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Wednesday Dec 9 | Alton Telegraph

Woman seriously injured in Calhoun County crash

Black ice is being blamed for a two-vehicle collision that seriously injured a Hardin woman Wednesday in Calhoun County.

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Mon Dec 07, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Father disturbed by jury verdict in dram shop case

Roger Adcock's son and partner, Donald Adcock, 24, of Carrollton, died in a motorcycle crash in Jersey County in September 2007, as did 19-year-old Jerica Klocke of Batchtown, his passenger.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Settlement awarded in Jersey DUI case

A Jersey County jury has awarded more than a half-million dollars to the family of a woman killed in a 2007 drunken driving incident, but the amount is likely to be vastly reduced under state dramshop laws.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Grafton man faces burglary charges in Calhoun

A Grafton man allegedly caught red-handed while breaking into a video poker machine faces two burglary charges.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Boil order called off in Calhoun County

Calhoun County Rural Water District on Thursday lifted a boil order after tests were complete following a water main break earlier this week along South Blue Ridge Road.

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