Eckert’s Farm hosts its annual Wine & Food Fest
March 1, 2019Eckert’s Wine & Food Festival will take place from 12 – 6 p.m. on both Saturday, March 2 and Sunday, March 3, 951 S. Green Mount Road, Belleville. As you make your way through…
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Spring tourism, park projects taking shape in southwest Illinois
February 28, 2019Spring will see some long-planned tourism, parks and recreation projects taking shape across Metro East. However, some are proceeding more quickly than others. For the third time in…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: water rules, conservation programs and more
February 28, 2019In this week’s column, we have a couple of reports from the ILSoyAdvisor Better Beans seminar, farm bureau reaction to the EPA’s proposed new Clean Water rule, details of an upcoming…
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Metro East Area News Briefs
February 27, 2019Tech school students offer public sample services cheap In an increasingly tight labor market — with many types of well-qualified skilled and technical workers hard to find — many…
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Mannie Jackson Center gets grant for water rec, gardening efforts
February 25, 2019The Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities Foundation (MJCHF) will receive a $95,000 grant from the National Recreation Foundation to fund water recreation through the Swarovski Waterschool…
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HeartLands Conservancy marks 30 years of environmental work
February 21, 2019As the Green New Deal brings added ferocity to the already fractious atmosphere in Washington, a grassroots Metro East group is celebrating 30 years of quietly but effectively helping…
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Metro East Area News Briefs
February 20, 2019Edwardsville becoming ‘urban lifestyle’ mecca Edwardsville saw a record $248 million in new construction during 2018, Mayor Hal Patton reported during the city’s annual Business…
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Annual summit to address Kaskaskia Watershed solutions
February 16, 2019The annual Kaskaskia Summit will be held on Monday, March 4 at the Mariner’s Village Resort Conference Center in Carlyle. The conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m….
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