April…
Read MoreGiannoulias releases first ever Modernization and Efficiencies Report
Report shows progress on Secretary of State’s modernization goals Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias released the office’s first ever Modernization & Efficiency Report, detailing the progress made toward achieving his administration’s modernization goals and top efficiency initiatives. “I took office ready to work for all Illinoisans. I’m proud of the progress we have made…
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