Roxana News

Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla on Tuesday set deadlines in a lawsuit filed over a Bethalto woman's leukemia death against two Roxana oil refineries.

Ron and Trisha Ford of Roxana celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on May 9, 2012.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan claims in a lawsuit that Shell Oil Co. and others have polluted and continue to pollute the area around Roxana's oil refinery.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan sued current and past owners of Phillips 66's Wood River, Illinois, refinery on Tuesday, alleging the ground water in the nearby town of Roxana, Illinois, was contaminated by the plant.

Alton resident Joshua Schuette of Northwestern Mutual of Edwardsville has been conferred his Chartered Life Underwriter designation from the American College.

Donald and Joyce Noble, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at an open house hosted by their children, from 4 to 8 p.m., on Sunday May 20, 2012 at the Fort Russell Township Hall, Bethalto.

They thought it would never happen in Wood River, but on May 21, 1949, a deadly tornado hit Wood River at about 6 p.m. The twister, rated an F4 killed five people in Wood River and injured 55.

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.

Kenny works for labor local 338 and Ja'ma works as a CPHT IV lead at Gateway Regional Medical Center.

Born in Murphy, Neb. on Jan. 31, 1920, he was the son of Thure A. and Minnie Ortegren.

Phillips 66 reported that a flare gas recovery compressor tripped at its 356,000-barrels-per-day joint-venture Wood River refinery in Roxana, Illinois, according to a filing with state regulators posted on Friday.