3+ week, 5+ day ago   (321+ words) Alton Telegraph Here are the top headlines from the Aug 18 editions of The Telegraph over the years: 20 years ago Aug 18, 2006 A representative of the Machinists Union said more than 200 machinists and staff at the Owens-Illinois plant in Godfrey whose jobs…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (207+ words) East Alton-Wood River High School students crowd into the snack shop cafeteria during lunch hour on Aug. 28, 2001. Students eat lunch in the full snack shop, the regular cafeteria and adjacent hallways because the school had imposed a closed campus for…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (192+ words) “President Abraham Lincoln” waits moments before he delivers the “Gettysburg Address” during the Jersey County Victorian Festival at Hazel Dell Farm near Jerseyville on Sept. 2, 2001. President Lincoln was portrayed by Max Daniels of Wheaton. Here are the top headlines from…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (182+ words) Curtis Bruhn of Mount Olive listens cautiously during a meeting of laid-off Laclede Steel employees at the Alton Holiday Inn on Aug. 28, 2001. The Madison County Rapid Response Unit of the Employment and Training Department sponsored the meeting. Here are the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (226+ words) 5-foot-5-inch, 150-pound speedster, also carried six times for 55 yards for the Redbirds. Quincy also hurt...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (134+ words) Godfrey native Craig Hentrich had emerged as a key player for the NFL’s Tennessee Titans in 2001. He handled their punting chores. Here are the top headlines from the Aug. 19 editions of The Telegraph over the years: The Telegraph did not…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (168+ words) The Alton Belle Riverboat Casino arrives at its home port on the morning of Aug. 19, 1991, after weeks of being outfitted at Mike’s Inc. shipyard in Wood River. Here are the top headlines from the Aug. 20 editions of The Telegraph over…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (340+ words) Alton Telegraph Here are the top headlines from the Aug 25 editions of The Telegraph over the years: 20 years ago Aug 25, 2006 Bethalto Police Chief Alan Winslow complained that a special prosecutor had ignored much of the evidence against two former officials…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (189+ words) Linda Douglas of Edwardsville, a volunteer for Noah’s Wish, packs rescue supplies for animals into well-organized plastic bins at the local chapter of Niagara Street in East Alton on Aug. 27, 2006. The California-based animal rescue operation was preparing to send needed…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (131+ words) Mrs. Foster’s body carried from home in the 2300 block of Salu Street in Alton on Aug. 22, 1976. Here are the top headlines from the Aug. 24 editions of The Telegraph over the years: The Telegraph did not publish that day, a Saturday....