Roxana News

An 18-year-old Cottage Hills man was charged Friday with offenses relating to a motor vehicle.

Firefighters battled a stubborn blaze in the basement of a three-story house Friday night, but the homeowner escaped injury.

Reanda K. Preston, 17, of the 100 block of Rue Des Chateaux, Bethalto, and Jeffrey J. Davison, 18, of the 400 block of McCoy Street, Bethalto, were charged Wednesday with residential burglary.

The Wood River Women's Club is setting its sights on making a difference in children's lives and is asking the public to help.

Maria "Mary" Magdalena Docter marked her 90th birthday doing what she likes best - being at work.

Samantha Jo Ann Smith and Joshua Deneen Hobbs are making plans for their wedding, which will take place at a 1 p.m. ceremony Saturday, Nov.

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.

Whether your project is small or large, Make A Difference Day encourages organizations to participate in this national day of community service.

The YWCA of Alton announced Friday that Susan Lyndaker Lindsey will be the organization's new executive director.

Are you ready for some rivalry football? The kids at Roxana High School are and Tim Ezell was right in the middle of it.

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Aldermen suspended rules Wednesday night to give Alton's necessary approval of the expansion of the River Bend Enterprise Zone farther east in Wood River.

Hawthorne Street at Illinois 111 in Roxana will close at 5:30 p.m. Friday for reconstruction work.

Someone piled up two lawn chairs and landscaping rock to reach the rear window of a man's home, then got inside and stole a flat-screen television.

Christian comedian Dennis Swanberg makes laughing at church an acceptable form of entertainment.

If you don't like spending your birthday at the office, imagine having to spend your 90th birthday at work.

Demarcus O. Johnson, also known as Kenneth E. Reed, 25, of the 400 block of Michigan Drive, South Roxana, was charged Thursday with unlawful violation of an order of protection and criminal damage to property.

Wanda United Methodist Church near Roxana is celebrating its bicentennial this weekend, reflecting its heritage as one of the oldest congregations in Illinois.

The vision of bringing a new learning experience to students started becoming a reality this week at South Roxana Elementary School.

Car owner Philip Taxman of St. Louis chats with Kenneth Szahnieski, in white collar shirt, of Black Jack, Mo., and David Wilhite, in blue shirt, of Wood River while waiting in line to have his 1939 SS 2.5-liter Jaguar Saloon judged at the 30th annual Roxana Park Auto Show Saturday afternoon.