South Roxana News

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

Reanda K. Preston, 17, of the 100 block of Rue Des Chateaux, Bethalto, and Jeffrey J. Davison, 18, of the 400 block of McCoy Street, Bethalto, were charged Wednesday with residential burglary.

Maria "Mary" Magdalena Docter marked her 90th birthday doing what she likes best - being at work.

Illinois State Police wrote 56 citations and warnings Friday during a roadside safety checkpoint in South Roxana.

Samantha Jo Ann Smith and Joshua Deneen Hobbs are making plans for their wedding, which will take place at a 1 p.m. ceremony Saturday, Nov.

Christian comedian Dennis Swanberg makes laughing at church an acceptable form of entertainment.

If you don't like spending your birthday at the office, imagine having to spend your 90th birthday at work.

Demarcus O. Johnson, also known as Kenneth E. Reed, 25, of the 400 block of Michigan Drive, South Roxana, was charged Thursday with unlawful violation of an order of protection and criminal damage to property.

The vision of bringing a new learning experience to students started becoming a reality this week at South Roxana Elementary School.

Someone stole insulated scrap wire worth $750 that had been in a box at Industrial Machine Sales, 5 Cut St.

Tears of joy streamed down Christina Benoit's face Thursday when she learned she'd been selected as a recipient of a new house.

Tears of joy streamed down Christina Benoit's face Thursday when she learned she'd been selected as a recipient of a new house.

Madison County Transit will present an information session on the No. 6 bus route from 10 a.m. to noon Monday at Roxana Public Library, 200 North Central Avenue.

Tears of joy streamed down Christina Benoit's face Thursday when she learned she'd been selected as a recipient of a new house.

Little Orphan Annie has been entertaining America since 1924, when she began life as a comic strip character.

The Simmons Employee Foundation opened up its heart with donations to National Alliance for Mental Illness of Madison County and the Wood River chapter of Habitat for Humanity.

Aaron A. Newman, 39, of the 100 block of South Roxana Avenue, and Joseph T. Shimchick, 40, of the 100 block of Rose Avenue, both in South Roxana, were charged Thursday with home invasion.

Several fire departments have responded to a structure fire at the CKS Metal Corp.

Milani Turner of Rosewood Heights helps her son, Cade Turner-Miller, cast out his line while fishing Tuesday with Abby Branham of South Roxana, back left, Brittany Yon, back middle, and Branham's daughter, Lily Livingston, back right, at the Belk Park lake in Wood River.

Julie Michelle Perez became the bride of Thomas Gale Tiller II at a ceremony held Nov.