Calhoun County News

A Grafton man allegedly caught red-handed while breaking into a video poker machine faces two burglary charges.

Calhoun County Rural Water District on Thursday lifted a boil order after tests were complete following a water main break earlier this week along South Blue Ridge Road.

Deloris Mae Peuterbaugh, 75, died at 6:27 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, at Jersey Community Hospital in Jerseyville.

October is the peak tourist season throughout Calhoun County, but many visitors and business operators are frustrated by long waits for motorists using the Brussels Ferry, which is operating only one of its boats.

Everyone is invited to attend the third annual Calhoun County Quilt and Church Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct.

Chris "The Whip Guy" Camp snaps off the second flower petal from the outstretched arms of Mitch Reynolds during Old Settlers Days in Kampsville on Sunday afternoon.

It's hard to tell today that a rural Eldred farmstead of bluffs, cornfields, pasture and streams held thousands of years of prehistoric living.

For Jill Rulon, there aren't enough hours in a day - just the way this busy artist and business owner likes it.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency , in partnership with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources , will host a flood risk information open house for residents of Calhoun County on Tuesday, Oct.

Albert B. Reel, 53, of Granite City, was charged Thursday with felony retail theft.

The Brussels Ferry is getting a new push boat and vehicle barge, thanks to a $1.76 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Deputy Kyle Jacobs announced Friday he will be a candidate for Calhoun County sheriff in next year's Republican primary.

Authorities were investigating a fisherman's report that he struggled with a man who tried to rob him at knifepoint Monday evening.

A Calhoun County entrepreneur has written a book readers can really sink their teeth into - their "Billy-Bob Teeth," that is.

The state of labor in the region this summer shows a significant amount of unemployment.

Sandy Rowling has been a key player in the rebuilding of Grafton since the Flood of 1993 as office manager and secretary to the mayor.

A water main break has forced school to be called off for the day in parts of Calhoun County.

Five nuns engaging in hilarious nonsense equals "Nunsense," a musical by Dan Goggins.

U.S. Rep. Phil Hare brought good news to Calhoun County when he visited Tuesday.

The first herald of apple-picking season usually is Labor Day, but this year, the cooler days have signaled that the apple harvest is ready to be picked about two weeks early.