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Around Christmas, you make all the cookies imaginable. The AltonMo.com team polled Alton residents on what their favorite Christmas cookie was.

During the Christmas season, many households hang a wreath. But Why? What is the significance?

The Children’s Ballet of the Ozarks is once again performing The Nutcracker. This event is open to the public for a minimal charge.

Alton, Missouri, had their Christmas parade on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at 6:00 pm. Stores stayed open later than usual for Christmas In Our Town.

Volunteers are wanted for the Alton Food Bank. This is where home schooled kids can step up.

We want family and friends to know we’re thinking about them. Many families keep in touch through the holidays by sending cards.

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Shooting stars are forecast to become more noticeable moving into December.

Another way to make people smile is through singing. Put them together and the recipient can’t help but smile.

We are at the tail end of what some call a global pandemic. Let’s look at some things we could need if a pandemic happened again.

Overall, the most popular Christmas cookie in America is peanut butter blossoms. Six of our fifty states have this as a top cookie.

Christmas parades are happening around the area, along with Alton, Missouri’s. The parade’s are taking place on December 4th and 11th, 2021.

Local citizens helped to unload the food bank truck on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at the Alton, Missouri, Community Center.