Bethalto News

Danny D. Schallenberg, 43, of the 100 block of Sherman Street, Bethalto, was charged Tuesday with aggravated driving under the influence.

Capt. Brad Wells of the Madison County Sheriff's Department is on a quest to assist churches in improving their security plans.

It is a miracle in Bethalto, Illinois this July Fourth holiday weekend. Just before dawn Saturday a speeding truck crashed through a home and into the bedroom of four year old twins' Ellah and Sophie Brown.

"Please drive slowly. We our children." KMOV A pickup truck trashed through the wall of a home in the 1100 block of Albers Lane in Bethalto, Ill., Saturday, July 4, 2009.

Abbie and Annabelle Smith, the granddaughters of Bill and Margaret Seaton of East Alton, peer out from under a blanket on the grounds of St.

Mark A. Griffin, 22, of the 100 block of East Penning Avenue, Wood River, was charged Tuesday with three counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

Since 2006, Maxx Paving and Sealing has kept the area looking smooth while putting cracks in the competition.

Here is a list of fireworks events happening throughout The Telegraph area. If you know one that is not included on the list, call The Telegraph at 463-2556. ALTON Friday, July 3, 2009 Along the Mississippi Riverfront The Mississippi Fireworks Festival returns July 3 after skipping last year because of extensive flooding in the area.

Authorities in Madison County, Illinois are now confirming that the death of a Glen Carbon woman is the result of the sweltering heat.

Even the School Board is not exempt from hearing about the flooding problems experienced by area residents.

The parents of Toni Boston and Matthew Smith are announcing their engagement and approaching July wedding.

Madison County sheriff's deputies chased down and arrested a Bethalto man after he allegedly punched a bar patron and owner about 12:39 a.m. Friday.

The Madison County Sheriff's Department was investigating a domestic dispute Friday that resulted in a two-hour long police standoff at an apartment in Cottage Hills and shut down a nearby highway.

About 2,600 Ameren customers in the Bethalto-Moro area are without power, but electricity should be restored within a couple hours, an Ameren spokeswoman said.

An Alton woman reported that a group of people hit, knocked her down and kicked her in the 1000 block of Belle Street early May 31.

Calling themselves the environmental team, education director Patti Brown and assistant education director Dorothy Cronin have worked together at the Nature Institute in Godfrey for the last nine years.

Mark A. Rothe, 37, passed away unexpectedly at 10:03 a.m. Sunday, May 31, 2009, at Alton Memorial Hospital.

One topic kept bubbling to the surface during Monday night's Village Board meeting - water, water and more water.

Because of a nearly 12 percent increase in Wood River Township's health insurance coverage, employees now will be responsible for an annual deductible.

When Bill Albrecht was growing up in Carrollton, his life was circumscribed within a five-mile radius of his family's farm.