Eunice Smith Elementary School students united together with Lewis and Clark Community College’s YouthBuild organization to create buddy benches, in a hope to build companionship and a neighborly atmosphere among students.

On Jan. 23, brewers James Rogalsky and Lauren Pattan opened the doors of The Old Bakery Beer Company to the public, located in downtown Alton at 400 Landmarks Blvd.

History will be brought back to life on Thursday, Feb. 26 with the return of the Underground Railroad tour hosted by J.E. Robinson, just one of the many Black History Month celebratory events.

On Oct. 23, the Jacoby Arts Center in Alton hosted “A Night Out,” featuring multiple musical artists, refreshments, fine art, and even a Halloween costume contest.

Normally, people often suspect ghosts of wandering around in graveyards and in the movies, but Lewis and Clark Community College students may find one lurking around in the hallways of the campus.

Like a sports franchise with a developmental system, radio talent requires training and critiquing too. With a new year, the time has come for high school graduates to step up to the next level.

While Lewis and Clark students were on summer break, Maeva’s Coffee’s was to open at 1320 Milton Rd. in the Milton Schoolhouse in Alton.

By popular vote, it was decided that the memorial would be located in the Alton entertainment Davis’ statue will stand at 117 West Third Street, near Chez Marilyn.

“As this mural stands, it will be a proud representation of the past, present, and future of Alton and the people who live here,” said Petroleum Engineering major Dakota Parish.

Nicole Marconi, Field Summit House principal, said that this was a serious topic with celebration weaved within, and as a school, everyone was to stand together to help one another with all goals and endeavors.