Grafton News Archives

Despite going $30,000 over budget, City Engineer Charles Juneau declared water main extension work a success.

Gut Check continues to roll out new features. I previewed two of them last week.

Amongst the hundreds of motorcycles at the 27th annual Howard County Vietnam Veterans reunion, one stands out for the message it is meant to convey.

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.

Just because it was a short work week doesn't mean we weren't busy. Gut Check debuted two new features this week: Chef's Choice , this week featuring Jerad Gardner of the Rotten Apple in Grafton, Illinois, and the calorie-loving Stuck to My Ribs .

On Friday the country commemorates the eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Introducing Chef's Choice, a new weekly feature in which St. Louis-area chefs cook and discuss some of their favorite recipes.

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.

It doesn't matter how you travel, the Mississippi River Road has it all. You can travel by car, boat, bike or foot.

People along the Grafton riverfront were doing double takes on Tuesday as replicas of two ships in the 1492 fleet of Christopher Columbus sailed past barges and motorboats on the Illinois River.

Replicas of the famed Christopher Columbus vessels the Nina and Pinta arrived in Grafton, Illinois Tuesday morning.

Flood-prevention measures taken by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have lowered Mississippi River levels to the point that replicas of two Columbus ships will be unable to dock at Alton Marina on Tuesday as planned.