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Oisín Dilger appointed carillonneur, Centralia Bell Tower

Oisín Dilger is appointed carillonneur for the Centralia Bell Tower, Centralia, Illinois. Originally from Galway, Ireland, he earned a music degree from University College Cork during which time he began studying carillon with Adrian Gebruers. He received the Quercus Scholarship of Performing Arts in 2023 and the following year the Staf Gebruers Memorial Award. Dilger has studied at the Royal Carillon School in Mechelen, Belgium, and has performed across Belgium, the Netherlands, and in the United States. He further studied organ at the conservatory of Mechelen.

Centralia, IL · 21h
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Johnson County voters weigh in on future of historic courthouse restoration

JOHNSON COUNTY, Ill. (KBSI) – The future of Johnson County’s historic courthouse is back in the hands of voters as residents consider whether county leaders should continue pursuing funding to restore the condemned building. The courthouse was evacuated in 2023 after a serious structural problem raised concerns about...

Johnson County, IL · 2d
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The Edwardsville Intelligencer

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Photo Gallery: Main Street Community Center hosts its annual Veteran's Lunch

The lunch was free for each veteran and a guest.

Edwardsville, IL · 23h

Breeze-Courier

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SIU’s Marching Salukis find their voice

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Marching Salukis are changing what their band looks like. This fall, a singer joined them on the field for the first time in the band’s known history, and three drum majors are leading out front for the second year in a row.

Carbondale, IL · 22h
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Shockwave Goes to Party Town

Friday was a special one. (Taken from a journal entry on 10/18/2026) We have a listener called Shockwave. Shockwave has called the morning show on KSHE more or less every day for the past 25 years. He moved here from Detroit decades ago, worked at a place called Barnes Pipe,...

St. Louis, MO · 2d

St. Louis American

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Beyond a box of rice

The most “St. Louis” scene from Eric “Remrod” Mayes’ documentary Half Order doesn’t even take place on this continent. A Northside expat who has lived in China for the better part of a decade daps up his favorite street food vendor and greets him in Chinese. He orders some rice and sings its praises. But he still stands on the notion that St. Louis Chinese food is better than any he has eaten in China.

St. Louis, MO · 1d

Cultivated Comfort

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Carlinville Illinois Beat 24 Other Finalists To Become Hallmark’s Merriest Christmas Town, And Its Prize Could Be A Movie Filmed On Its Own Historic Square

A small Illinois town on Route 66 just got a very big holiday gift. Carlinville has...

Carlinville, IL · 1d

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Tarlton’s Renovations at The Muny Take Center Stage

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Tarlton Corporation is serving as general contractor on the $9.5 million renovation to The Muny, America’s oldest and largest outdoor musical theater, situated in the heart of St. Louis’ historic Forest Park. Following the recent completion of its 108th season, The Muny began...

St. Louis, MO · 1d

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St. Louis Actors’ Studio brings thrills and chills to the stage with ‘Misery’

Over the years it has become customary to start the holiday season the moment the trick-or-treaters have hung up their costumes. But the St. Louis Actors’ Studio is taking the opposite approach this fall. The theater company is extending spooky season well into November with their production of Misery, on stage November 6–22 at The Gaslight Theater.

St. Louis, MO · 2d

lhstoday.org

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Choir Sets Record with 18 Selected to All-Suburban Choir

Every year the Wentzville School District brings together some of the best and brightest singers in the WSD school community. Students try out to show what they are capable of when singing. In past years, Liberty has seen many students achieve the honor of All-Suburban in the district. This year Liberty had the luck to award 18 of their choir students to All-Suburban honors, which marks the school’s record breaking entry of singers. You can catch the talented 18 perform on Nov. 7 at Pattonville High School as a part of the St. Louis All-Suburban Honor Choir.

