Alton man hurt in motorcycle crash
JERSEYVILLE - An Alton man was injured when he crashed his motorcycle in Jersey County while attempting to perform a stunt, authorities said. The victim of last Sunday's crash was identified as Jerome...
View ArticleJerseyville native returns as priest
JERSEYVILLE - After being ordained into a new Catholic apostolic brotherhood based in Rome, a young priest relishes the opportunity to return to his home parish to celebrate Mass. "There are so many...
View ArticleAuto Show to benefit Carrollton swimming pool
CARROLLTON - The Carrollton community continues to rally around the city swimming pool to raise money for necessary repairs. The inaugural Carrollton Auto Show is set for 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 21,...
View Article911 service affected in Madison County
A construction accident in the Pontoon Beach area cut a major fiber-optic line Friday morning, knocking out most 911 emergency telephone service throughout Madison County, authorities said. The Madison...
View ArticleWoman recognized for help in finding lost girl
GODFREY - The Madison County Sheriff's Department recognized a village employee who recently helped find a lost child. Madison County Sheriff Robert Hertz publicly acknowledged Stephanie Worley, who...
View ArticleMarlins hold off Cardinals 3-2
ST. LOUIS — Ricky Nolasco allowed an unearned run in six innings and Jose Reyes got the go-ahead RBI with an infield hit in the seventh, leading the Miami Marlins to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis...
View ArticleHolliday replaces Molina on NL All-Star roster
ST. LOUIS — Matt Holliday is replacing St. Louis Cardinals teammate Yadier Molina on the National League All-Star team. Molina was placed on the bereavement list Friday after his wife’s grandfather...
View ArticleWIMBLEDON: Federer's 's eighth final, Murray's first
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Roger Federer is back in the Wimbledon final for the first time since 2009. If that seems like a long gap for the six-time champion, imagine how all of Britain feels: Andy...
View ArticleANNIE'S MAILBOX July 1-7, 2012
Dear Annie: My father and mother were both sick and only weeks away from dying when my niece went to my father's bedside and asked if she could have his house when he "didn't need it anymore." She made...
View ArticleCarpet to get punished by parade
JERSEYVILLE - Jerseyville Carpet and Furniture Galleries has teamed up with the Knights of Columbus to hold the ultimate Smartstrand Challenge before the July 10 Jersey County Fair parade. To...
View Article$?(&! What did that politician just say?
NEW YORK (AP) — What the $?&(! is going on with our politicians? The mayors of New York and Philadelphia and the governor of New Jersey let loose with a few choice vulgarities over the past two...
View ArticleBethalto's Sunday concert moved indoors
BETHALTO - Due to the excessive heat wave, the village is moving Sunday night’s Concert in the Park to the Bethalto Senior Building. The forecast calls for some relief in the temperature Sunday, but...
View ArticleHistory teller
When Tom Emery was only 19, he started writing his first book. And over the years, his focus has remained primarily on history. "I wish I could tell you just a few reasons I love history because there...
View ArticleOur Past, July 7, 2012
Summer activities were in full swing at the new Piasa Chautauqua summer resort on the Mississippi River. Frequent trains ran from Alton, St. Louis and points north. And steamboats crowded the small...
View ArticleBanker calls it a career after 47 years
ALTON - Barbara Berry has retired from Associated Bank after 47 years of service. Berry started in 1966 when the bank was named Piasa Savings and Loans. This was only supposed to be a temporary job for...
View ArticleExtreme heat bakes Midwest, parts of East Coast
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Highways buckled in Illinois and Wisconsin, water use was cut back in Indiana and those who had power in the mid-Atlantic were urged to conserve it, but the heat gripping much of...
View ArticleIllinois 255 problem under repair
ALTON - Work has resumed on the Illinois 255 extension after a problem with the fill beneath the roadbed between Seminary and Humbert roads, which degraded and caused cracks in the surface. The fill...
View ArticleWoman recognized for help in finding lost girl
GODFREY - The Madison County Sheriff's Department recognized a village employee who recently helped find a lost child. Madison County Sheriff Robert Hertz publicly acknowledged Stephanie Worley, who...
View ArticleCounty loses most 911 service
A construction accident in the Pontoon Beach area cut a major fiber-optic line Friday morning, knocking out most 911 emergency telephone service throughout Madison County, authorities said. The Madison...
View ArticleAuto Show to benefit Carrollton swimming pool
CARROLLTON - The Carrollton community continues to rally around the city swimming pool to raise money for necessary repairs. The inaugural Carrollton Auto Show is set for 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 21,...
View ArticleJerseyville native returns as priest
JERSEYVILLE - After being ordained into a new Catholic apostolic brotherhood based in Rome, a young priest relishes the opportunity to return to his home parish to celebrate Mass. "There are so many...
View ArticleFormer Altonian Peter Yiannos dead at 80
ALTON - When Peter Yiannos came to Alton from Greece in 1951, he was 18 and barely spoke any English. It was a humble start for a man who would rise to the top of one of the largest paper product...
View ArticleGary Dollar to retire as head of United Way
ST. LOUIS - Gary Dollar, the longtime head of United Way in the metropolitan area, will retire effective July 1, 2013, the agency announced Friday. Dollar, 58, a resident of Glen Carbon, will step down...
View ArticleAlton man hurt in motorcycle crash
JERSEYVILLE - An Alton man was injured when he crashed his motorcycle in Jersey County while attempting to perform a stunt, authorities said. The victim of last Sunday's crash was identified as Jerome...
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