Recently added articles from Telegraph (Alton, IL):
Macoupin OKs another temporary budget.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Laura Griffith Oct. 10--CARLINVILLE -- Because of economic uncertainty after the recent closing of the Crown II coal mine in Macoupin County, the County Board has pushed the approval of a fiscal year 2007-2008 general fund budget back to its November meeting. ...
Police looking for sexual assault suspect.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Cynthia M. Ellis Oct. 1--EAST ALTON -- Police are looking for a 24-year-old man they suspect of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl, an acquaintance who is developmentally disabled. Dean E. Lewis is facing charges in connection with the August 2006 ...
Let there be light: Grafton lighthouse to be dedicated.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jill Moon Oct. 1--GRAFTON -- The highly anticipated Grafton Lighthouse will symbolically mark the rise of Grafton after the Great Flood of 1993. McIntyre Construction of Jerseyville, which painted red and white stripes Thursday on the lighthouse, has been ...
BRIEF: Blaze won't stop auction.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Sanford J. Schmidt Oct. 1--HAMEL -- The annual Harvest Auction has raised funds for the Quercus Grove Rural Club since 1914, but this year's event has taken on a sense of urgency since the organization's meeting place, Quercus Grove School, was destroyed by fire Sept ....
Alton runner survives Chicago Marathon.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Linda N. Weller Oct. 10--ALTON -- Dangerously high temperatures doomed Sunday's 30th annual Chicago Marathon, but a rural Alton man was one of at least 18 area runners who finished the grueling race even after it was canceled. "It was a matter of surviving; ...