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By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE [email protected] A special meeting of the Alton School District Board of Education on Friday, Mar. 1, 2024, resulted in the selection of Elaine Kane as the next district superintendent. Kane will officially assume the role on July 1, 2024, as current superintendent Dr. Kristie Baumgartner vacates the position as previously announced.…

Urology of St. Louis (USL) recently welcomed Dr. Robert Petrossian to its team of specialized urologists, furthering a commitment to providing urological care to communities in Saint Louis and the Metro East. Focusing in general urology, Dr. Petrossian will care for patients at the St. Elizabeth’s office in O’Fallon, Ill., and the Fairview Heights office…

The Madison County Emergency Telephone System Board on Wednesday approved the hiring of a new 911 coordinator. The board voted to hire Arron Weber as the new coordinator to replace Dana Burris, who is set to retire April 1. Weber will start work on March 18. Weber currently works for Wood River Police Department as…

Brooks is part of a Feb. 28 panel of experts on SIUE African American Literature presenting at 4 p.m. in Lovejoy Library Research on the spiritual impact of Black women’s travel appears light, if not altogether absent in literature, despite the weightiness and significance of their contributions throughout history. To remedy this, Tisha Brooks, Ph.D.,…

Sikich recently added two senior team members to the company’s employee benefits plan audit team, which grew its revenue by more than 30% in 2023. Ingrid Boyd will join as a partner and Yolanda Alvarado will join as a director on the team. “Ingrid and Yolanda have extensive experience and deep technical knowledge to support…

  First Mid Bancshares, Inc., the holding company of First Mid Bank & Trust, recently presented the 2023 Chairman’s Award for Excellence to eight employees within the company. The Chairman’s Award is First Mid’s most prestigious award. Individuals are nominated by their peers and selected by the company’s executive committee. In the past year, these…

After decades of ensuring program compliance, working with children, families, staff and more, longtime Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start (HS/EHS) staff member and interim program director Carolyn Jason was named HS/EHS Program Director. “I am pleased and excited to continue to help the program that I love and that has advanced so…

Neurosurgery of St. Louis (NSL) has announced that seven of its surgeons are being recognized nationally by Castle Connolly. Sarah Fouke, MD, Stephen Johans, MD, Michael Boland, MD, Neill Wright, MD, Michael Polinsky, MD, Scott Purvines, MD and Michael Reiter, MD, the group’s orthopedic surgeon, all made the 2024 Top Doctors list. Neurosurgery of St.…

  Madison County officials recognized an Alton pastor Wednesday night as a “Living Legend” for his contributions in the community. County Board member Michael “Doc” Holiday of Alton and Chairman Kurt Prenzler presented Bishop Gregory Harrison, Ph.D., of Alton, with the 10th annual Madison County Living Legend Community Service Award during the county board meeting.…

Olin Corporation recently announced the appointment of Kenneth Lane as president and CEO and director of Olin Corporation, effective March 18, 2024. Scott Sutton will step down as president, chief executive officer and director, effective the same day, and will work with Lane to facilitate a smooth transition of leadership responsibilities. The company further announced…