Shawn McCue, of Edwardsville, is always on the move. As a supported employment specialist for MERS/Goodwill, she's in charge of finding jobs for people in need. That means McCue is on the road a lot — driving from employer to employer looking for job leads, taking clients to training or finding them business attire for interviews. For all the hard work, McCue recently received the Local Hero Award, the nonprofit's honor for employees who go beyond the norm. Read the rest at http://www.shannonphilpott.com
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Family Works to Remember Fallen Edwardsville Soldiers
Family Works to Remember Fallen Edwardsville Soldiers Monument Planned at City Park Doug and Jill Garbs remember their son as a "behind-the-scenes" type who aspired to serve his country as an army ranger. Spc. Ryan Garbs spent two years on secret operations as a U.S. Army Ranger before he was killed Feb. 18, 2007, in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. Ryan Garbs' story is similar to those of at least 74 other soldiers from the Edwardsville area. One fought in hand-to-hand combat during World War II, another was killed in a plane crash in North Carolina and two Hamel brothers were killed on the same day. Read the rest at http://www.shannonphilpott.com
Shannon Philpott-Sanders 