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  • Free and Fun Scavenger Hunt Planned for Sept. 19th

    Free and Fun Scavenger Hunt Planned for Sept. 19th as Part of the Mississippi Earthtones Festival Modified for Social-Distancing   Press Release 16 Sept 2020 – Alton, IL Alton Main Street and the Sierra Club…

  • Mississippi Earthtones Festival 2020 Press Release

    PRESS RELEASE   CELEBRATE LIFE ON THE RIVER AT THE 14TH ANNUAL MISSISSIPPI EARTHTONES FESTIVAL, MODIFIED FOR SOCIAL-DISTANCING (4 Sept 2020 – Alton, IL) The Mississippi Earthtones Festival, co-organized by Alton Main Street and the…

  • Alton’s Farmers’ Market Slowly Growing Again

    By Jenna Shelton jshelton@lc.edu I don’t know about many of you, but when I was a kid I either loved or absolutely hated the farmers’ markets and there was no in-between at all! Depending on…

  • Teaching and Employment Opportunities Available for L&C Students

    By Alexandra Blockton ablockton@lc.edu According to Coordinator of  Student Activities, Jared Hennings, Lewis and Clark students are highly encouraged to take advantage of an opportunity for summer employment as well as volunteering located here in…

  • Teaching and Employment Opportunities Available for L&C Students

    By Alexandra Blockton ablockton@lc.edu According to Coordinator of  Student Activities, Jared Hennings, Lewis and Clark students are highly encouraged to take advantage of an opportunity for summer employment as well as volunteering located here in…

  • Local Community Mourns Loss of Woody’s Chicken

    Gary Chapman Contributor    Messages litter the front of the brown brick building, located on Northport Drive and Homer Adams Parkway. They say things like “Thanks for All The Memories,” “#PeaceWoody’s” and “Thank you.  The…

  • Mississippi Earthtones Festival Lets the Sunshine In

    Gail Harper abharper@gmail.com   Almost 8,000 people marked “interest” or “going” on Facebook in regards to this year’s Mississippi Earthtones Festival. The festival, which just celebrated its 13th year on Sept. 21, is a celebration…

  • Anarchy In Alton: Battle of Spaulding Hall Preview

    Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu   Anarchy’s back in a big way. The near-monthly celebration of professional wrestling returns to 405 East 4th Street in Alton for the Battle of Spaulding on Friday, September 13. The card…

  • Following the Underground Railroad

    Alexander Gent agent@lc.edu In commemoration of Black History Month (BHM), Lewis and Clark Community College once again invited students, faculty, and the local community to take part in the annual “Underground Railroad Tour” on Valentine’s…

  • Poetry Slam at Germania Brew Haus

    Keara Harp Writer kmharp@lc.edu When people from larger cities hear of small towns in Illinois they generally think of corn fields, midwestern accents, and boredom. They typically do not consider that a small town can…