Cottage Hills News

Physical therapist Jenny Gargac works with Staff Sgt. Casey Church of Cottage Hills to improve the range of motion in his left ankle, knee and hip Tuesday at Alton Physical Therapy.

The parents of Whitney Ray are announcing her engagement and forthcoming marriage to Scott Harshbarger.

A Madison County judge has sentenced a Cottage Hills man to 70 years in prison for the beating murder of the 5-year-old son of his former girlfriend.

Pets were saved but much else was lost in a devastating fire that destroyed a family residence Sunday in the 7800 block of Bethalto Road.

Video surveillance stills from the village's Schnucks store have led authorities to the name of an area man, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.

John Barnett of Godfrey has been entertaining music lovers with his fiddle for about 30 years - and he plays totally "by ear." Barnett, who turned 81 on Oct.

Justin D. Hall, 17, of the 800 block of Park Avenue, Alton, was charged Monday with aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer.

So successful was the latest food drive by employees of the Simmons law firm that two moving and storage trucks were needed to deliver the goods.

Comments 0 Recommend 0 November 25, 2009 8:04 PM By DAN BRANNAN The Telegraph The holiday season begins Thursday with Thanksgiving, and officials at area charities say their needs are greater than usual this year.

Fire broke out Tuesday in a family's expansive garage, destroying it and a vehicle parked inside.

Alton area veterans were unified in their support of a fund-raising event for the Fisher House at Jefferson Barracks.

Gov. Pat Quinn long has been a supporter of military service members and veterans.

Kelly L. Radick, 44, of the 1000 block of Meadow Drive, Cottage Hills, was charged Tuesday with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.

A fire that started in a basement and burned through the first floor of a house on Wednesday in the 300 block of Wyoming Street is under investigation.

Employees of the burned-down Riverbend Billiards and Grill Inc. want to come back to work so much they are volunteering to get its new location ready to open at 5 p.m. Friday.

Each Thanksgiving Day, an all-volunteer staff comes to the Community Hope Center to cook, serve and deliver a free Thanksgiving dinner to the Alton area's shut-ins. This year's dinner will be cooked Thanksgiving morning, Nov.

An 18-year-old Cottage Hills man was charged Friday with offenses relating to a motor vehicle.

A man arrested on felony marijuana charges at the same address twice this year was charged Thursday with unlawful possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.

Serving as warehouse director at the Community Hope Center in Cottage Hills gives Meadowbrook resident Floyd Worthen a glimpse of religious unity.

Kathleen Diane Goode Hawkins, 54, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, at her home.