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2 days ago | 
thetelegraph.com | John Badman
Alton Park and Recreation Department employee Bob Watt started the process of turning on the Rotary Centennial Fountain on State House Circle in Alton on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Watt said the process of cleaning up the fountain, which collected trash over the winter, takes a few days to get ready, but it will be turned on soon. The city has several fountains to prepare each year.
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2 days ago | 
thetelegraph.com | John Badman
SOUTH ROXANA — Six fire departments battled a raging house fire Saturday but were unable to stop the fire from gutting the residence in the 400 block of Indiana Street in South Roxana. The call to South Roxana firefighters came in as a south working still alarm shortly before 2 p.m., which sent firefighters from South Roxana, Roxana, and Wood River to the scene.
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2 days ago | 
thetelegraph.com | John Badman
ALTON — Alton Police handled a standoff at an apartment complex in the 2400 block of Mills Avenue in Alton that lasted almost four hours on Saturday. According to Alton's Chief of Police Jarrett Ford, officers responded to the Mills Avenue apartment complex at about noon on Saturday after a report that a female had been battered by a male subject and she was now being held against her will.
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2 days ago | 
thetelegraph.com | John Badman
It's not Halloween but a man in his Chevrolet pickup truck, who was passing through a construction zone in Bethalto this week, made it look like it might be. On his hood were attached several scary figures giving off a definite Halloween vibe.
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3 days ago | 
thetelegraph.com | John Badman
ALTON — A 67-year-old man suffered burns to his hands and arms Thursday after a fire broke out in his mobile home in the 300 block of Gretel Court in Alton. Alton firefighters were called to the scene about 3:40 p.m. and found the man lying in the grass in front of the trailer — a fire extinguisher lay on the ground near him. Fire officials said the man had apparently tried to extinguish the fire himself.
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4 days ago | 
bnd.com | John Badman
May 9-ALTON - A 67-year-old man suffered burns to his hands and arms Thursday after a fire broke out in his mobile home in the 300 block of Gretel Court in Alton. Alton firefighters were called to the scene about 3:40 p.m. and found the man lying in the grass in front of the trailer - a fire extinguisher lay on the ground near him. Fire officials said the man had apparently tried to extinguish the fire himself.
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5 days ago | 
thetelegraph.com | John Badman
The Great Rivers hotel, 3559 College Avenue in Alton, sports a new color scheme on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. The look is changing from predominantly brown and tan colors to different shades of blue. The building is also making other renovations inside, and signage inside the hotel asks guests to excuse their dust during renovations.
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6 days ago | 
thetelegraph.com | John Badman
ALTON — People entering or leaving OSF Saint Antony's Health Center in Alton on Tuesday night may have been seeing red, but nobody was angry. The Alton hospital lit the sides of the main entrance in red lights Tuesday after dark in honor of National Nurses Week, which spans May 6-12. Article continues below this ad"Nurses are essential to the health of our families and communities, and this week, we honor the impact they make across every corner of Illinois and the nation," said Dr. W.
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6 days ago | 
thetelegraph.com | John Badman
ALTON — Godfrey's annual Big Truck Day was held Wednesday in Glazebrook Park, to the delight of children across the area. The children had an opportunity to see and climb into the cabs of several large vehicles and helicopters. It didn't take long for some kids to find the air-horns on some of the trucks. Article continues below this adThere were a variety of vehicles on display.
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1 week ago | 
thetelegraph.com | John Badman
GODFREY — Godfrey firefighters responded to the scene Tuesday after a motorist called 911, reporting a man was standing by his car that was on fire on the Great River Road. Upon their arrival, the vehicle was heavily engulfed in flames. Article continues below this adThe fire occurred about 10 a.m. Tuesday in the southbound lanes of the Great River Road, east of Clifton Terrace Road.
