South Roxana News

Aaron A. Newman, 39, of the 100 block of South Roxana Avenue, and Joseph T. Shimchick, 40, of the 100 block of Rose Avenue, both in South Roxana, were charged Thursday with home invasion.

Several fire departments have responded to a structure fire at the CKS Metal Corp.

Milani Turner of Rosewood Heights helps her son, Cade Turner-Miller, cast out his line while fishing Tuesday with Abby Branham of South Roxana, back left, Brittany Yon, back middle, and Branham's daughter, Lily Livingston, back right, at the Belk Park lake in Wood River.

Julie Michelle Perez became the bride of Thomas Gale Tiller II at a ceremony held Nov.

Sisters Barbara and Dorothy Avramovich tried to reach the basement to get away from the fury of an F4 twister, but they never got that far.

A mother and father couldn't be more proud of their son than on graduation day. Carolyn and Loren Stoeckel of South Roxana thank God every day that they got to watch this moment - the day their 18-year-old son, Shawn Stoeckel, was handed his high school diploma.

Three people are facing charges of aggravated battery for allegedly beating a woman outside a downtown nightclub last month.

Kyle Doolen lost out to another hero. The Madison County sheriff's deputy came up short in a national vote to determine the next "America's Most Wanted" All-Star. The South Roxana man lost out to William Weigt, a detective investigator with the Peoria, Ariz.

Jeff and Lisa Dublo are announcing the engagement and approaching wedding this month of their daughter, Melissa Kay Dublo, to Christopher Lee Winsel.

Girl Scout friends Laura Flatt and Amy Huebner are helping their church become environmentally green with a paper recycling project.

Doyle and Faye Stegall of South Roxana celebrated 50 years of marriage Saturday, April 18.

Political diversity within five municipalities of Wood River Township all made for exciting election races on Tuesday.

Voters returned a number of Telegraph area mayors to office Tuesday, including in Bethalto, Edwardsville, Roxana, South Roxana and Wood River.

Eight candidates will vie for four seats up for election on the Roxana Board of Education.

An electrical fire sparked a blaze in a garage at Piasa Motor Fuels early Thursday, conjuring up memories of two other past fires.

By Richard Cooper LAMAR - The Barton County Commission has purchased a mobile light tower/generator for use in emergency situations.

A Wood River man and three passengers in his car were hurt in a one-vehicle crash on Illinois Route 138.

Erika Lynn Richert and Matthew Thomas Nardi exchanged wedding vows at a 2 p.m. ceremony Oct.

Ramon P. Paulette, 27, of the 900 block of Milnor Avenue, Alton, was charged Friday with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a church.

Authorities are on the scene of a massive house explosion just north of Horseshoe Lake, near Granite City and Pontoon Beach.