ALTON - Barbara Erwin has gone above and beyond for local kids.Erwin, one of the YWCA’s eleven 2026 Women of Distinction, will be honored at the Y’s annual gala for her commitment to the community. She shared that she spent 15 years teaching in the Alton Community Unit School District #11, where she initiated a program to provide extra food to students during long weekends and breaks.“I knew that there was a need,” Erwin remembered. “I had students who were coming i...