Wood River, IL

WR Legion debuts by sweeping Kimberly Astros
Idaho Mountain Express and Guide
Wood River American Legion baseball players made positive things happen Monday in their Area C “A” season-opening doubleheader against the visiting Kimberly Astros at Hailey's Founders Field. The Wranglers swept the Astros 11-6 and 10-0, giving ...

Sports summary
Idaho Mountain Express and Guide
Deadline for registration for Wood River Youth Football and Cheerleading is Sunday, June 30. The season begins with the first practice and equipment hand-out Monday, Aug. 5. It continues through Oct. 19. Practices at Hailey's Wood River Middle School ...

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Wood River Cup – Short Track Series Mountain Bike Races
Sun Valley Online.com
Wood River Cup – Short Track Series Mountain Bike Races. By Sun Valley Online Print Preview. Back to Calendar. When: June 12, 2013 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm. Repeats: Weekly on Wednesday until June 27, 2013. Add to Calendar Add to Google. Where:.

WRAP to host biathlon
Idaho Mountain Express and Guide
By :BRENNAN REGO. The Wood River Ability Program plans to add a special event to this year's Ride Sun Valley Bike Festival. The new addition will be a biathlon on July 1 for both runners and mountain bikers. The biathlon will be open to both able ...

Timmerman Junction site of another crash
Idaho Mountain Express and Guide
Miller said Nellie Olizieri was initially transported by ground ambulance to St. Luke's Wood River Medical Center and flown from there by emergency helicopter to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center. The other vehicle involved was a Mountain Rides ...

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Rescuers save 'speed flyer' who crashed on Lookout Mountain
KTVB
BLAINE COUNTY -- Jordan Niedrich is a 21-year-old speed flyer who crashed into the side of Lookout Mountain south of Bellevue Saturday night. Backcountry rescuers from throughout the Wood River Valley teamed up to get him off the mountain.

Sound Off June 11, 2013
Alton Telegraph
The city of Wood River needs to pass an ordinance saying that when it is time for spring and fall cleanup, you are prohibited from putting your trash on the curb more than three days before scheduled pick-up. I see crap piled all over in front of my ...

Police Reports for Tuesday
Alton Daily News
Checking local police reports provided this morning to Z-1570, Alton Police are investigating the reported stabbing of a man in the 300 block of Big Arch Road Monday afternoon. A female suspect, the man's wife, is in custody awaiting formal charges in ...

TitleMax Robbery Investigation Continues
Alton Daily News
Detectives from the East Alton Police Department are continuing to examine leads following an armed robbery on Saturday morning. Police say that two men entered the East Alton TitleMax loan office just after 10 a.m. and attacked a clerk with pepper ...
Robbers use pepper spray, take $1500Alton Telegraph

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Semi Truck Fire Shuts Down I-80 Eastbound Traffic
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A semi truck fire shut down part of I-80 Eastbound near Wood River Monday morning. The fire was reported just past 9 a.m. on I-80 between Wood River and Shelton. Firefighters from both towns were dispatched to the scene. Troopers said the driver was ...

Wood River to now supply most water
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
The Northeast Central County Public Water District will be able to purchase water from Wood River after the city council approved a resolution approving a intergovernmental agreement. This has been discussed for some time and it will terminate the ...

Wood River nursing home, doctor sued in woman's death
Alton Telegraph
EDWARDSVILLE - The estate of a former resident of VIP Manor in Wood River has filed suit against the nursing home, claiming failure to act on the part of its employees resulted in her death. Brenda Schneedle, administrator of the estate of the late ...

Disabled kids can join in the fun at new Edwardsville play area
Belleville News Democrat
Two weeks ago, the playground officially opened -- and on the first lovely sunny Friday afterward, with children freshly released from school for the summer, the Boundless Playground was full. "We love it, we are so excited," said Jan Baughman, of Wood ...

Wood River native next mayor of Omaha
Alton Telegraph
A Wood River native will make history Monday when she is the first woman sworn in as mayor of the largest city in Nebraska. "It's almost unbelievable," said Mildred "Janice" Wolf of Wood River, mother of Jean (Wolf) Stothert, 59, mayor-elect of Omaha.

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Sound Off June 9, 2013
Alton Telegraph
Congratulations to the four scholarship winners from BP Wood River Refinery. These young people are on the road to success. That was a classy photo - a very professional appearance from all of those young ladies. If you see a veteran eating in a ...

Alton Daily News
Aquatic Center Waiting For Warmer Weather
Alton Daily News
Temperatures have been unseasonably cool over the last couple of weeks, just as the Wood River Aquatic Center opened for the season. As a result, crowds have been a bit off, but temperatures are expected to warm this week to near 90 degrees. That has ...

Chicago Gas Prices Still Tops As Nation's Midwest Fuel Price Spike Is Expected ...
Huffington Post
"I don't have any specifics but it will probably be a few weeks (before the work at Wood River is finished), if it's anything like a normal refinery. So Chicago basis for at least the next three weeks will stay at a significant difference to other ...

Chicago Gas Prices Still Tops As Nation's Midwest Fuel Price Spike Is Expected ...
Huffington Post
"I don't have any specifics but it will probably be a few weeks (before the work at Wood River is finished), if it's anything like a normal refinery. So Chicago basis for at least the next three weeks will stay at a significant difference to other ...

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Boutique got start on social media site
Alton Telegraph
Savanna Whitehead, owner of the new Mommy's Boutique at 16 E. Ferguson Ave. in Wood River, holds a Fourth of July romper that is one of the specialty items the store will have for children. Mommy's Boutique. 16 E. Ferguson Ave., Wood River. (618) 606- ...

IN DEMAND Contractor stresses importance of integrity
Alton Telegraph
Since 2007, Demand Remodeling, with offices in Wood River and Maryland Heights, Mo., has provided complete siding, windows, roofing and home addition services to the counties of Madison, St. Clair, St. Louis and St. Charles. The company also provides ...