Jerseyville News

Cleaning up the flood Just three weeks ago the Mississippi River levee broke in Henderson County drowning communities in flood waters.

A small RV6A kit plane toppled over on a grass Jerseyville Airport runway early this morning.

Jamie Danielle Watters, 33, died unexpectedly at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 2, 2008, in the emergency room at Gateway Regional Medical Center in Granite City.

Janet Williams still gets chills when she thinks about a pit bull attack that almost claimed the life of her dog, Maggie, about a month ago.

Susan Sehr has turned her hobby into a successful career at SLS Photo Design, the Jersey County Business Association Business of the Month.

The memory of one girl's life has spurred friends, family and the Kane American Legion to raise money and awareness for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

A Jersey County sheriff deputy on routine patrol early Tuesday morning spotted a man allegedly in the act of burglarizing Casey's South General Store on State Street.

An intensive weeklong effort this month by federal, state and local law enforcement netted arrests of 218 fugitives wanted on felony warrants in 38 Illinois counties - with 16 arrested in Alton.

This year's State Street Music Festival may feature fewer bands than in the past but will instead focus on longer sets for the concert attendee's pleasure.

Along with water, brotherly love flooded Grafton as neighbors helped neighbors move out Wednesday.

By transforming an existing downtown building into her future home, Barbara Tracy is preparing for a life of luxury and saving green space in Jersey County.

Grover Thomas, 71, died at 9:36 a.m. Thursday, May 29, 2008, at Alton Memorial Hospital.

Lifeguard Ross Rowling, 20, of Jerseyville, pulls back the gates for the start of the annual River Bend Duck Race Thursday night at Raging Rivers Water Park in Grafton.

Madison County prosecutors on Thursday charged a Jerseyville woman with pocketing $16,000 in fees that were supposed to go to the Illinois secretary of state's office.

Despite a small group turnout, city officials and business professionals in Jerseyville hope Thursday's meeting was a step toward solving parking problems along State Street.

Jerseyville, IL - About 25,000 bees have swarmed a fifth-grade classroom at Delhi Elementary School in Jerseyville.

Some friendships last a lifetime, but a friendship between two Granite City first-graders saved a life.

A 20-year-old Jerseyville man found dead in Kane early Friday apparently had attacked a family with a machete earlier in the week.

Vernon Gray retired from serving as a school administrator eight years ago, but he hardly intends to call it a career soon as a softball umpire.

Christine R. Michki, 44, of the 200 block of West Main Street, Staunton, was charged Wednesday with unlawful possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. via Alton Telegraph