Bethalto News

Michele Sheppard of Bethalto, a son, Brayden Keith, 7 pounds, 3 ounces, 10:31 p.m. Sunday, Dec.

Cousins Angelo Pizzo, 18, and Rosa Pizzo, 20, make a customer favorite, pepperoni pizza, at the family restaurant Roma's Pizza in Bethalto, which opened in 1973.

Matt Hamann, owner of Complete Supplements in Maryville, and his boxer, Diamond, a regular at the store, pose in front of popular brands of supplements and exclusive lines the store carries to improve performance, from weight loss to greater mass muscle gain.

Rose to Kate Page, who received $1,000 and a gift basket with a flip camera this week when she was honored with the Peabody Logos in Education Award.

A local minister takes a stance against bigotry by urging the community to transform Westboro Baptist Church's message of hate into a pledge of support.

She was born Sept. 2, 1948, in Carlinville, the daughter of Joseph and Jean Reed Hansen.

Checking local police reports provided this morning to Z-1570, Wood River Police were holding 26 year old Timothy Rodgers of the 3000 block of Broadway in Alton for felony retail theft.

Jim Williams, with operations at the Bethalto Water Treatment Plant, in front of pressure filters in the second building.

If Mother Nature ever gave anybody the cold shoulder, it was during the winter of 1982, when she dumped the mother of all snowstorms on the River Bend.

Pictured, from left, are Jaimie Linton, Sgt. Kris Tharp, Sgt. Tom Cromer and Jaime Tharp, employees at the Sheriff's Office heavily involved with Guns and Hoses and the Torch Run.

Melissa Apel, 12, of Bethalto, uses her hands to measure 1 foot during the start of a science project to build a 1-foot-tall structure out of paper plates, popsicle sticks, straws, crayons and tape Friday afternoon at the Bethalto Boys and Girls Club.

Madison County, Ill -- Illinois State Police determine that a reported roadside attack on a man in Bethalto, Illinois, on Wednesday evening is false.

Marchmont L. Gillahan, 90, died at 10:16 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at Bethalto Care Center with her caregiver, Ginny, by her side.

During her 45 years with Laclede Community Credit Union, Janice Callies has seen a whole new world open up within the industry.

ALTON, Ill. -- A local registered nurse is gaining worldwide recognition for pioneering a phlebotomy technique that makes getting stuck with a needle less painful and troublesome for patients.