Hamel News

A missing 70-year-old Godfrey man with a heart condition has been found after a police search that began Tuesday.

Authorities said Friday that a witness may have spotted the suspect who robbed the First National Bank of Livingston getting into a light-blue passenger car.

A Holiday Shores couple escaped their burning home Monday after a smoke alarm in their basement shrieked of disaster.

How bad are gas prices? So bad that an Edwardsville man has not only been stealing fuel from metro-east gas stations, he's been reselling it, according to police.

U.S. Rep. John Shimkus, R-Collinsville, is sending a member of his staff to meet with Madison County constituents on Tuesday in Hamel and Highland.

The village will hold its annual yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 17, at the intersection of Interstate 55 and Illinois Route 140. via STLtoday

Madison County sheriff's deputies are investigating how a train struck a car Thursday night near Hamel. via Alton Telegraph

“It was determined that the district could see a reduction in energy costs by 'purchasing' through the IEC.”

The Edwardsville School Board voted last week to join other school districts and public bodies throughout the state to curb energy bills. via Alton Telegraph

A vehicle slid on icy Interstate 55, ran off the highway and overturned in a field Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. via Alton Telegraph

District 7 has scheduled the 2008-09 registration for incoming kindergarten students earlier than previous years to accommodate the addition of new schools. via Edwardsville Intelligencer

“We want to thank these parents for their comments through this process”

New school openings will result in shifts for some students The Edwardsville District 7 Board of Education set new attendance areas to include the two new elementary schools Monday. via Edwardsville Intelligencer

The Bank of Edwardsville has announced that Donovan Ehrman has joined its Financial Management Group as a financial consultant. via Alton Telegraph

“By the time we got there, it had reached the back wall. The fire went up the back wall to the eaves”

Fire started around an electrical panel in the garage of a home Thursday evening and spread quickly, damaging most of the house. via Alton Telegraph

The blaze at its peak on Thursday night in the 1100 block of Nassau Drive in Holiday Shores. via Alton Telegraph

“What I see is it's going to be wide open by the time it gets here in Illinois, and that makes it even more important for people to get in there and have their say”

Still not sure whether voting early is worth the effort? Perhaps you forgot that 8 inches of snow fell in northern Madison County during the March primary last year. via Edwardsville Intelligencer

“He's one of those guys who everyone who knew him liked.”

Albert D. Cassens left his mark on the area in a number of ways -- all of them positive. via Edwardsville Intelligencer

Authorities went scrambling this morning looking for a car-train crash scene. What they found was a little off the track. via Alton Telegraph

A man is thankful to be alive after flames engulfed his family's house Thursday morning. via Alton Telegraph

“Believe me, I would be dead if it weren't for the sheltered care staff.”

Of the more than 100 people who showed up at the Madison County Board meeting on Wednesday, it's unlikely that any were happier than Katie Sensabaugh to see that the board is keeping alive plans to replace the ... via Edwardsville Intelligencer