Area News

Shared campus will serve the community with dignity, compassion The Salvation Army of Madison County has announced a step toward providing key support to the unhoused community, in partnership with the Community Hope Center. The two organizations are creating a shared campus and unified space where the most marginalized neighbors facing housing instability can access…

Poettker Construction, an award-winning company specializing in construction management, design-build and general contracting services, earned a spot on the Associated Builders and Contractors’ 2026 Top Performers List. This recognition honors ABC contractor members’ outstanding achievements in health and safety, quality and project excellence, ranked by the number of hours worked. As an ABC Top Performer,…

The 375th Force Support Squadron is hosting a job fair from 9 a.m. to 12 Noon on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, for Non-Appropriated Fund (NAF) positions at Cardinal Creek Golf Course, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Interested applicants are encouraged to bring their resumes for on-the-spot interviews. NAF positions are open to active-duty spouses and…

First Bankers Trust Company N.A. (First Bankers Trust), a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Bankers Trustshares Inc., recently announced that it is partnering with ReThink Media to provide education for small businesses to help create a consistent online presence and stretch a small marketing budget at the First Bankers Trust 12th & Broadway location from 11:30…

Two St. Louis regional leading economic development and destination marketing organizations recently announced “a bold and forward-looking alignment of their public relations strategies,” naming nationally recognized firm BerlinRosen as the “Agency of Record” for both organizations. “This marks a proactive step to ensure that the collective St. Louis story is amplified in a unified and…

A full-court press is underway at Edwardsville’s Plummer Family Park, as the city and Courthouse 618 LLC previously announced, and construction is beginning for a new indoor recreational field house featuring courts for basketball, volleyball, futsal and training opportunities. A celebratory groundbreaking will take place at the future site of The Courthouse 618 at 9…

  One thing that unites us as a nation is land: Americans strongly support saving the open spaces they love. According to national polling conducted by the American Farm Bureau Federation, farmers and rural residents consistently rank protecting working farmland and keeping land in agriculture among their top priorities. At the same time, national polling shows…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Chancellor Emeritus and Former First Lady, philanthropists David and Kay Werner, have donated $100,000 to establish an endowed scholarship in SIUE’s School of Education Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB). The first $5,000 award will be announced this semester. “We are delighted to receive such a generous gift from the Werner family…

The Edwardsville Arts Center (EAC) recently announced that this year’s ARTini Cocktail Competition will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at the N.O. Nelson Leclaire Room in Edwardsville. The ARTini Cocktail Competition & Fundraiser celebrates the fusion of art and mixology while supporting arts education and the advancement of both…