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Group promoting Metro East light rail plans The Telegraph FacebookTwitterEmail ST. LOUIS — Despite unprecedented challenges presented by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, public transit remains an essential component of the St. Louis region’s transportation system. In honor of Rosa Parks Transit Equity Day, which commemorated Parks’ birthday Feb. 4 and declared that equal access to public transit is a right for all, Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) hosted a virtual “Talking Transit” event via Zoom. The event highlighted how work continues to positively influence public transit in the ...

Busy comfort zone: Ochs balances Trimpe, EA-WR duties and waits Ochs balances Trimpe,EA-WR duties and waits Pete Hayes, phayes@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Jeff Ochs talks with his CM team last season during his tenure as interim girls basketball coach at Civic Memorial. Ochs, the AD at Trimpe Middle School, is now in his first season as head coach of the EA-WR girls basketball team. Even though he’s been busy handling both positions, he’s hoping the Region 4 mitigation level drops to Phase 4 so that all “his” teams can begin playing.Greg Shashack file | The TelegraphSh...

'An intimate affair': AHS working on question of fan number AHS working on the question of fans Pete Hayes, phayes@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail Alton students fill the Redbird Nest section of bleachers at a AHS boys basketball game last year at Alton High in Godfrey. If Region 4 moves to Phase 4 mitigation by the weekend, Alton will host Collinsville in three games Saturday, but with only 50 people spectators in the gym. Currently, the region is in Tier 2.Telegraph file photo GODFREY — Chris Kusnerick is one to take things in their proper order. The Alton High School athletic dire...

IDPH notes 2 Madison County deaths Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail This Madison County Health Department Graphic illustrates the number of COVID-19 deaths by age per month within the county since April. WOOD RIVER — Two new COVID-19 related deaths in Madison County were among the 40 reported Sunday by the Illinois Department of Public Health. The IDPH reported the Madison County deaths of a woman in her 50s and a man in his 60s. The Madison County Health Department reported seven COVID-19 related deaths Friday and Saturday. Friday’s deaths included a wom...

St. Clair educator awarded Golden Apple St. Clair educator awarded Golden Apple By Bernadette Heier | January 20, 2021 at 6:04 PM CST - Updated January 20 at 6:55 PM ST. CLAIR, Minn. (KEYC) — A love and passion for history is what led this educator down years of historical teaching. This month’s Golden Apple recipient is known to bring the past to life. You may recognize Bryce Stenzel from various community events, portraying characters like Abraham Lincoln at memorials and ceremonies in the area for years. “My dad was a World War II veteran and I identified with Lincoln for his pa...