Thursday Oct 9 | State Journal-Register
Want to go to the Benefit for Andy Woodrum?
What: Benefit for Andy Woodrum, an uninsured Menard County farmer and volunteer firefighter injured last month in a dirt bike accident.
Athens comes together to restore American Legion post
The roof no longer leaks at American Legion Post 129 in Athens. The front porch has been rebuilt, and a new water heater, furnace and central air conditioning have been installed at the tiny, one-story hall in ...
Chuck Fricke of Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, at left, and Virgil Davis, founder of the Museum of Funeral Customs in Springfield, display a photo of Abraham Lincoln's casket being lowered into his tomb ...
Cap City | GateHouse to detail its bleeding, plus step it up at the...
Green Party candidate stumps here
While Congressional District 18 Republican candidate Aaron Schock was holding a $500-a-person fundraiser with President Bush in Peoria 10 days ago, Green Party candidate Sheldon Schafer was meeting people "for ...
New Athens man killed in accident in rural Millstadt; Wood River man killed in separate crash
A New Athens man was killed early Wednesday when the vehicle he was driving left the road and overturned in rural Millstadt.
New Athens man killed in accident in rural Millstadt; Wood River man killed in separate crash
A New Athens man was killed early Wednesday when the vehicle he was driving left the road and overturned in rural Millstadt.
Roads throughout the county and the city of Athens are crumbling... It may be difficult given the current budget climate, but Menard County is petitioning for some state help.
Morton Couple Talks About Bridge Collapse
Rushing waters from heavy rains caused a bridge to collapse sending two Morton residents and their car head first into a waterway in Menard County.
An advancing cold front colliding with warm and steamy air will spark heavy thunderstorms across much of the Northeast today and tonight.
It may be a while before a road in Menard County is reopened to traffic. A downpour caused a culvert supporting harvest road in Athens to collapse.
Heavy rains caused a bridge to collapse and sent two Morton residents to the hospital.
The heavy rains that pelted many parts of Illinois are reportedly responsible for a freak accident that injured two people.
Sept. fireworks canceled in Alton
July's planned fireworks that turned into September's fireworks now won't be shot off until next July, Alton Mayor Don Sandidge said this week.
City officials said Monday a computer error was responsible for curtailing last weekend's July 4th fireworks display.
Life for sale: Buyersscan local treasures
Debra Spicer walked into the temporary offices of Antique Treasure Hunters Roadshow on Thursday with more than 2,300 silver quarters passed down by her late father.
City man gets 9 years in prison
A Springfield man was sentenced last week in Menard County Circuit Court to nine years in prison for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
Village helps residents fight gas prices by coordinating car pools
Rising gas prices have Bill McCarty worried about more than the cost of filling up his own vehicle's tank.
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