Metro East Area News Briefs
March 6, 2019MCT debuts region’s first smartphone ticketing system Madison County Transit (MCT) passengers can now purchase bus passes on their smartphones and then ride MCT buses with just a…
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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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