Godfrey News

Taylorville Rodney Davis announced a 14 county tour of the 13th Congressional District today as his campaign launches ElectRodney.com. The first day of the tour beings today and includes stops in the cities of Hillsboro in Montgomery County, Carlinville in Macoupin County and Godfrey in Madison County.

For the 19th consecutive year, the Kelleys celebrated Memorial Day from the front lawn of their home where family members have lived since 1918.

Wade Gibson, right, will join his daughter, Britney, and his life partner, David Williams, left, at Dutch Hollow in Godfrey.

Workers from Jacksonville Art Glass remove the "Praise Angel" window from its space inside Reid Memorial Library on Lewis and Clark Community College's historic Godfrey campus.

Sandy Beckman is scheduled Aug. 19 as one of the featured musicians playing in the carillon concert series at 5 p.m. Sundays from Memorial Day weekend through the end of September in the Nan E. Elliott Memorial Rose Garden at Gordon F. Moore Community Park in Alton.

City staff apparently won't change during this final fiscal year of Mayor Tom Hoechst's first term, as he retained all 2011 appointees at Wednesday night's City Council meeting.

Phil and Carolyn Bumbacher, of Alton are please to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Emily Bumbacher to Zach Dellamano, the son of Vince Dellamano and Dan and Judy Eckart both of Godfrey.

American-made iron pipes and fire hydrants started arriving on site this week on Bostwick Street near Seminary Street in Alton.

I would like to make a suggestion to Alton and Godfrey residents about supporting your local establishments: We all know how easy it is to run into a chain store for something simple.

An Alton couple alleges the people who bought their Godfrey home have failed to make adequate payments on it.

Checking local police reports provided this morning to Z-1570, the Madison County Sheriff's Department arrested several teens for alleged underage drinking after breaking up a party near St.

Visitors to the Godfrey campus of Lewis and Clark Community College this summer might feel as though something is missing, due in large part to a major restoration project a Jacksonville company is performing on the college's extensive stained and art glass collection.

Village trustees voted for the third consecutive year to contribute $5,000 to Alton's annual Fourth of July fireworks display, even though the village holds its own display.

Crews with Stutz Excavating Inc. remove trees and brush along the No. 3 tee and No.

Ilse McClintock of Wood River places the U.S. flag on the grave of her late husband Tuesday in Roselawn Memory Gardens cemetery in Bethalto.

City officials gave preliminary support Monday night for a group's plans to develop a memorial for the former Western Military Academy, east of Seminary Street and north of College Avenue.

Maria Piazza, 19, of Godfrey, one of dozens that volunteered their time Saturday morning during the Bucket Brigade that spruced up 40 locations in the River Bend area.

Village trustees accepted the electrical aggregate rate that is slightly lower than those in three other communities because there are no additional administrative costs.

Myra L. Anderson, 88, died Friday, May 11, 2012, in Northville, Mich. Born March 7, 1924, in Philadelphia, Pa., she was the daughter of Carey and Katherine Wright.

Two area businesses are going to see cash mobs, starting Monday, and the RiverBend Growth Association will be spotlighting a weeklong celebration of Small Business Week.