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From left to right, Dupo High School junior Shaylee Messersmith, junior Dylan Cannon and sophomore Jasper Anderson pose in front of the school sign with the bags the students carry in lieu of a backpack. Messersmith explained the policy restricts the size of the bags students can carry from class to class.

Education

Metro East high school’s backpack policy causes stir. Are students safer or inconvenienced?

Madison Lammert

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.

The U.S. Court for the Southern District of Illinois in East St. Louis.

Law & Order

Former bookkeeper sentenced in theft of $135K from Metro East school district

Staff Reports

A former bookkeeper for Dupo School District 196 has been sentenced to 15 months incarceration for embezzling from the district.

Back in 2009, Vietnam veteran Robert “Kenny” Euge sat in front of the caboose where he lived.

St. Clair County man, a decorated war veteran, fought years to save the home where he died

Joshua Carter

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.

Outside of the federal court in East St. Louis, Ill.

Law & Order

Former employee admits embezzling from Dupo School District activities fund

Carolyn P. Smith

Linda J. Johnson faced three counts of theft from Dupo Community Unit School District 196, where she worked.

Onlookers stop in a parking lot across the from the fire in the Dupo train yard. Sept. 10, 2019

Other

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…