Roodhouse News

A Roodhouse man leapt to action when his grandmother and aunt became submerged in floodwaters from Apple Creek.

The engagement and approaching marriage of Sami Witt and Jared Dixon have been announced by her parents, Rick and Brenda Witt of Roodhouse.

Santa Claus is coming to town - just not to Godfrey. Children in The Telegraph coverage area will have to travel to Roodhouse to visit Santa Claus on Kansas City Southern's 2009 Holiday Express.

A Roodhouse family is hoping to spread some Christmas cheer through area communities with an extraordinary display of exterior illumination.

Roodhouse Police have turned the death of a woman from a gun shot over to Illinois State Police District 18, Litchfield for investigation.

Brittney R. Butler, 21, of the 200 block of Whitelaw Avenue, Wood River, was charged Tuesday with unlawful delivery of marijuana on school grounds and unlawful delivery of marijuana.

Samuel A. Ashby, 27, of Murrayville, was arrested Sunday after he attempted to elude Roodhouse police when they tried to make a traffic stop.

Steve Speeks has been with the Roodhouse Police Department for 22 years and has served as chief for 17 years.

A 28-year-old Roodhouse man injured in a one-car crash last weekend remained hospitalized in critical condition Tuesday.

In an effort to resolve continuing financial problems, the City Council took multiple steps at Thursday night's special meeting toward restructuring city offices to ensure qualified people hold the positions.

City leaders have decided against adding meetings to the monthly calendar. The Roodhouse City Council voted Wednesday against making changes to the calendar, essentially agreeing to keep the schedule at two meetings a month - one a regular council meeting and the second a workshop - instead of doubling them to two each.

Melissa M. Freytag, 20, and Cody M. Cuevas, 20, both of the 2900 block of Sand Road, Edwardsville, were charged Tuesday with aggravated battery to a child.

A second person has been arrested after an elderly Roodhouse woman was bilked out of a couple of thousand dollars by paying for goods and services authorities said were never delivered.

The boil order for the city of Roodhouse has been lifted. Dennis McMurray, a spokesman for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, confirmed Monday that the order for Roodhouse residents to boil all water used for drinking and cooking had been lifted late Saturday night.

The boil order for the city of Roodhouse has been lifted. Dennis McMurray, a spokesman for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, confirmed Monday that the order for Roodhouse residents to boil all water used for drinking and cooking had been lifted late Saturday night.

The boil order for the city of Roodhouse has been lifted. Dennis McMurray, a spokesman for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, confirmed Monday that the order for Roodhouse residents to boil all water used for drinking and cooking had been lifted late Saturday night.

An order that has required Roodhouse residents and customers to boil their water has been lifted.

The Helping Hands organization has been busy all summer feeding more than 100 North Greene area children lunch Monday through Friday.

A boil order for city water remains in effect for Roodhouse but could be lifted as early as Thursday afternoon, Gail Battas, regional director for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, said Tuesday.

Most of them are still waiting for the check to arrive in the mail, but those expecting money as part of the newly signed Illinois capital budget bill are happy to at least be on the list of recipients.