JCJ News
Alton Youth Symphony highlights success of Jersey Community High School graduate
Jovee Hileman, graduating 2025 senior from Jersey Community High School, concluded her school year in May by earning the highest band awards for a senior. The John Phillip Sousa Award recognizes the top student in the band program and the Louis Armstrong Award honors the top student in the Jazz program. Jovee began playing the…
Read MoreMissouri Prairie Foundation Native Plant Sale in Godfrey on September 13
Native plants beautify landscapes and help support songbirds and other cherished wildlife. A wide variety of native wildflowers, grasses, sedges, vines, shrubs, and trees supplied by three Grow Native! professional members will be available for purchase at a Missouri Prairie Foundation native plant sale organized in partnership with The Nature Institute, 2213 S. Levis Lane,…
Read MoreWorld War II Ship to Visit Alton
A piece of world maritime history, the LST 325, will dock at the Alton Riverfront Sept. 18-22 and be open for public tours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Admission for these self-guided tours is $20 for adults, $10 for those 6 – 17 years of age and free for kids 5 and…
Read MoreLet’s Cook! – August 21, 2025
Recently I had someone ask for a recipe to please her picky family. She wanted to make a fruit filled dessert such as pie, but was struggling to find something everyone would like. Some like apples, others hate it, same with any other fruit. She did not want to make multiple desserts. So I did…
Read MoreDavidsmeyer’s school gun violence prevention bill signed into law
Legislation sponsored by State Representative C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Murrayville) to prevent school gun violence was signed into law on Friday. Representative Davidsmeyer filed his legislation after hearing of an incident in his district where a student threatened to commit an act of gun violence against another student. The victim told the school staff about the incident,…
Read MoreLawmakers discuss impacts of One Big Beautiful Bill on Illinois residents
By Peter Hancock and Ben Szalinski Capitol News Illinois Illinois Democrats brought some of their biggest names to Springfield last Tuesday to call attention to the massive cuts that will take effect in the coming years for programs that benefit low-income communities. At one event, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski hosted…
Read MoreState education board to vote on new test scoring system
By Peter Hancock Education officials in Illinois expect to see a marked increase this year in the percentage of students classified as proficient in reading, writing and math, along with a slight decline in proficiency rates in science. That’s not because of any change in the way schools are teaching or how well students are…
Read MoreCass Communications Management, Inc. announces retirement of Thomas Allen
Cass Communications Management, Inc. has announced that Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Thomas D. Allen will be retiring on August 31. Allen also serves as COO for Cass Cable TV, Inc. and Cass Telephone Company. He will remain on the Board of Directors for all companies. Allen joined what has become known as CASSCOMM…
Read MoreJERSEY: Matt Jordan brings a bit of Jerseyville back home to Rock the Block
By Steven Spencer Jerseyville’s Rock the Block is bringing Matt Jordan to town this Friday, Aug. 22, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the corner of Washington and Arch, and Jordan is bringing a little bit of Jerseyville home with him. As Jordan brings his original heartland rock style of music, he’ll also be…
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