Wood River, IL

County awards road project
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
Keller's bid of $683,830 was about $67,000 below the next-lowest bid, from RCS Construction of Wood River. Bids from ... Part of that cost is being picked up by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and the apartment's developer, Impact Strategies ...

Blu Fountain holds party for two retirees
Alton Telegraph
William Haine, D-Alton, also visited the center for the retirement party. Haine's father, James Haine, lived at Blu Fountain Manor the last few years of his life and died there in 1996. Haine's oldest brother, Jim, who lives in Wisconsin, chose the ...

Granite City arrest reports for the week of March 27
STLtoday.com
DUI: On March 18, a 31-year-old resident of the 30 block of Penning Avenue, Wood River, was arrested at the intersection of State Route 3 and Niedringhaus Avenue on the charge of driving under the influence-BAC .08 or more. • On March 17, a 46-year-old ...

Edwardsville community news for the week of March 27
STLtoday.com
The Hospice of Southern Illinois' "Who's on First?"-themed Trivia Night is set ... Jack Schmitt Chevrolet Wood River will sponsor the following concert series at the Wildey Theatre, 252 N. Main St., Edwardsville, beginning March 30. The concerts in the ...

Panel recommends endowment fund for Oriental Garden
Alton Telegraph
ALTON - An aldermanic panel Monday night tentatively, but gladly, recommended the City Council OK a resolution allowing a physician to establish an endowment fund to maintain and beautify a garden he established. Sadiq Mohyuddin, M.D., also said he was ...

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Alton Exchange Club banquet set for April 14
Alton Telegraph
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville coaches Lennox Forrester and Paula Buscher are expected to be the featured speakers. Players from Alton, Marquette Catholic, Civic Memorial, Roxana and East Alton-Wood River will be saluted. The Exchange Club ...

Refinery Status: Exxon Has Compressor Problem at -2-
Fox Business
The compressor problem caused the refinery to send sulfur dioxide gas to be sent to the 250,000 barrel-a-day refinery's flare for burning, according to the filing with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. Husky Energy Inc. (HUSKF, HSE.T) said ...

Belleville News Democrat
Mike Shannon's new restaurant: Is it a home run?
Belleville News Democrat
The credit union's branch in East Alton on Lewis & Clark Boulevard closed and relocated to this new site. Scott Credit Union has about $900 million in assets ... Mission Essential is near Illinois 161 at the base's back gate. Call 401-1480 for more ...

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Runners brave cold for benefit race
Alton Telegraph
Runners come out of the starting line to begin the half-marathon Saturday morning at Riverfront Park in Alton during the third annual Telegraph Alton Half Marathon and 5K Run/Walk. Proceeds from the races will fund The Telegraph's Newspaper in ...

Granite City-based lunch program pushing to win $20000 grant
STLtoday.com
The St. Louis Area Foodbank nominated TWIGS and two other agencies out of 524 food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters and other groups that work with the foodbank in 26 counties in Illinois and Missouri. "We chose them based on their service ...

Grand Avenue project goes forward
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
According to Welle the award is presented, “to individuals for an act of service in the line of duty, demonstrating excellence and professionalism in service to the citizens of the state of Illinois.” “Now many others from the Edwardsville Fire ...

Madison County Record
Carruthers joins HeplerBroom in Edwardsville office
Madison County Record
He is licensed to practice law in Illinois, Missouri, and Florida. In addition to membership in the bar associations of those three states, Carruthers is a member of the Madison County Bar Association and the Alton Wood-River Bar Association. He is ...

Hockey game to help trooper's survivors
Alton Telegraph
EAST ALTON - Illinois and Missouri first responders are about to get into a "border war" to benefit a fallen comrade's family. More than two dozen area paramedics, firefighters and law enforcement officials will trade in their emergency vehicles for ...

More districts on financial watch
Alton Telegraph
The Illinois State Board of Education made an announcement Thursday that listed both the East Alton Elementary and Edwardsville school districts in "financial watch" for fiscal year 2013. This is the first year that East Alton has received this ...

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School Board candidates discuss issues at forum
Alton Telegraph
A group of Roxana School Board candidates' signs were highly visible Wednesday on Illinois Route 111 in Wood River. Signs for the upcoming election are popping up everywhere in the district following the Tuesday night School Board forum sponsored by ...

Business Recorder
Gulf Crudes Strengthen Against WTI as Imports to Region Decline
Bloomberg
Phillips 66 (PSX)'s Wood River, Illinois, refinery returned a 120,000-barrel-a-day crude unit to full rates, and plans to return a 150,000-barrel-a-day unit within a week, said a person familiar with the matter on Mar. 18. On the Gulf Coast, Valero ...
Gulf Coast Oils Surge as US Refinery Turnarounds Near EndBusinessweek

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Jack Schmitt Chevrolet to Sponsor Tribute Band Concert Series at the Wildey ...
PR.com (press release)
Woodriver, IL, March 20, 2013 --(PR.com)-- The lineup this year includes music spanning from the discography of the legendary rock band Led Zeppelin to the eclectic styling of Elton John to the progressive rock of Rush and everything in between. “We ...

Granite City arrest reports for the week of March 20
STLtoday.com
On March 9, a 22-year-old resident of the 2300 block of Salu Street, Alton, was arrested on the 2500 block of Madison Avenue on charges of possession of more than 10 grams and less than 30 grams of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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Madison County Record
Judge dismisses suits over new state retiree health insurance law
Madison County Record
In his seven-page order, Associate Judge Steven Nardulli sided with the state to reject the plaintiffs' argument that the law is unconstitutional because it violates the Illinois Constitution's Pension and Benefits Protection Clause. “Health insurance ...

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Gulf Coast Oils Surge as US Refinery Turnarounds Near End
Businessweek
In the Midwest, Husky Energy Inc.'s 160,000-barrel-a-day refinery in Lima, Ohio will return from a maintenance shut down next week, a spokesman said in an e-mail yesterday. Phillips 66 (PSX)'s Wood River, Illinois, refinery returned a 120,000-barrel-a ...

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