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Calhoun County Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Calhoun County, IL.

Results 1 - 20 of 133 in Calhoun County, IL

  1. Eldred bank placed under cease-and-desist order

    Tuesday Sep 2 | Journal-Courier.net

    ... 30 years prior to retirement. During his career, he served as a senior lender and director of the Bank of Calhoun County in Hardin, and, for a brief time, with Marine Bank in Springfield. The order states varying requirements with varying compliance ...

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    Related Topix: Hardin, IL, Edwardsville, IL, Illinois, Eldred, IL

  2. Residents see increase in LCCC taxesRead the original story

    Monday Sep 1 | Alton Telegraph

    ... with approximately 13,000 credit students enrolled annually. The credit student enrollment included: 251 from Calhoun County; 622 from Greene County; 1,142 from Jersey County; 1,870 from Macoupin County; and 8,260 from Madison County. "More than ...

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    Related Topix: Macoupin County, IL, Madison County, IL

  3. Steel is bright spot amid economic gloom

    Sunday Aug 31 | Alton Telegraph

    ... percent in July, compared to 7.7 percent in July 2007. Other counties' statistics in July of this year were: Calhoun County, 9.4 percent; Jersey County, 6.9 percent; Macoupin County, 8.0 percent; and Greene County, 6.8 percent. Marty St. Peters, ...

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    Related Topix: Law, Employment / Labor Law, Alton, IL, Jersey County, IL, Macoupin County, IL

  4. Towns slowly getting back on their feet after floodingRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 28 | STLtoday

    R&S Bait Shop, which caters to Mississippi River fishermen, spent a week in the Mississippi after torrents of rain pushed the river three miles out of its banks.

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  5. Huge dent made with drug sweep, prosecutor says

    Monday Aug 25 | Alton Telegraph

    ... said the sweep was a combined effort of the South Central Illinois Drug Task Force, the Jersey County and Calhoun County sheriff departments and Jerseyville, Grafton, Medora, Wood River, Alton and East Alton police departments, and the Meth Response ...

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    Related Topix: Illinois, Medora, IL, Wood River, IL, East Alton, IL, Hardin, IL

  6. Nelson MosesRead the original story

    Sunday Aug 24 | Alton Telegraph

    ... Wood River. He had a passion for gardening and he and his wife owned and operated a small farm and orchard in Calhoun County throughout their married life. He will be sorely missed by his family and friends. He is survived by three daughters and ...

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  7. Drug sweep leads to 23 arrests

    Saturday Aug 23 | Alton Telegraph

    ... Grafton, Medora, Wood River, Alton and East Alton police departments all worked in conjunction with the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office and the Meth Response Team during the morning hours Friday. Five additional arrests were made during the sweep, ...

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    Related Topix: Illinois, Medora, IL, Wood River, IL, East Alton, IL, Hardin, IL

  8. Freddie DeSherliaRead the original story

    Saturday Aug 23 | Alton Telegraph

    ... Company in Godfrey for 18 years until a disability retirement in 1992. A long time resident of Batchtown in Calhoun County, he was an avid duck hunter and fisherman who loved to go fishing with his grandchildren. He is survived by, in addition to ...

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  9. Vested interestRead the original story

    Tuesday Aug 19 | Alton Telegraph

    ... chapter for the American Red Cross. During this time, the emergency response vehicle teams made 21 trips to Calhoun County over two weeks, providing sandwiches and water to residents, members of the National Guard, prisoners and volunteer ...

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    Related Topix: Bethalto, IL, Jersey County, IL

  10. Deadline to register for disaster assistance in less than a week

    Thursday Aug 21 | Alton Telegraph

    ... owners. The approved assistance and number of applicants as of Aug. 15 were $71,683.71 for 63 applicants in Calhoun County and $42,766.07 approved for 80 applicants in Jersey County. Applicants in Calhoun have not changed, Solomon said, but as of ...

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    Related Topix: Weather, FEMA, US News, Jersey County, IL

  11. Dredge wraps up work , river channel reopensRead the original story

    Wednesday Aug 20 | Alton Telegraph

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it has completed emergency dredging operations on the Upper Mississippi River near Hamburg in Calhoun County and reopened the channel to navigation.

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    Related Topix: US News, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hamburg, IL

  12. Calhoun puts tax on ballotRead the original story

    Tuesday Aug 19 | Alton Telegraph

    The Calhoun County Board certified the resolutions from the county's two school districts and will place the Illinois County School Facility Tax on the Nov.

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    Related Topix: Education Etc.

  13. Man dies days after fall during picnicRead the original story

    Sunday Aug 17 | The Times

    _ Authorities in Calhoun County say a 22-year-old man who fell down steps at an annual church picnic in Brussels has died. Sheriff Bill Heffington says Jacob Hagen sustained severe head injuries August 10th in his tumble down concrete steps while ...

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  14. Man dies after fall at church picnic in BrusselsRead the original story

    Monday Aug 18 | Belleville.com

    Authorities in Calhoun County say a 22-year-old man who fell down steps at an annual church picnic in Brussels has died.

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  15. Man, 22, killed by fall at church picnicRead the original story

    Monday Aug 18 | Chicago Sun-Times

    Authorities in Calhoun County say a 22-year-old man who fell down steps at an annual church picnic in Brussels has died.

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    Related Topix: Brussels, IL, Sports

  16. Man injured at picnic diesRead the original story

    Sunday Aug 17 | Alton Telegraph

    ... steps and the Brussels gymnasium about 12:30 a.m. Aug. 10 as the annual church picnic was wrapping up, Calhoun County Sheriff Bill Heffington said last week. Hagen suffered a severe head injury in the fall. "There is no evidence that alcohol was a ...

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  17. Edward Klunk

    Thursday Aug 14 | Alton Telegraph

    ... in Hardin. She survives. He worked 20 years for the Sievers Rock Quarry and was a retired foreman with the Calhoun County Highway Department. An Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, he was a member of the Kampsville American Legion. He was an avid ...

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    Related Topix: Henry, IL, Michael, IL, Hardin, IL, Kampsville, IL

  18. Life is good at the Grand AmericanRead the original story

    Friday Aug 15 | Southern Illinoisan

    ... taking some time, "but basically there's been nothing notable, Weishaupt said. The officer, who is based in Calhoun County, has worked all three Grand Americans held at Sparta so far. Citing the weeklong break in the normal August heat and humidity, ...

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  19. Peach recipe is a sweet delight

    Tuesday Aug 12 | STLtoday

    ... at Ferguson Farmers Market . The recipe - and the peaches at the festival - came from Kamp's Orchard in Calhoun County, Illinois. You'll find more photos, more peach recipes and good news about the local peach crop Wednesday at STLtoday.com/cooking ...

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Recipes

  20. County Board hears complaints about old Hardin school

    Friday Aug 8 | Alton Telegraph

    Complaints about the condition of the old elementary school property in Hardin prompted a visit by Mayor Phil Gress to the Calhoun County Board.

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    Related Topix: Hardin, IL, Hamburg, IL