Wentzville, MO · 1d

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‘Vision a reality’ - Maj. William Robertson helped launch aviation in St. Louis and became a founding father of Missouri National Guard flight

Maj. William Robertson was an aviation visionary who co-founded Lambert Field in St. Louis and helped establish the first aviation units of the Missouri National Guard. Courtesy of Museum of Missouri Military History. St. Louis experienced explosive growth in aviation following the end of World War I. The city’s aviation...

St. Louis, MO · 3d

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This Missouri Airport Museum Lets Visitors Walk Within Arm’s Reach Of Golden-Age Airplanes

The propeller blades are still, but the stories are not. Walking through the hangar at this Missouri museum feels less like a visit to a collection and more like stepping into a living workshop. The fabric-covered planes seem to glow under the lights, their polished wood and vintage instruments reflecting...

Maryland Heights, MO · 2d

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Her grandparents escaped the Nazis for Africa. Now she’s telling the story in St. Louis.

When Flora Cassen’s grandparents fled Nazi-occupied Europe, their escape took them somewhere many people might not expect: the Belgian Congo. That remarkable chapter of family history is part of the story behind “Stained Glass: A Reflective History of Antisemitism,” Cassen’s new book exploring how generations of Jews have lived with prejudice, persecution and the search for belonging.

St. Louis, MO · 1d

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How Steve Smith is building St. Louis’ next chapter

 In this episode of Fast Forward STL, Keith Alper speaks with developer Steve Smith. A fourth-generation St. Louisan, Smith knew from his childhood doodles that he wanted to pursue a career in architecture. Today, he’s the co-founder and executive chairman of The Lawrence Group and founder and CEO of New + Found. For more than four decades, Smith has helped shape St. Louis by transforming neighborhoods, preserving historic buildings, and investing in the city’s future. Tune in to hear his story and what he envisions will move the region forward. Watch on YouTube, and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform. Love the show? Be sure to follow or subscribe.

St. Louis, MO · 1d

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Petty Grievances’ ‘Petty Party’ takes no prisoners

The musical personification of angry youth, St. Louis’ Petty Grievances make punk noise on their own terms. Their debut album, Petty Party, released in June, finds them returning to the sonic skullduggery they unveiled in their self-titled 2023 EP and last year’s single “Guy Picciotto’s Ice Cream Social.”

St. Louis, MO · 1d

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Shaw Nature Reserve Art Show Returns to Gray Summit With 30 Local Artists

Thirty local artists are setting up shop among the trees at Shaw Nature Reserve this year, turning the Gray Summit property into an open-air gallery for its annual Art Show. The two-day event runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, with painters, photographers and potters showing nature-inspired work against the backdrop of Missouri's wooded landscapes.

Gray Summit, MO · 2d

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Veterans Museum in O’Fallon Honors Local Vets

He was a U.S. Army combat engineer in France during World War II. She was a member of the French Resistance. They met at a dance one night and fell in love. After the war, they moved to the U.S., raised a family, and ended up retiring in St. Charles County.

St Charles, MO · 2d

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Blunting the Brutalist: Arcturis helps transform a 1960s-style community college campus in the St. Louis area

For decades, Brutalist architecture defined the look of St. Louis Community College’s Meramec campus in the St. Louis suburb of Kirkwood. Today, thanks, largely to the work of St. Louis-based architecture firm Arcturis, this has changed. That’s thanks largely to the nearly 80,000-square-foot Emerging Technology Center, designed by Arcturis....

St. Louis, MO · 2d

The Telegraph

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Gary Sinise adds narration to documentary on National Memorial of Military Ascent

A letter from Mike Morrow led Gary Sinise to narrate Grafton's D-Day memorial documentary

Grafton, IL · 2d

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Seeing Belleville Through Stained Glass: October 2026

The structure featured in October of the 2026 Seeing Belleville Through Stained Glass Calendar is the current home of Renner Funeral Home on North Illinois Street. After Adam Gintz retired as president of Western Brewery (later the brewer of Stag Beer), he, Rosa Gintz, and their children moved from the brewery complex to their new Queen-Anne style residence on North Illinois Street in 1895.

Belleville, IL · 3d