Godfrey News

An Alton city employee is forging ahead on his unusual attempt to meet residency requirements by detaching from his current community and annexing into the neighboring one.

Karen Grigg knew she wanted to volunteer but was unsure how until she learned of the United Way's Caring Contracts.

Santa Claus is coming to town again, thanks to the efforts of those involved in the Community Christmas campaign.

Melody Muntz's friends, family and co-workers remember her as an exceptionally caring and compassionate person who felt great passion for nursing.

A Godfrey teen was charged Monday with felony residential burglary. Police took Blaine D. Counts, 17, of 1903 E. Jerome Drive, and a juvenile into custody Sunday at about 11:35 a.m. in the 5400 block of Pierce Lane in Godfrey, Madison County Sheriff's Capt.

Once Mary Belangee's son, Mark, retired, he and his wife, Cheryl, found something to do by engaging in his mother's favorite pastime.

In order to create a "free flow of traffic and ensure safety" from Illinois Route 143 south to Old Alton-Edwardsville Road, work is under way to reconstruct Bender Road.

Tammie Wilson arrived in Alaska far later than the other candidates running for mayor of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the election's first round last month.

Through a unanimous vote, village officials granted Ramona Place residents' wish to own their street.

Chilly weather is chili weather. Twenty-one contenders for the coveted People's Choice Silver Ladle squared off Saturday in Downtown Alton for the second annual chili cook-off sponsored by Downtown Alton Inc.

The golden rule for using computers applies to everyone but carries particular significance for young people.

A 17-year-old is instrumental in helping plant a new program for budding band students.

A trial run for a planned off-leash dog park was a howling success with dogs of all types and sizes enjoying the chance to run free in one of three ball fields temporarily converted into play areas.

The sons of traffic crash victim Darrel R. McGuire, who was killed Feb. 25 in a crossover crash caused by a drunken driver on Illinois Route 3 near the Madison/Jersey County line, spend some quiet time Wednesday at the new state road sign put up to commemorate the loss.

Comments 0 Recommend 0 October 13, 2009 4:05 PM By LINDA N. WELLER The Telegraph ALTON - A chilly drizzle didn't dampen an appreciative crowd's enthusiasm Tuesday during a ceremony to rename the law enforcement center after the city's previous mayor.

Co-teachers Michael Moginot and Jennifer Herring applaud their students in the audience as North Elementary School students Jacob Gordon, 9, and Anna Gentelin present a $200 check Friday to humanitarian Greg Mortenson at Hatheway Hall on the campus of Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey.

Despite a rain-induced change of venue from Alton's riverfront, the visit Friday of a best-selling author and Nobel Peace Prize nominee was prestigious for the river city, its mayor said.

Authorities recovered a fugitive's car over the weekend in Alton, but the fugitive himself, a man who allegedly hit a squad car while fleeing police officers, remained at large Monday.

A spanking new bus transfer center is nearing the end of the road in Downtown, but it's still not quite ready for its debut, despite weeks of looking otherwise.

Elias Clark, 9 months, of Alton gives a pat to the pumpkin his family picked up during a season's-end harvest party Wednesday evening at the La Vista Discovery Garden in Godfrey.