News

• CRYSTAL CITY: YouTube video award leads to Washington honors
• Obama photo gallery is now online
• WATERLOO: Lou-Del lagoon work ongoing this week
• Poet wears a cowboy hat
• A new sheriff’s in town
• Presidential visits and campaign stops
• For body shops, a little ice means big business
• WARREN PIECE: Burned as a girl, Joyce Lemons finds solace in helping others
• WEBSTER GROVES: Police nab shooting suspect in Llywelyn’s incident

Sports

• SPORTS STATS
  Jefferson Co. Madison Co. Monroe Co. North Co. North & PHL South Co. St. Charles Co. St. Clair Co. Warrenton/Wentzville West Far West Near

• Krodinger's hot shooting burns Hillsboro in league showdown
• Warriors can't close gap on East
• ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Greatting’s salutations
• NEW: PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Nerinx pummels Hazelwood West
• Hager, Lancers prove tough enough to stop DuBourg
• Down 12, Zumwalt South storms back
• Grizzlies open indoor baseball academy
• Warrenton wins battle of the boards
• Girls basketball: Nerinx Hall runs away from Hazelwood West

Education

• New Granite City scholarship to honor Matthew Evans
• COLUMBIA: NHS to host 2 separate events
• Scholar of the Week
• Lindbergh kindergarten registration opens
• Middle schools to let out early on Wednesdays
• Mascoutah art teacher helps expand her students' learning
• Students put their heads together for creative problem solving
• Lafayette student named Junior ROTC Cadet of Year

Crime

• House Springs man indicted on drug, weapons charges
• Robbery leads police on chase
• Monroe County Court Report
• Black Jack Police/Fire Beat for week of Jan. 14
• County officer named "Traffic Safety Officer 2008"
• O'Fallon man gets seven years in fatality
• Belleville police offering reward for information about hit-and-run accident
• Man sentenced for stealing neighbor's cameras
• CERT training begins Feb. 16

Opinions

• As I See It: Israel's use of force not "disproportionate"
• Did the four horsemen destroy the auto industry?
• ART OF NATURE: Slow down
• A BOOMER'S JOURNAL: So many infomercials, so little time
• Fox Tales: New year wheels in buses, bytes and trains
• OPINION SHAPER: Celebrate impact of King's dream
• O'Fallon Parks and Recreation has much to offer
• Want to be an Opinion Shaper? Apply now
• LETTER: Thanks to supporters of Adopt-A-Family program

Life

• Orthodontics firm gives away braces in area contest
• Volunteers sought for Collinsville's initial Relay for Life
• COLUMBIA: Parkview students lend hand to military
• Community Calendar for Jan. 16-18
• Extras needed for movie
• Around Town for Jan. 18
• Former O'Fallon resident pens award-winning book
• Church News for Jan. 14
• U. City Library to host art exhibit

Jefferson County

• CRYSTAL CITY: YouTube video award leads to Washington honors
• ARNOLD: Tickets available for Three Dog Night, Johnny Rivers concerts at Rickman
• Krodinger's hot shooting burns Hillsboro in league showdown
• After fast start, Seckman drops league dual to Eureka
• House Springs man indicted on drug, weapons charges
• As I See It: Israel's use of force not "disproportionate"
• OPINION SHAPER: America's destiny shakes hands with Obama at inauguration
• Orthodontics firm gives away braces in area contest
• Professional organizers host messy desk contest

Madison

• Obama photo gallery is now online
• Police crackdown on lewd behavior at Horseshoe Lake park
• Warriors can't close gap on East
• Triad rallies to tie Bethalto
• New Granite City scholarship to honor Matthew Evans
• Survey of Holy Rosary parents to start this week
• Robbery leads police on chase
• Man charged with assaulting Caseyville officers
• Did the four horsemen destroy the auto industry?
• Possibilities shouldn't be held back by 'fence thinking'
• Volunteers sought for Collinsville's initial Relay for Life
• Boy Scout making blankets for local food pantries

Monroe

• WATERLOO: Lou-Del lagoon work ongoing this week
• WATERLOO: GHS students may benefit from teachers' ‘modeling’
• ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Greatting’s salutations
• GIRLS BASKETBALL: Bulldogs back to winning ways
• COLUMBIA: NHS to host 2 separate events
• COLUMBIA: CHS set for busy February
• Monroe County Court Report
• Columbia Police Report
• ART OF NATURE: Slow down
• OSWALD: What is Saving Faith?
• COLUMBIA: Parkview students lend hand to military
• MONROE COUNTY: EMS gets federal grant

