Madison County News

The Perry County Sheriff's Department has released its latest report of arrests and incidents.

The Madison County Coroner has identified the person involved in a fatal plane crash Friday near New Douglas, IL.

The Fredericktown City Council held their regular meeting on Monday May 27, 2008.

Don Firebaugh, Madison County Clerk As of 5:00 PM, Friday May 23, 2008, the following residents have filed for the Madison County Ambulance Board of Directors.

A Madison County man pleaded guilty last week to four felony charges related to sexual crimes against minors.

“Our donors' contributions really fortify our students' educational opportunities, and create endowed scholarship funds for future MAC students”

Due to the generosity of alumni and friends of the local community college and its predecessor, Flat River Junior College, Mineral Area College Foundation has increased its endowed scholarships and provided ... via Suntimes News

A Metro East woman who says she's sorry for causing a 2004 wreck that killed two people while she was drunk has been ordered to spend two and a half years in prison. via MyFox St. Louis

MoDOT's Southeast District reports some state roads in Southeast Missouri are closed due to flooding today. via Southeast Missourian

Louis is latest victim of Missouri roads! Troop E of the Missouri Highway Patrol confirms that Perkins was traveling west on Route C - " 10-miles west of Cherokee Pass when his Harley Davidson motorcycle failed ... via KZIM-AM Cape Girardeau

There will be a screening clinic on Thursday in Fredericktown to test for contaminates in local water wells. via KTJJ

A coroner's inquest will take place Monday, March 31st regarding this month's shooting death of Fredericktown man. via KTJJ

The Perryville Police Department has released its latest report of arrests and incidents. via Suntimes News

A Metro-East house fire has claimed a second life. A spokesman for St. John's Mercy Medical Center in Missouri says 83-year-old Cecil Burrus died Wednesday, a day after he was injured in the Wood River fire. via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

“A landowner here in the county doesn't want his taxes to go up so he's going to vote no for it. That's a bad thing because who's going to put a price on security on your health or maybe even your life?”

They say nothing's certain in life but death and taxes. Now folks in Madison County feel they must choose between the two, as they vote on a new ambulance district. via KFVS12

RideFinders, the St. Louis region's van pool program, announced a new, reduced-fare rate structure on Thursday. via STLtoday

William Lucas O'Brien of Fredericktown; No Operator's License. Possession by a Minor. via Democrat News

“I wish he had told me that both of the mortgages were adjustable and they were going to raise in so many months because that's when my problem arose, is when the payments went up”

Louis, St. Louis County, St. Charles and Madison County respectively. The why's and the where's of home foreclosure have been well reported but it seems the "who" has been left out. via KSDK NewsChannel 5

“You get to meet filmmakers face-to-face. Ask what motivates them? Where did they get the money to do it? How did they promote it? And then see their vision”

Don't underestimate the power of film. Films educate, enlighten, entertain, provoke joy or sadness, but are also economic engines, said Mark Biggs, a member of the Missouri Film Alliance of Springfield. via Springfield News Leader

The Fredericktown and Madison County held their annual Awards Banquet Friday, February 8 at the Fredericktown Eagles Lodge. via Democrat News