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1 week ago | 
thetelegraph.com | John Badman
A man takes a break from mowing very tall grass at the corner of E. 7th Street and Central Avenue in Alton on Thursday, May 22, 2025. The man was most likely not stopping to observe No Mow May, a movement started in the United Kingdom. The effort to help bees has been in the news for gaining popularity in the United States recently. The idea is not to mow your grass in May to help flowers bloom. This allows bees more places to do the important work of pollination.
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1 week ago | 
thetelegraph.com | John Badman
A half dozen trucks belonging to AT&T linemen were lined up on the parking lot of Fast Eddie's BonAir in Alton on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The workers had stopped to have a burger or a kabob for lunch at the popular eatery.
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1 week ago | 
thetelegraph.com | John Badman
ALTON — The 158th Annual Alton Memorial Day Parade started promptly at 10 a.m. Monday, and once again, thousands of people lined the route through Upper Alton to watch. The parade had a few new things this year and plenty of time-honored favorites. Article continues below this adNew this year was the float from the Riverbend Christian Leadership Academy, formerly known as the Mississippi Valley Christian School.
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1 week ago | 
thetelegraph.com | John Badman
A worker from Midwest Tuck Pointing Pros was not just getting a leg up but four of them as his co-worker's legs dangled above him while they worked to tuck point 417 East Broadway in Alton on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The building, now empty, was once the location of Karen's Crafts and was built in 1928. No plans for future use have been announced.
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1 week ago | 
thetelegraph.com | John Badman
Two workers from Arete General Construction Group were re-bricking near the roof on the front of an old brick building in the 400 block of East Broadway in Alton on Thursday. The property, owned by Waterfront Properties, LLC, is being completely renovated. The building has been reinforced with steel, windows and doors removed, and loose bricks are being mortared back into place.
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1 week ago | 
thetelegraph.com | John Badman
Workers from JF Electric had a monumental task before them as they worked to replace a utility pole at the corner of E. 4th and Monument streets in Alton, near the Lovejoy Monument, on Thursday, May 15, 2025. The work is part of a large project to replace an estimated 200 utility poles as part of providing high-speed internet access to the new Wedge Innovation Center in Alton.
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1 week ago | 
bnd.com | John Badman
May 26-ALTON - The 158th Annual Alton Memorial Day Parade started promptly at 10 a.m. Monday, and once again, thousands of people lined the route through Upper Alton to watch. The parade had a few new things this year and plenty of time-honored favorites. New this year was the float from the Riverbend Christian Leadership Academy, formerly known as the Mississippi Valley Christian School.
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1 week ago | 
thetelegraph.com | John Badman
Work progresses to transform the old Office Depot building in the Alton Corners shopping center into a Savors thrift store on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, as employees of Dale Sign Service in St. Louis were put up large lighted signs reading "Donation Center" and a lighted arrow directing people to the rear of the building. Contractors have been working inside and out of the building, which is getting a fresh paint job. Savors currently has three other locations in the St. Louis region.
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2 weeks ago | 
thetelegraph.com | John Badman
ALTON — Three pit bull mix dogs were rescued from a house in the 700 block of Fairview Avenue in Alton on Wednesday. Neighbors reported hearing the animals in distress, and Alton Animal Control officers responded to the rental house, which did not have electricity. Article continues below this adTwo pit bull mix dogs, both suffering from a lack of nutrition and dehydration, were removed from the property. The animals were in poor condition.
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2 weeks ago | 
thetelegraph.com | John Badman
ALTON — There's a new soldier standing watch on the grounds of the old Western Military Academy in Alton. The statue of a WW II GI, saluting, has been installed near the other memorials to the former military academy, which is now occupied by Mississippi Valley Christian School on Seminary Street in Alton. The marching and the echoes of cadets doing drills are long gone, but the campus still holds a place in the hearts of its alumni.