North

• Poet wears a cowboy hat
• Students aspire to follow King's message
• NEW: PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Nerinx pummels Hazelwood West
• PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Pirates defeat Colts 56-50 after holding wire-to-wire lead
• Scholar of the Week
• RITENOUR: Partners-in-Achievement student members head to Washington, D.C. for inaugural bash
• Black Jack Police/Fire Beat for week of Jan. 14
• Bridgeton Police/Fire Beat for week of Jan. 14
• A BOOMER'S JOURNAL: So many infomercials, so little time
• LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Reading tutors work 'magic' in children's lives
• Community Calendar for Jan. 16-18
• Bergin creates customized saddles by hand

South

• A new sheriff’s in town
• Obama Boulevard bill moves to final approval
• Hager, Lancers prove tough enough to stop DuBourg
• Jaguars run past Roosevelt to right ship
• Lindbergh kindergarten registration opens
• Students seek skills for after high school
• County officer named "Traffic Safety Officer 2008"
• Police unit formed to deal with repeat violent offenders.
• Fox Tales: New year wheels in buses, bytes and trains
• As I See It: Just for fun: A commemorative quarter quiz
• Extras needed for movie
• Paper, paper everywhere

St. Charles

• Presidential visits and campaign stops
• Inauguration schedule
• Down 12, Zumwalt South storms back
• Jags' depth sinks Bulldogs
• Middle schools to let out early on Wednesdays
• P.E. time may jump at Jefferson Middle
• O'Fallon man gets seven years in fatality
• Sentencing date set in cyberspace case
• OPINION SHAPER: Celebrate impact of King's dream
• A DIFFERENT WORLD: Giving my 14 cents' worth
• Around Town for Jan. 18
• St. Peters Rotary Club helps during holiday season

St. Clair

• For body shops, a little ice means big business
• Belleville Police report home invasion Jan. 8
• Grizzlies open indoor baseball academy
• Panthers hope best is yet to come
• Mascoutah art teacher helps expand her students' learning
• Program provides play, services for unlicensed day care providers
• Belleville police offering reward for information about hit-and-run accident
• O'Fallon police enforcement nets 180 citations and arrests
• O'Fallon Parks and Recreation has much to offer
• Former O'Fallon resident pens award-winning book
• Community Link employee earns award

Warren County

• WARREN PIECE: Burned as a girl, Joyce Lemons finds solace in helping others
• Wright City board, mayor at odds
• Warrenton wins battle of the boards
• Warriors get pinned down
• Students put their heads together for creative problem solving
• Music contests coming to Warrenton High
• Man sentenced for stealing neighbor's cameras
• Police beat for Jan. 14
• Want to be an Opinion Shaper? Apply now
• Views in the News for Jan. 14
• Church News for Jan. 14
• Adopt a pet: Socko

West

• WEBSTER GROVES: Police nab shooting suspect in Llywelyn’s incident
• Court affirms findings on proposed annexation
• Girls basketball: Nerinx Hall runs away from Hazelwood West
• Boys basketball: Pattonville hangs on to beat Parkway Central
• Lafayette student named Junior ROTC Cadet of Year
• Parkway names Teachers of the Year
• CERT training begins Feb. 16
• County officer named "Traffic Safety Officer 2008"
• LETTER: Thanks to supporters of Adopt-A-Family program
• LETTER: Old town Pacific suffers from neglect
• U. City Library to host art exhibit
• Course trains children in Jewish cuisine

Special Features

• BRRRR!!
• Teens, disconnected from City Hall, spark conversation in Collinsville
• WATERLOO: Whipping into shape at Gibault
• NEW BOYS PREP BASKETBALL: Two nine-point runs help McCluer top arch rival McCluer North
• Owners see Urban Eats Cafe as neighborhood gathering place
• 'The hottest ticket in the world'
• 42 Foundation honors Freeburg man, provides assistance to those in need
• Rec center is no go for Warrenton
• MANCHESTER: Restraining order may have triggered murder-suicide, police say