West Alton News

Workers have the remaining section of the original Lock and Dam 26 surrounded by scaffolding Friday and the Lincoln Shields Recreational Area, adjacent to it in West Alton, Mo., closed for construction, a sign says.

A 33-year-old Alton man was killed Friday night in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 67 near West Alton, Mo.

Nicolas D. Feltes, 27, of the 100 block of Carl Drive in West Alton, has been charged with firing a gun while intoxicated.

Two signs bearing the German salutations "Willkommen" and "Dankeschoen" greet visitors to the small community of Baden on the city's northern edge.

Workers were busy Wednesday using chainsaws to cut up trees that have floated into the wetlands near the Clark Bridge in West Alton, Mo.

People interested in learning about geocaching will have the chance this summer when park rangers lead geocaching programs at the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary in West Alton.

Floodwaters creeping onto area roads are no cause for concern, officials say. "It's just minor seasonal stuff," said Lt.