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10 hrs ago | Alton Telegraph

Moreth backs out of retirement plans

Macoupin County State's Attorney Vince Moreth has changed his mind and won't cash in on a lucrative retirement plan allowed by a recently signed state law.

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Retirement, Alton, IL, Pension

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Journal-Courier.net

Woman takes out 2 deer within 10 minutes

A Macoupin County woman spent 10 minutes this week doing what some deer hunters never do in a lifetime.

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Related Topix: Bunker Hill, IL

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Teacher reinstated in Southwestern district

A Southwestern High School English teacher was back in class Tuesday morning following a 6.5-hour disciplinary hearing over his use of controversial literature to discuss sex in the animal kingdom.

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Related Topix: Stanford University, Carlinville, IL, Piasa, IL

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Heavy rains trigger flooding concerns

Friday's heavy rains prompted flood watches and warnings, alerting Telegraph area motorists and residents to the dangers of flooding on low-lying roads along the Mississippi and Illinois rivers, as well as multiple creeks and streams.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Flood, Weather, Greene County, IL, Hillview, IL, Grafton, IL

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Journal-Courier.net

Litchfield woman seriously injured in weekend accident

Elaine L. Fallert, 39, of Litchfield was seriously injured Saturday in a one-car accident at Windy Hill in Macoupin County.

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Related Topix: Staunton, IL

Sun Oct 11, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Two hospitalized after head-on crash

A head-on collision Friday afternoon on U.S. 66 just north of the Montgomery and Macoupin county line sent two people to a Litchfield hospital with serious injuries.

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Related Topix: Litchfield, IL, Mount Olive, IL

Thu Oct 08, 2009

Illinois Government News Network

Governor Quinn Salutes Expansion of Cell Phone Service to Rural Areas

" October 7, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn today commended U.S. Cellular for bringing improved cellular phone service to the people of Macoupin County.

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Related Topix: Cellphones, Cell Phones, Electronics, Bunker Hill, IL, Brighton, IL

Tue Oct 06, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Governor to visit Bunker Hill

Gov. Pat Quinn will be in Bunker Hill today to help announce U.S. Cellular's expansion of its network in Macoupin County.

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Related Topix: Bunker Hill, IL, Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics, Carlinville, IL

Fri Oct 02, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Macoupin County puts court data online

Macoupin County Circuit Clerk Mike Mathis has announced that Circuit Court data now is available on the county's Web page.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law

Tue Sep 29, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Springfield man faces child abduction charge

A Springfield man was charged Tuesday with child abduction for allegedly trying to lure a 9-year-old child into a gas station restroom in Carlinville last weekend.

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Related Topix: Carlinville, IL

Fri Sep 25, 2009

Illinois Government News Network

Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs Hosts Helping Our Hometown Heroes Event in Macoupin County

The Illinois Department of Veteransa Affairs hosted a Helping Our Hometown Heroes event today at the Veterans Post Home in Mt.

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Related Topix: Hometown, IL, Mount Olive, IL

Thu Sep 24, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Making the scene

Painting has always been a love of Carlinville artist Denise Hoff, but after marriage and children, it became a rare pleasure until 1998.

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Related Topix: Painting, Arts, Carlinville, IL, Wedding, Macomb, IL, White Hall, IL

Tue Sep 22, 2009

Government Technology

Illinois Partnership to Bring High-Speed Internet to Macoupin and Montgomery Counties

"We want to have world-class, high-speed networks everywhere in Illinois -- especially in our rural communities." -- Illinois Gov.

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Related Topix: Illinois

Alton Telegraph

Staunton celebrates sesquicentennial

Crowds of people, laughter from the beer tent and live music were some of the sights and sounds this weekend during the city's three-day sesquicentennial celebration.

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Related Topix: Staunton, IL

Sun Sep 20, 2009

WICD

Montgomery, Macoupin counties to get broadband

The state of Illinois is partnering with several communications companies to bring affordable broadband Internet service to rural communities.

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Tue Sep 15, 2009

Jersey County Star

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Related Topix: Carlinville, IL

Sun Sep 13, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Chairman tells engineer to report on Brighton flooding

The Macoupin County Board chairman has ordered the county's highway engineer to report back on what can be done to alleviate severe flooding in the 900 block of North Market Street in Brighton.

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Related Topix: Brighton, IL

Fri Sep 11, 2009

Journal-Courier.net

Godfrey woman seriously injured in Macoupin accident

A Godfrey woman suffered serious injuries Friday when she was thrown from the car she was driving on Ill.

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Related Topix: Wilsonville, IL

Wed Sep 09, 2009

Belleville News

Southern Illinois boy drowns in decorative pond

A 1-year-old boy has drowned in a decorative fish pond in southwestern Illinois.

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Related Topix: Carlinville, IL, Alton, IL

Alton Telegraph

Macoupin plans for arrival of flu

Macoupin County Public Health Department is planning a series of drive-through flu clinics, the first of which is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza

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