People In Business

After a successful 26-year career in local government, including 18 years as a Judge, Chief Judge Stephen Stobbs has announced his retirement from the bench, effective Dec. 31, 2024. Judge Stobbs, 56, will return full-time to the private practice of law. “It was the honor of my life to spend the past 18 years serving…

HSHS southern Illinois market orthopedic surgeon ‘humbled’ by organization’s highest honor Dr. Steven D. Morton, D.O., an orthopedic surgeon with HSHS Medical Groups in Breese and Highland, has received the Donald Siehl Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics (AOAO), the highest award granted by the organization. The honor is given to…

West Star Aviation recently announced the promotion of Dan Sies to Falcon program manager at the East Alton, Ill. (ALN) facility. Sies began his aviation career in 2000, joining West Star Aviation as an Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) in the Citation department. He later transitioned to the Falcon team, where he has progressed from A&P…

State Senator Erica Harriss (R-Glen Carbon) was joined by local farmers and the Madison County Farm Bureau on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, as they presented her with a Friend of Agriculture award from the Illinois Farm Bureau. “I am honored to be recognized by our local farmers and the Illinois Farm Bureau with this award,”…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has announced the 2025 Alumni Hall of Fame inductees, honoring distinguished alumni who have made exceptional contributions in their careers, communities and to the University. This year’s Alumni Association honorees are Brian J. Henry; Charles O. Myer; Christopher Larsen, DMD; Jonathan Fowler; Jacquelyn Clement Ph.D., FNP, RN; and posthumous inductee Karen…

First Bankers Trust Company, N.A. (First Bankers Trust), a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Bankers Trustshares, Inc., has announced the addition of Olivia Harris as Treasury Management Banker for the O’Fallon and St. Charles Commercial Banking Offices and the greater St. Louis metro area. In her new role, Harris will focus on developing and managing key…

April Oehl, FNP-BC, MSN, BSN, RN is accepting new patients Mondays through Wednesdays and on Fridays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. OSF Medical Group – Primary Care (Alton) has announced that a new board-certified family medicine nurse practitioner has been added to its staff to better serve the primary care needs of Riverbend region…

As mega fast food chain McDonald’s scrambles to control bacterial contamination in some of its onions, a researcher at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is working on using artificial intelligence to detect a deadly pathogen before it enters the food supply. Anas Alsobeh, assistant professor of information technology, this year received a $150,000 grant from the…

HSHS Medical Group recently welcomed Dr. Emily Dahm, family medicine, to their team. Dr. Dahm is now scheduling patients at HSHS Medical Group Family Medicine –Shiloh, located at 1116 Hartman Lane. As a primary care physician, Dr. Dahm cares for patients of all ages and offers a variety of services, including minor procedures, general wellness,…