Jersey County News

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.

City officials will gather Saturday to dedicate the nearly 5-acre Wock Family Lake, located on 18 acres near Dolan Park.

Generous donations and a federal grant are making it possible for the Grafton Police Department to get a brand-new squad car.

John Wood Community College's Foundation and Agricultural Sciences Department have selected six students, Brent Mansfield, Megan Rothe, Phillip Dewald, Kari Barri, Torri Meyer and Molly Woods, as recipients inA the JWCC Foundation's 2012-2013 Entering Agriculture Student Scholarship Program.A Each student will receive a $500 award.

Breathe deep, west-central Illinois: The air pouring into your lungs is some of the cleanest around.

The Southwestern school board is taking a hard look at the district's future and beginning to plan for the worst in light of the possible loss of state funding.