Piasa News

Harold Gill has been fascinated by the Alton Piasa Bird legend since 1995, when he got the idea to write a novel from photos he and his son took of the historic caves.

Holiday buyers can drop then shop this year at the seventh annual Green Gift Bazaar.

Great Rivers Land Trust and Elsah Township will utilize $263,508 of federal scenic byway funds to construct a bridge over Piasa Creek to accommodate pedestrians and bicycles along a portion of the Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail in Madison and Jersey counties.

Hear the sleigh bells jingle and see three million lights twinkle amongst a beautiful winter backdrop at Rock Spring ParkA A A s Christmas Wonderland.

A community that pitched in to light the way for volunteers to complete their annual Christmas Wonderland display will get some of that glow reflected back at them, starting tonight.

Chef's Shoppe, 2212 Troy Road in Edwardsville, will sharpen knives from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday for $3 apiece, and all proceeds will go to Allison's Friends of Hope, a nonprofit organization that helps people dealing with cancer.

Heavy rain is being blamed for a mudlslide in Alton, Illinois. The mudslide happened at Piasa Park, just north of downtown Alton along the Great River Rd.

Ongoing rains have sent a huge slide of mud into a retaining wall at Alton's Piasa Park.

The reconstruction of Pierce Lane, a project that some residents doubted might ever get done, may be nearing the end of the road.

Dan Delong , a teacher at Southwestern High School in Piasa, Illinois, has been suspended for assigning his classes an article that appeared in Seed magazine about homosexuality in the animal kingdom.

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A Southwestern High School teacher in Piasa, Illinois, is back in the classroom today after a multi-day suspension for an assignment about homosexual behaviors in animals.

A popular teacher at Southwest High School in Piasa, Illinois is apologizing for an assignment he gave a tenth grade honors English class.

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Teacher Dan DeLong is beloved by many of his students, as an educator who pushes the envelope for his students.

Being a Boy Scout always has been just another part of life for Russ Leggett. In the fifth grade, Leggett became a Boy Scout with Troop 106 at Lady Queen of Peace Church in Bethalto.

The Greenfield School Board approved Superintendent Bill Bishop's request to retire at the end of the 2009-2010 school year at Monday night's meeting.

A 17-year-old is instrumental in helping plant a new program for budding band students.

Leadership begins at a young age, and 53 area youths are well on their way to being future achievers.