Carrollton News

“By having Caramel there, the kids get more interested in reading. They are more relaxed, because they know the dog is not judging them when they trip up on a word or mess up a phrase here or there”

It was shortly before Christmas when Donna Cowger received 42 Christmas cards from first-graders at Carrollton Elementary School. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

An Eldred man allegedly punched-out a worker aboard the Kampsville Ferry this weekend when he felt the vessel wasn't moving fast enough. via Alton Telegraph

James Russell Lee Davis, 76, died early Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield as a result of an automobile accident north of Carrollton. via Alton Telegraph

A 76-year-old Greene County man who was injured in a five-vehicle, fog-related wreck earlier this week has died. via Journal-Gazette

“But we've not talked to her, so we don't know.”

A 60-year-old Godfrey woman missing since late November has been located in Las Vegas.

Madison County sheriff's detectives on Tuesday said they were informed Monday night that Las Vegas police had made contact with Deborah M. Davis, of 1212 Seiler Road.

Sheriff's Capt. Brad Wells said a Las Vegas officer stopped Davis for an unknown reason while she was driving her own vehicle, a 2003 Chevrolet Impala. Wells said Davis gave no indication that she was a victim of any foul play. The woman said she was in Las Vegas of her own free will, Wells said. Read more

A single-vehicle crash Tuesday morning in Greene County left one teen-ager dead and another critically injured. via STLtoday

“She is considered extremely critical”

Police are investigating a fatal, one-car accident in Greene County. Illinois State Police District 18, which is handling the investigation, said the accident occurred at 7:57 a.m. today on Illinois Route 108 ... via Alton Telegraph

Gary R. Mathews Jr., 36, of Carrollton, was arrested Thursday on a Scott County warrant for failure to appear in court on unspecified civil case charges. via Alton Telegraph

“Since he has been gone, we get people asking at least twice a week when he is coming back”

A former staff physician sentenced to two years of probation for secretly videotaping a minor female at his Jerseyville home could return to work soon at the Carrollton hospital's emergency room. via Alton Telegraph

Jason Michael Clapper, 24, of the 700 block of Euclid Place, Alton, was charged Wednesday with aggravated battery. via Alton Telegraph

“This is going to let us speed up the process.”

U.S. Rep. John Shimkus, R-Illinois, joined a federal agency Monday in presenting more than a half-million dollars that will link several doctors' offices to the Jersey Community Hospital District. via Alton Telegraph

The home of Joe Anders in the 2600 block of Sidney in Alton was decked out with scary figures, spider webs and a coffin in preparation for trick or treat which starts at 6 p.m. in Alton tonight. via Alton Telegraph

“These were only proposals and not solid numbers”

On the eve of a session with a federal mediator, the Carrollton School Board said it could not afford the salary demands of the teachers' union. via Alton Telegraph

Categories: school news With a little planning and a lot of fundraising, Carrollton High School students are planning to head to the Windy City. via The Saginaw News - MLive.com

Associated Press - October 12, 2007 8:14 AM ET CARROLLTON, Ill. - Mediation apparently is helping in contact talks involving teachers in the Greene County community of Carrollton, northeast of St. via KWQC-TV Davenport

“Our residents will be well cared for, and in addition, up to when the nursing home is closed, we will continue to accept residents who need us”

After 35 years, the Reisch Memorial Nursing Home in Carrollton will close early next year, citing annual losses of $300,000. The home will next be utilized as the patient wing of Thomas H. Boyd Memorial ... via Alton Telegraph

A combine sparked a weekend fire in Jerseyville that burned about 80 acres and damaged a two-story frame home severely before it was brought under control. via Alton Telegraph