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Pickings from Pike’s Past

50 YEARS AGO: UNIT 10 TEACHERS ASSOCIATION VOTES TO GO ON STRIKE 150 Years Ago Sept. 28, 1876 Last week the weather was so wet and rainy that but little seeding was done, but the weather being very fine and cool this week, an immense amount of ground will be seeded. The…

Looking Back… News items from the past pages of the Calhoun News-Herald

100 years ago September 30, 1926 Last Saturday the weather man dished us out a gentle reminder that old man winter was just around the corner and up to the time of our going to press cool weather continues with no promise of warmer weather in sight. Overcoats and heavy clothing…

What’s Happening In and Around the Area

Saturday, Oct. 3 Jersey County Historical Society Apple Festival from 9 a.m. to 4 p..m. at 601 N. State Street in Jerseyville. Wednesday, Nov. 11 Brussels High School Civics Club’s Veteran’s Day Program. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. for refreshments and the program begins at 9 p.m.

Southwestern CUSD #9 Saves an Estimated $25,000 a Year on Energy Costs

Southwestern Community Unit School District #9 is saving an estimated $25,000 per year in energy costs, utilizing the community solar program in Illinois. The district partnered with Community Solar Authority (CSA), a national firm that connects large energy users to lower energy…

South County Community Calendar: Week of Friday, Oct. 2 through Thursday, Oct. 8

Friday, Oct. 2 Beautify your community | The City of Crestwood, in partnership with Beautify Crestwood, seeks volunteers to help maintain the Government Center and Fire Department pollinator gardens. No registration is required. Volunteers can meet near the Crestwood sign at the…

Oakville girls soccer coach to be inducted to St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame

After a lifetime of playing soccer and 19 years coaching in the district, Oakville High School girls soccer coach Sarah Guenther has been named a soon-to-be inductee to the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame. An induction ceremony will be held on April 8 for Guenther and the other…

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2026 Town & Country Good Neighbor Award

Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group) Published September 30

What a Local Move Actually Costs in Belleville, IL

Ask around Belleville about what a local move costs, and you’ll hear numbers that don’t seem to line up with each other, even for moves that sound similar on paper. Two households moving the same three miles across town can end up with very different quotes, usually because of a…

Former Lindbergh teacher, coach charged with statutory sodomy

James Wilder III, a former teacher and coach at Lindbergh Schools, was charged by the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office with three counts of second-degree statutory sodomy and first-degree attempted statutory sodomy — deviate sexual intercourse with a person less…

Completed “Walk for Welcome” Supports Refugees and Immigrants

Dorri PartainManaging Editor A 310-mile journey from Kansas City to St. Louis, serving as “call to action for Missourians to bridge divides”, ended on Friday, Sept. 25 at the Gateway… The post Completed “Walk for Welcome” Supports Refugees and Immigrants first appeared on…

South County schools go solar: a look into local green energy initiatives

From the outside, one may not notice that certain schools in the area are implementing sustainable energy practices. That’s kind of the point, staff say. “We kind of want to keep them out of sight, out of mind. We just know that not everybody thinks they’re aesthetically…