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Calhoun Council for Senior News
By BEVERLY MOSBARGER Senior Center Hours are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Phone: 618-576-9567 Email: calhouncountyseniorcenter@gmail.com Lunch served daily from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. The DMV will be in Hardin on November 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this is located at the…
Neely Goetten earns 100th career win
Neely Goetten earned her 100th career wins last week as the Jersey Panthers hosted the Marquette Explorers. The Panthers swept the Explorers 9-0, and took a 9-0 win against the Civic Memorial Eagles as well as Hillsboro later in the week. The Panthers remain undefeated in the…
West Central snags win over Pleasant Hill after scoreless first half
By Kent Coultas Anthony Hance scored two second half touchdowns, and West Central beat Pleasant Hill 18-0 Sept. 25 at Pleasant Hill. West Central (4-2, 3-1) will host Greenfield-Northwestern (4-2 3-1) Friday at 7 p.m. for Homecoming. The game was scoreless at halftime. West…

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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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…