/tags/dupo Dupo en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:32:09 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-04-04/st-clair-county-30m-grant-2022-flooding This aid is separate from the $89.5 million St. Clair County received in January for disaster recovery from flooding in July 2024. Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:32:09 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-04-04/st-clair-county-30m-grant-2022-flooding Mike Koziatek /education/2025-03-19/metro-east-high-schools-backpack-policy-causes-stir-are-students-safer-or-inconvenienced Students at Dupo High School must keep backpacks in lockers and are not allowed between classes to carry drawstring bags, purses, or any small bags or clutches with straps that are larger than 5 by 9 inches besides Chromebook bags. Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMT /education/2025-03-19/metro-east-high-schools-backpack-policy-causes-stir-are-students-safer-or-inconvenienced Madison Lammert /law-order/2025-03-03/former-bookkeeper-sentenced-theft-135k-metro-east-school-district A former bookkeeper for Dupo School District 196 has been sentenced to 15 months incarceration for embezzling from the district. Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:04:56 GMT /law-order/2025-03-03/former-bookkeeper-sentenced-theft-135k-metro-east-school-district Staff Reports /2024-11-21/st-clair-county-man-decorated-war-veteran-fought-save-home-died Kenny Euge, 75, was pronounced dead on Saturday after a fire at his residence. It had been a years-long battle for Euge, a Vietnam veteran, to remain living in a caboose in rural St. Clair County where he died. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:36:20 GMT /2024-11-21/st-clair-county-man-decorated-war-veteran-fought-save-home-died Joshua Carter, Todd Eschman, Carolyn P. Smith /law-order/2024-10-30/former-employee-embezzling-dupo-illinois-school-district-activities-fund Linda J. Johnson faced three counts of theft from Dupo Community Unit School District 196, where she worked. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:25:11 GMT /law-order/2024-10-30/former-employee-embezzling-dupo-illinois-school-district-activities-fund Carolyn P. Smith /other/2019-09-10/tanker-in-dupo-train-derailment-fire-apparently-was-carrying-a-solvent-railroad-says Fire erupted in a train derailment Tuesday afternoon in Dupo, where schools and some residents were evacuated but no injuries were reported.Initial… Tue, 10 Sep 2019 18:49:43 GMT /other/2019-09-10/tanker-in-dupo-train-derailment-fire-apparently-was-carrying-a-solvent-railroad-says Hana Muslic | Belleville News-Democrat