Bethalto, IL

Belleville News Democrat
ESL native selected for NBC internship during Winter Olympics
Belleville News Democrat
Emily Pritchett, second from left, was presented her 2013 Illinois Retired Teachers Association Foundation (Area 6) scholarship check at the local St. Clair County Retired Teachers Association meeting on June 5. ... The awards will benefit 740 students ...

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Portion of Illinois 255 cracked up
Alton Telegraph
"From the Bethalto exit and coming back onto 255 towards Godfrey, this is the worst side," Illinois Patriot Guard motorcycle rider and River Bend resident Fred Smith said. "The black tar sticks up, causes the motorcycle to jump across the road. It's ...

What did it sell for? Illinois for the week of June 19, 2013
SuburbanJournals
710 FRANKLIN ST $123,000. BETHALTO. 144 PATRIOTS DR $147,000. 213 ASHBROOK ST $122,900. 26 PARKSIDE DR $142,000. 272 GABRIELLE CIR $269,500. 507 VERMONT ST $69,900. 534 ARIZONA $134,900. 610 MONTANA ST $121,500.

Sound Off June 18, 2013
Alton Telegraph
To the man who pulled over on Illinois Route 143 just before the overpass in Wood River and picked up a turtle and moved him to the side of the road, saving his life: I thought that was a classy move. I wish more people were like you. We have an issue ...

Park to be renamed for former Bethalto mayor
Alton Telegraph
Bryant also was driven to bring Bethalto's youth a top-notch sports facility with the conversion of 40-plus acres of vacant farm land into the Bethalto Sports Complex, rated one of the top complexes in the state of Illinois. “I think government should ...

Glider pilot had luck on his side
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
After his discharge, Leece returned to school and took a teaching job in Bethalto. He also taught in Collinsville, served as a principal in Hartford and wound up spending 29 years working for the Illinois State Board of Education. His golden years have ...

Sound Off June 15, 2013
Alton Telegraph
Would someone in Bethalto please mow the strip of land next to the Walgreens? I can't even see to get out of their parking lot. Stan Musial may have been in the Navy, but he didn't lose any time from his baseball career. On the other hand, Ted Williams ...

Battle of Goshen goes to E'ville Post 199
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
Post 199 is back in action at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Hoppe Park, hosting Troy while Post 435 takes the day off before hosting Bethalto at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. NOTES — Curtis, Graham, Heckler and Zack Sparks of Post 199 and Ryan Keck of Post 435 will ...

Can Gut Check Stomach T Mo's Taco-Eating Contest?
Riverfront Times
Gut Check knew we was in for a fight as soon as we arrived at the T Mo's Tacos fried-taco-eating competition on June 1 at the Bethalto (Illinois) Jaycees Country Fair. The other competitors — mere amateurs, we'd told ourselves, who couldn't possibly ...

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Look Who's Taco! Can Gut Check stomach T Mo's taco-eating contest?
Riverfront Times
Gut Check knew we was in for a fight as soon as we arrived at the T Mo's Tacos fried-taco-eating competition on June 1 at the Bethalto (Illinois) Jaycees Country Fair. The other competitors — mere amateurs, we'd told ourselves, who couldn't possibly ...

Best bets: Find something fun to do this weekend
Belleville News Democrat
... and 901 Illinois Ave. in Waterloo; Creekside Gardens, 721 Johnson Hill Road, Collinsville; The Bank of Edwardsville in Alton, Edwardsville, Highland, Maryville Road and Granite City; First National Bank in Holiday Shores, Hamel, Bethalto and Staunton.

Moro Township shortfall in six figures
Alton Telegraph
The township had an account with the First National Bank of Bethalto, and the money had been withdrawn from that institution. The case may be under investigation by the FBI, but other sources said the Illinois State Police are investigating. The ...

Neighbors will highlight 2013 Garden Tour
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
Sponsored by the Madison County Extension Education Foundation with the support of volunteer University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners, the 2013 Garden Tour takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine, on June 15 in homeowners' gardens ...

Look Who's Taco! Can Gut Check stomach T Mo's taco-eating contest?
Riverfront Times
Gut Check knew we was in for a fight as soon as we arrived at the T Mo's Tacos fried-taco-eating competition on June 1 at the Bethalto (Illinois) Jaycees Country Fair. The other competitors — mere amateurs, we'd told ourselves, who couldn't possibly ...

Three charged in beating, robbery of stranded motorist
Belleville News Democrat
After an investigation, Richard Burch, 18, of East Alton; Reese Meier, 18 of Bethalto, and Kenneth Rice Jr., 19, whose last know address was in Cottage Hills, were charged with robbery, according to Madison County Sheriff's Department Captain T. Mike ...
Madison County Teens Knock Man Unconscious After His Car Ran Out Of Gas ...Riverfront Times (blog)

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Ronald “David” Allen
Paducah Sun
GILBERTSVILLE — Ronald “David” Allen, 80, died of a broken heart on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at Alton Memorial Hospital in Alton, Illinois. ... He is survived by one daughter, Sherrye Bond of Bethalto, Ill.; two grandchildren, Stephanye and Michael ...

Madison County Teens Knock Man Unconscious After His Car Ran Out Of Gas ...
Riverfront Times (blog)
The Madison County Sheriff's Office says that this past Saturday at around 9 p.m. his car ran out of fuel on Clover Street in Moro, Illinois. He then walked home to get gas, and when he returned, three male teenagers allegedly approached him from a ...
Three charged in beating, robbery of stranded motoristBelleville News Democrat

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Football all-star game set for June 15 at SHG
The State Journal-Register
Ninety-one of the top high school senior football players from The State Journal-Register area and several Metro-East schools will be at Sacred Heart-Griffin on June 15 to play in the 25th annual West Central Illinois All-Star Football Game. Kickoff ...

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BC-IL--Spotlight-Classroom Volunteer, 1st Ld-Writethru,477 SPOTLIGHT ...
Chicago Daily Herald
Independent, Miller drives from her home in Bethalto to Lovejoy, 1043 Tremont St. in Alton, five days a week during the school year. As a foster grandparent through Senior Services Plus, Miller logs five hours a day at the school, reading to the ...

SPOTLIGHT: Volunteer, 96, wraps up another year
Westport-News
Independent, Miller drives from her home in Bethalto to Lovejoy, 1043 Tremont St. in Alton, five days a week during the school year. As a foster grandparent through Senior Services Plus, Miller logs five hours a day at the school, reading to the ...

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