Fieldon News

Rural Fieldon resident Florence Zerby is looking forward to celebrating her 100th birthday today by dining out with a friend.

Deloris Mae Peuterbaugh, 75, died at 6:27 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, at Jersey Community Hospital in Jerseyville.

The Jersey Community School Board Wednesday directed the central office staff to provide audits of all school buildings to school board members.

Date Posted: October 25th, 2009 Written by jillboomer Category: Announcements , News Amelia Izabell Lowder John Lowder and Emily Peipert of Carrollton are the parents of a daughter, Amelia Izabell Lowder, born October 13, 1009 at Jersey Community Hospital.

The Jersey County Board continued its discussion of A A the 2010 budget with county board chairman Pam Heitzig pointing out a few of the items that could need further contemplation.

Bradley Q. Warren, 22, of the 2100 block of Johnson Street, Alton, was charged Monday with unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

A part-time village police officer is being accused of threatening to "shoot up Village Hall" and entering the American Legion with his gun drawn, among other complaints.

The first herald of apple-picking season usually is Labor Day, but this year, the cooler days have signaled that the apple harvest is ready to be picked about two weeks early.

If Robert L. Mira ever hoped to do a bang-up job, he made good on it Tuesday. Two cylinders of oxygen blew up in his work van Tuesday morning, burning the vehicle to a crisp near the intersection of Illinois Route 16 and the Eldred Blacktop north of Fieldon.

Megan Leigh Baze, daughter of Cary and Susan Baze of Fieldon, and Jason Thomas Wilson, son of Thomas and Patricia Wilson of Alton, are announcing their engagement.

It's pathetic that the politicians can't do their job and pass a budget, but they leave early to go to the All-Star Game.

A Fieldon man allegedly confessed to battering his girlfriend's child and now is facing a felony charge in the incident.

The heart of America is in small towns across the country and Fieldon is no exception.

Mississippi Fireworks Festival festivities Friday delighted families despite the absence of carnival rides at Riverfront Park.

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.

The annual Fourth of July celebration in Fieldon is a family affair for Bonnie Johnston, whose home has been a gathering place for her kin over the holiday weekend for more than 30 years.

Megan Marie Martin and Ryan Thomas Parker were united in marriage at a 4:30 p.m. ceremony Sept.

A Jerseyville woman was held Thursday on $250,000 bond, accused of trying to kill a Fieldon man by stabbing him in the neck in Carrollton last weekend.

Darrell and Esther Kanallakan of Rosedale are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary Friday, June 12.