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The weather is raining on local parades, picnics and fireworks displays. The following community events have been rescheduled for Sunday due to weather: * Dupo's Picnic in the Park will take place from noon until 9 p.m. Sunday with the fireworks show at dusk at Community Park.

Metro-east residents are set to celebrate the nation's 233rd birthday this weekend with an explosion of concerts, picnics, sports tourneys and, of course, fireworks.

I love a good surprise, especially when it comes to food. So, when I ate two of the Rhubarb Cookies made from the recipe below, I made all kinds of smacky noises -- I'm glad I was standing in my kitchen with nary a witness in sight -- and licked up whatever crumbs I could find.

After bailing out banks, car makers and the world's biggest insurance company, the federal government probably won't have money left over for its nearly two-thirds share of a $180-million metro-east flood levee repair program.

For those who love patriotic concerts, Belleville will be the place to be Sunday for a stirring red, white and blue doubleheader.

Q. After recently seeing so many newspaper pictures of students graduating from high school, it made me wonder: What is the origin of the outfits graduates wear -- especially those mortarboard hats? Also, where did the tradition of moving the tassel from one side to the other after receiving your diploma come from? -- Ken Harris, of Belleville A.

Q. While dining out recently, we started talking about old coins. We eventually got around to the silver penny of 1943.

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Phil Krieg is outstanding in his field -- and others' fields. The Freeburg agronomist recently was named Certified Crop Adviser of the Year for 2008 by the American Society of Agronomy, an outstanding honor.

Authorities have identified the victim of a fatal accident in the Metro-East. Watch raw video > Larger player It happened just after 6:00 a.m. on Friday at Green Mount Road and Highway 177 or Mascoutah Ave.

A Freeburg woman was killed early Friday when the car she was driving was struck broadside by a truck at Mascoutah Avenue and South Green Mount Road in Belleville.

A 46-year-old woman from Freeburg, Illinois died in a morning crash. Belleville Police Capt.

Belleville West High School won the Class 3A state championship Saturday at the IHSA girls track and field finals in Charleston, while Yolanda "Yoyo" Suggs took three state championships.

The Illinois 96th General Assembly has passed a bill that sponsors think will benefit farmers, taxpayers and the state.

Get ready for a night of madcap merriment when Bob Zany returns this weekend to the Argosy Casino in Alton with his standup extravaganza, "One Man, a Chick and a Bay-bee!" At age 15, he reportedly was yanked off "The Gong Show" by a man dressed as a nun wielding a net.

NewsChannel 5 presents the Top Local Stories of the Week, as selected by KSDK.com readers.

If diversity is the watchword in agriculture, a group of agriculture students from Freeburg, Mascoutah, Marissa and East St.

Illinois State Police continue investigating allegations involving former Freeburg District 70 Superintendent Rob Hawkins, who committed suicide Sunday in the midst of the investigation.

The rumors and whispers that have swirled since the apparent suicide of a popular school administrator have left many in this small town with questions that may never be answered.

Illinois State Police said Monday they are investigating allegations involving Freeburg District 70 Superintendent Robin R. Hawkins, who took his own life Sunday, but declined to give details.