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Mannie Jackson Center suspends all operations immediately Cites academic, financial issues FacebookTwitterEmail Visitors enter the Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities at the historic former Lincoln School on Main Streert in Edwardsville in December 2015, just after it opened.John Badman | Hearst Ilinois EDWARDSVILLE — The Mannie Jackson Center for Humanities Foundation (MJCHF) announced an immediate suspension of all operating activities Friday. “Without financial and academic support, the center projects an inability to effectively fulfill its mission,” read part of a statement fr...

Edwardsville, Glen Carbon solidify partnership for TheCENTER The Intelligencer FacebookTwitterEmail Rendering of TheCENTER’s main entranceCourtesy of the City of Edwardsville The City of Edwardsville and the Village of Glen Carbon officially are partners in the project to build a proposed ice rink, track, fitness and teen center. This new development, called TheCENTER, will be located in Edwardsville by Edwardsville High School, off Tiger Drive and Governor’s Parkway. The two entities already partner on the community pool at SIUE and this agreement is another example of their city-village...

Patton dubs Plummer Park, TheCENTER as accomplishments City plans for parking, recreation Charles Bolinger, charles.bolinger@edwpub.net FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 2of3 3of3 EDWARDSVILLE — Plummer Family Park, parking solutions and TheCENTER are among Mayor Hal Patton’s 2021 predictions as he looks ahead to his final few months in office. The park, which opened last summer, is the crown of the city’s park system and Patton said he expects it to develop even further once restrictions are lifted and people can get more use from the baseball/softball diamonds and soccer/lacrosse/football/ru...

April election taking shape as candidates emerge New, previouscandidates emerge FacebookTwitterEmail Candidate lists for the consolidated election were unveiled in Edwardsville and Maryville Tuesday. Mayor Hal Patton announced during the spring that he is not running for a third, four-year term as mayor. Two people filed for that seat, Stephanie Malench of Bring Your Own Glen-Ed, and Ward 7 Alderman Art Risavy. If Risavy is elected mayor, a special election will be held to fill his city council seat. Seats in wards 2, 4 and 6 are up for grabs. In Ward 2, incumbent Jack Burns is running agains...

Village edges closer to city partnership on TheCENTER Charles Bolinger, charles.bolinger@edwpub.net FacebookTwitterEmail TheCENTERHearst file photo GLEN CARBON — The village public services committee unanimously voted in favor of a $1 million intergovernmental agreement with the city of Edwardsville Monday for its proposed ice rink, track facility and teen center, TheCENTER. Mayor Hal Patton and other city officials have been trying to engage the village in a partnership deal on this project for several months. Patton said at previous meetings that this project dates back to 2014. The two ...