Bethalto News

PHOTO 1: From left, 10-year-old twin sisters Breanna and Brooke Sohn have fun splashing water on each other along with their friend Aaliyah Robinson at the Bethalto Pool Sunday afternoon.

At its 22nd Women of Distincton luncheon, the YWCA of Alton recognized 10 local women for their enduring contributions toward racial justice and women's empowerment.

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On this sunny afternoon, Bayliss Park is nearly silent. A preschool-aged boy splashes in water on one side of the large fountain.

She is the daughter of Thomas Olen and Sula Cromeenes. She was born June 11, 1926, in Champaign, Ill., and was raised in the Carbondale, Ill., area.

Eugene and Rebecca Wrischnik, will celebrate their golden anniversary at a party in their honor from 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, June 23, 2012 at the Alton Motor Boat Club.

Sisters Mindy Baker, of Seattle, left, and Melissa Gray, of Phoenix, pose beside a Led Zeppelin concert poster in the living room of their father's home in Bethalto.

On Oct. 19, 1941 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., she married W. T. "Dee" Kelly. He preceded her in death on Jan.

Precision Electrical and Lighting Supply enjoyed similar benefits Tuesday from a "cash mob" as another small business did earlier this week.

There is a good chance you will see more young people working in and around Bethalto in early June.

Ilse McClintock of Wood River places the U.S. flag on the grave of her late husband Tuesday in Roselawn Memory Gardens cemetery in Bethalto.

A 76-year-old Bethalto woman is serving probation and must pay Landmark Realty $180,000 in restitution, but a prosecutor said she may have been stealing over a 10-year period for a total of $500,000. Donna Sasek, formerly of Wood River, pleaded guilty May 7 in Madison County Circuit Court to theft over $100,000 and was placed on four years of ... (more)

Two area businesses are going to see cash mobs, starting Monday, and the RiverBend Growth Association will be spotlighting a weeklong celebration of Small Business Week.

Helen Chesnut, left, executive director of Susan G. Komen for the Cure St. Louis Affiliate, and team development co-chair Kathy Jones present Barb Bryant a breast cancer survivor basket while visiting the Bethalto Village Hall Friday.

Bethalto Charities' support of breast cancer awareness will mean a lot of dough for Susan G. Komen for the Cure and more feet on the ground for radio personality Cornbread.

Would someone please go out and try to get training for the guys that are doing the stop and yield signs on Illinois Route 140 from Bethalto to Alton.

Rose to Capt. Brad Copeland, who leaves the Alton Fire Department without a Copeland in its ranks for the first time in 60 years.

I just turned into Fox News network, and Laura Ingram and Monica Crowley, and they were discussing the gas situation that President Obama got us into.

A new arrival in the race to fill a void in the 13th Congressional District campaign says she is relying on business experience to convince supporters she's worthy of the nomination.

Madison County's newly appointed associate judge has for a long time wanted to serve on the bench.