Elsah News

Anita Crane's ongoing legacy to the music community has been further deepened with her family's donation of a large-screen TV to Lewis and Clark Community College's Music Department.

Voters in Elsah will be asked during the Feb. 2 primary if the village should impose a retailers' occupation tax and a service occupation tax at a rate not to exceed 1 percent for each tax.

The Great Rivers Land Trust and Elsah Township will use $263,508 of federal Scenic Byway funds to construct a bridge over Piasa Creek to accommodate pedestrians and bicycles along a portion of the Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail.

Bev Bauser of Godfrey recalls taking Sunday drives to Elsah with her late father, Emmett L. Porter, the inspiration for her book, "Remembering Elsah." Bauser said after her father died in 1979, her cousin in Oregon gave her information that started her journey back in time to Elsah.

Imagine this: A 69-year-old man who suffered a stroke and has had limited mobility since August now can walk and move his affected hand.

David A. Wock, 53, of Jerseyville, was cited for operation of an uninsured motor vehicle following a one-vehicle crash at 7:45 p.m. Thursday at Crystal Lake Road, 500 feet east of Maple Summit Road.

Greg Mortenson never deliberately set out to be a major figure on the world stage, nor does he consider himself a hero.

A two-volume book, "Remembering Elsah," and 850 page newspaper compilation regarding 19th century Elsah, Jersey County, by Beverly A. Bauser, has been released.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of two parts of Nobel-nominated author Greg Mortenson's scheduled appearance at the Alton amphitheater on Friday, Oct.

It doesn't matter how you travel, the Mississippi River Road has it all. You can travel by car, boat, bike or foot.

An Edwardsville man faces a felony aggravated battery charge stemming from a weekend incident, authorities said.

The deadline for entries in the 10th annual Village of Elsah Museum Photography Exhibit, aimed at featuring the beauty and unique qualities of the village, is quickly approaching.

Calling themselves the environmental team, education director Patti Brown and assistant education director Dorothy Cronin have worked together at the Nature Institute in Godfrey for the last nine years.