Waltonville News

By VANESSA WELCH vanessa.welch@register-news.com NASON - In more than 20 years of service to the city of Nason, former mayor and alderman Jack Dent has witnessed many changes including the installation of a water distribution center, trash removal services and development of a subdivision.

By KANDACE MCCOY kandace.mccoy@register-news.com WALTONVILLE - When asked what you tell others about lamps, 3-year-old Emily Mannen will tell you this: Don't play with lamps.

Mt. Vernon Police Department Arrests Brian R. Flenard, 21, was arrested at 2:16 a.m. Monday on charges of resisting a peace officer, mob action and intimidation.

Ameren has filed for a $226 million rate increase that would raise both natural gas and electric costs for most residents of downstate Illinois.

A 20-year-old man is dead after an accident in Perry County, Illinois on Monday.

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin toured the National Railway Equipment Company headquarters here in the King City on Friday, learning about the company's N-ViroMotive Gen Set locomotive, which is the newest in green technology, with low emissions and fuel efficiency.

By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com MT. VERNON - The Memorial Day weekend sobriety checkpoint set up by the Mt.

Next week, about 50 immigrants will achieve a dream they have been working towards for years - becoming a United States citizen.

Editor's Note: This is the second in a two-part series about the Power Holdings LLC proposed synthetic natural gas plant that has been slated for construction in Jefferson County.

Mt. Vernon Police Department Arrests Arkeith K. Stanton, 31, of the 700 block of South 20th Street, was arrested at 12:40 p.m. Monday on charges of violating an order of protection/other prior and domestic battery/prior/physical contact.

Mt. Vernon Police Department Arrests Charity Yorkbecker, 28, of the 600 block of Lamar Avenue, was arrested at 12:21 a.m. Tuesday on a charge of driving while license suspended/revoked. Bond was set at $1,000 and Yorkbecker was released.

VANESSA WELCH vanessa.welch@register-news.com WALTONVILLE - Two teenagers were not injured after their vehicle stalled in a flooded area of East Stagecoach Road in Waltonville Sunday night.

By KANDACE MCCOY kandace.mccoy@register-news.com MT. VERNON - The Sunshine Center will be consolidating two of its dining sites in order to better serve seniors.

By VANESSA WELCH vanessa.welch@register-news.com WALTONVILLE - Pouring pancake batter onto a griddle, Waltonville Fire Protection District Chief Ed Delaney demonstrated how to make each side golden brown to other department volunteers.

By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com WALTONVILLE - For 32 years, the Waltonville Fire Protection District has hosted a pancake and sausage breakfast to help support the all-volunteer department.

News of a coal-fired power plant potentially coming to the small Jefferson County town of Waltonville has many folks talking.

By KANDACE MCCOY kandace.mccoy@register-news.com WALTONVILLE - A benefit has been planned this weekend to help a family offset expenses following an accident which occurred in January.

Residents near a planned southern Illinois plant that would convert coal into synthetic natural gas are getting their chance to weigh in on the project.

A 38-year-old man died early Saturday morning in a home fire in Nason. According to information from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, dispatch received emergency calls of a home on fire and fully involved ...

By KANDACE MCCOY kandace.mccoy@register-news.com WOODLAWN - Fire officials are reminding residents to be cautious while burning, after at least 40 acres of field and forest were damaged Wednesday following a ...