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‘A Wicked Christmas Carol’ at AHS November 5-6

Pearce hired as full-time police officer

Helping Hands sets $11,000 goal

Karlee Westendorf Student of the Month at AHS

Council approves participation in Safe Routes to School program

City council declares two properties as nuisances, approves liquor code change

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October 14, 2021

Obituaries

Alsie E. Engle

Oct 14, 2021

Alsie E. Rinehart Bennett Engle, 81, of Alton, passed away Thu…

Eileen Broeckelmann

Oct 14, 2021

Eileen Rose Broeckelmann, 57, of Houston texas, formerly of Pa…

Opinion

• While the other columnist had already fallen asleep, our college roommate kept texting with me during the Cardinal game last Wednesday night. When Alex Reyes came in to relieve in the ninth, I texted him and basically predicted something bad would happen, and it did not take long for that …

Out of Bounds

Oct 17, 2021

The record will show that Justin Fields’ first victory on the road as a starter in the National Football League came against the Raiders in what surely will be Jon Gruden’s final game as a coach in the NFL. Yep, we all saw that coming, didn’t we?

Out of Bounds

Oct 10, 2021

Everyone wants my hot takes on the Cardinals, but there’s no chance this week. The big wild card game is on Wednesday night and you will know the outcome by the time you read this drivel. I got up at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday to start on this mess, so good luck reading the rest...