Canton News

Two tornadoes were spotted this afternoon with the storms that rolled through the area.

City Manager Jim Snider officially tendered his resignation early Wednesday morning on the heels of a job offer as city administrator in his hometown, Canton, Ill.

Posted Tuesday, June 23, 2009 ; 04:38 PM Post Comment Jim Snider has been in Fairmont for a little more than a year.

City Manager Jim Snider is interviewing for a job as city administrator in his hometown of Canton, Ill.

Haz mat crews and the City of Macomb are dealing with the cleanup today of sulfuric acid spill at the city's water plant on Wednesday night.

Sean A. Poore, 30, of 809 Highview St., Creve Coeur, was arrested about 11:40 a.m. Saturday in the 1900 block of West Antoinette Street and booked on charges of possessing a controlled substance and possessing drug paraphernalia.

Abraham Hunter of Vienna is the "Best of Show" winner in the Illinois segment of the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Contest, Illinois Department of Natural Resources Acting Director Sam Flood announced today.

This time of year many people are well into fitness programs they started in January.

A first-degree murder charge dropped against accused child killer Timothy L. Walton in exchange for a plea to a lesser charge was decried Wednesday by an abuse advocate as an "injustice." Walton, who was originally charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery of a child, pleaded guilty Tuesday to the lesser charge and was sentenced to 12 ...

Wee-Ma-Tuk Country Club owner Jim Petersen and other investors in a group called Canton Development Co.

Two people were hospitalized after their cars collided Saturday night at the intersection of Smithville and Stone School roads.

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John and Jenni Markello know they're the lucky ones. The Canton couple watch as their 8-month-old son, Parker, gets up on all fours in that "I'm ready to start crawling" position, and they know their little bundle of joy has come a long way since suffering a head trauma when he allegedly was shaken by a caretaker.

Willa Chen has a knack for tough tests. The Detroit News reported Saturday that the 17-year-old senior at southeast Michigan's Canton High School got perfect scores on the ACT - and the SAT - and the PSAT.

If you were to snap an extremely long plumb line between Chicago and Kansas City, Mo., it very well could land on this tiny burg in Fulton County.

A Canton woman pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually assaulting a 7-year-old boy 10 years ago.

State Rep. Mike Smith, D-Canton, and Farmington Mayor Bud Stobaugh will host a coffee shop stop from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Corner Cafe at 605 East Fort St.

Two Canton school board members are being challenged for two seats by two new contenders in Tuesday's election.

City Councilman Joe Berardi was arrested Friday afternoon at City Hall after he requested a copy of the city's proposed budget but was told he couldn't have one - an incident his wife says she captured on video.

The 4th grade teacher worked at Eastview Elementary School and was up for tenure this year.