Janet Irene Aletha Sinn Knecht
Mrs. Janet Irene Aletha Sinn Knecht, age 86, passed away on Friday, April 22, 2022 at Magnolia Manor in Buena Vista, Georgia. Janet was born March 9, 1936 in Biddleborn, Illinois, to Viola and Sylvester Sinn. She graduated from Marissa high School in Marissa, Illinois, and later in her career went to work as the…
Read MoreDorothy M. Morris
Dorothy M. Morris, nee Clayton, 86, of Mascoutah, IL, born Aug. 16, 1935, in Madisonville, KY died Tuesday, May 2, 2022, at MarKa Nursing Home. Dorothy was a retired teacher’s aide from Mascoutah Community School District 19 and a member of First Baptist Church, O’Fallon, IL. She is preceded in death by her parents, Omer…
Read MoreMascoutah Police Report: April 22 – April 28
Friday, April 22 Assist Other Agency – 8900 block Richter School Rd/Sirtak Ambulance Call – 6400 block Timber Lane Dr/Heinen Juvenile Problem – 900 block Park Dr/Kraus Assist Other Agency ISP – 1400 block W. Main St/Heinen Business Alarm – 9200 block Beller Dr/Watkins Information – 1100 block W. Main St/Quirin Ambulance Call – 200…
Read MoreRalph Zuke Rides Again To Fight Polio Plus
By Randy Pierce [email protected] FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS – Ralph Zuke, past president of the Fairview Heights Rotary Club, is currently on his way to Houston, Texas but not flying in a plane, travelling by train or driving a motor vehicle. He is, for the second time in his life, riding a modified bicycle to the Rotary…
Read MoreO’Ward Wins Gran Prix of Alabama
By Jeff Thornton Herald Publications The pandemic postponed our coverage of the Gran Prix of Alabama in 2020 and 2021. The race was canceled in 2020, and the 2021 race was limited live press coverage. This year it finally happened and we were able to cover the event! Photographer Greg Junge and I had visited…
Read MoreOne solution to food price spikes – reduce waste
By DANIEL GRANT FarmWeek Consumers should think twice before throwing out those last few pieces of bread, lightly bruised fruit or milk barely beyond its sell-by date. Food waste and loss is a key contributor to sub-optimal diets, environmental issues and inflationary pressure currently gripping most countries in the world – some more severe than…
Read MoreIllinois lawmakers respond to leaked Supreme Court abortion decision
Draft opinion would overturn landmark 1973 decision Roe v. Wade By GRACE KINNICUTT Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois Democrats warned of an “end to the constitutional right to privacy” if a leaked U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the 1973 landmark decision in Roe v. Wade becomes finalized as precedent.…
Read More‘Stuck kids’ docket details challenges for DCFS wards in improper placements
Docket has spurred nine contempt charges against agency’s director By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The weekly docket for children who are wards of the state and waiting for placements recommended by the Department of Children and Family Services after an assessment of their needs took place as scheduled Thursday in Cook…
Read MoreMascoutah Police Report: April 15 thru April 21
Friday, April 15 911 Hang up – 9600 block Weatherby St/Quirin Reckless Driver – Rt. 4/Rettig Found Property – N. 9th St & W. Main St/Weck Child Custody Dispute – W. Main St/Bumpers Juvenile Problem – 100 block E. Church St/Sirtak Open Door/Window – 10000 block Fuesser Rd/Bumpers Speeding – S. Jefferson St. at Verner…
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