Metro-east news
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Dale Van Blair was on a roll. The 87-year-old bowled a perfect 300 game to cap a 737 three-game series on Monday at Bel-Air Bowl in Belleville.
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Anderson Hospital has received what hospital officials are calling a "major donation" from a lifelong Collinsville resident toward its capital campaign to improve and expand the hospital's intensive care unit.
Some residents who attended an informational meeting on a proposed extension of a bike trail Tuesday expressed concerns over crime and privacy, while others said they can't wait for the trail to head farther west.
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Q. Can you explain why sunrise and sunset times, which usually change almost daily, seem to stall at this time of year? For example, the earliest sunset occurs from Dec. 1-12 while the latest sunrise occurs from Dec. 30 to Jan. 10. What gives?
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You can gripe all you want, but those yield signs on the Belleville Public Square aren't going anywhere except up on poles for permanent display.
Don't trust someone with your money just because they happen to wear a nice suit.
By all accounts it's a great time to buy a new car. Manufacturers are willing slash thousands off sticker prices and offer interest-free money.
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Traffic around the metro-east Wednesday morning:
