Bartelso News

“It appears he just drove in front of the train and he was killed instantly”

Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a pick-up truck and train late this morning about one mile east of Bartelso. via Belleville News

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“It is always good to be fired-up about education, and I know, as a result of the students' state performance record, Bartelso Elementary is fired-up about achievement.”

Tom Hammonds, NHRA Pro Stock Car driver/owner and retired NBA player, will take his national school program, Tom Hammonds Race for Achievement, to Bartelso Elementary School in Bartelso, Ill., on Thursday, May ... via Paddock Talk

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The sheriff of southern Illinois' Clinton County says it remains unclear why an 87-year-old man drove his pickup truck into the path of a train, killing him. via WQAD-TV Moline

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The driver of a pick-up truck was killed by a train at about 11 a.m. today near Bartelso, the Clinton County sheriff's office reported. via STLtoday

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“We regret this decision to cancel (events)”

Soybean Growers Blast Farm Bill Proposal BLOOMINGTON - Reacting to a compromise farm bill offered by the U.S. House of Representatives to President Bush, the Illinois Soybean Association and American Soybean ... via The Legal Record

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The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced late Tuesday that it has suspended the grain dealer and grain warehouse license of The Grain Exchange LLC, headquartered in Carlyle, Illinois. via Illinois Farm Bureau

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“What good is a lien if you can't collect any money?”

While Swansea leaders searched for the owner of an abandoned Clark gas station at 1341 N. Illinois St., a developer purchased it from right under their noses for $20,000 at a county real estate auction.

Now, the lot, which was left behind when a string of metro-east Clark gas stations closed seven years ago, may become another convenience store, except without gas this time.

Trustee John 'Skip' Kernan was walking into the village government center -- directly across the street from the old gas station -- earlier this month when he saw a man tearing plywood off the door of the small building on the land, where the village has spent money on upkeep while trying to track down the owner. Leaders had wanted to turn it into a park. Read more

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