Piasa News

Downtown Alton was crowded with shoppers and traffic in this circa 1940s photo. The Vogue and Young's stores were two of the main attractions for shoppers.

On April 20, Midwest Technical Institute will sponsor its sixth annual welding competition for high schools and vocational schools in the area.

Eric Ferenbach, 14, an athlete at Alton Middle School, discovered his artistic side when his drawing of the Piasa Bird was chosen for T-shirts for sale at the school.

Downtown Alton's main shopping area on West Third Street was crowded with shoppers and the parking places were all full in April 1941.

The Southwestern School Board in Piasa, Il., voted Tuesday to send out reduction-in-force dismissal notices to 23 employees, but Superintendent Brad Skertich said he is hopeful that the majority will be rehired next school year, the Telegraph reports.