Wood River News

The principal of East Alton-Wood River High School switched jobs and school districts earlier this week; however, he will be staying in the city.

"Farmers' markets" have become a big hit in Illinois. Wood River is the latest community trying to start one.

Ralph Skinner, a two-time former Wood River police chief, died at his Carlinville home at 10:06 a.m. on Friday.

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.

In about 1958 my father and I got interested in stock car racing after going to some races at Godfrey, Ill and St Charles, MO.

Mark A. Griffin, 22, of the 100 block of East Penning Avenue, Wood River, was charged Tuesday with three counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

Officials are weighing whether the city should allow business owners to build beer gardens.

Consultants say a $3.6 billion expansion of a southwestern Illinois refinery could be an economic boon for the region.

Crews with RCS Construction Inc. of Wood River lower steel to be installed in the frame of the first pier before concrete is poured during construction of the Alton Landmarks Crossing.

WOOD RIVER > VIRUS FOUND IN MOSQUITOES The West Nile virus has been detected in a mosquito batch collected in Godfrey, the Madison County Public Health Department said Monday.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is the third in a three-part series about elders and the courts.

City officials are hoping that two newly built homes will catch the attention of environmentalists and bring them to live in Wood River.

Larry S. Abraham, 22, of the 1400 block of State Street, Alton, was charged Thursday with felony theft.

Zach Gleason, 14, of Wood River practices tricks Wednesday at the Wood River Soccer and Skate Park.

Squares helped Kara Baldus and Miles Vandiver shape their wedding reception May 8 at Caseyville Community Center.

The East Alton, Wood River and Rosewood Heights fire departments responded to a fire at 4:20 a.m. at 421 George St.

Patty Lands of East Alton gives her dog Emily a pet while talking on the phone after returning to her from running an errand at a home on Red Bud Drive in Wood River Thursday afternoon.

Michael A. Smith, 18, of Carrollton, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of battery, a Class A misdemeanor.

Madison County is about to breathe new life into its emergency operation center starting this week, thanks to a $250,000 federal grant.

The Madison County Health Department will hold an electronics waste disposal event Saturday at their office in Wood River.