Altona News

Two Altonians face felony charges of unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

The new animal shelter of the Pembina Valley Humane Society will offer animals awaiting adoption a more comfortable home away from home with room for up to 25 dogs and 60 cats.

Every Saturday in October, Vintage Voices once again will bring a cast of characters to life in the Alton Cemetery.

Nineteen hours, 41 minutes, 21 seconds is not bad for a 100-mile run. Alton native Karl Hoagland placed 16th out of 238 runners June 27 in the 2009 Western States Endurance Run.

The dulcimer rules at Lewis and Clark State Historic Site's annual free music festival.

Lead the Way Christian Church is getting pumped to premiere its very first production, 20-year-old Jocelyn Burrell's "Open Up My Oz," at 7 p.m. Friday, July 31.

Two Altonians recently reported that they had items missing from their homes - prescription drugs, money, a watch and a gun.

Loved ones and others who want to commemorate the life of a teenager slain two years ago on an Alton street plan to gather Thursday evening at the fateful site.

The long holiday weekend turned deadly for a rural Knox County community. That's after a one car accident Monday afternoon that killed a 16-year-old student and injured his passenger.

The National Pork Producers Council told a Congressional panel Thursday that to be effective, the nation's food-safety system must have adequate funding and personnel, food-safety policies and procedures based on sound science and a partnership between federal food-safety agencies and food producers.

Steve Potter's aspirations reach way beyond his hometown. The native St. Louisan and KWMU-FM star adopted Alton as his home in the late 1980s, when he moved here to work for WBGZ.