Edwardsville Newspaper
Electoral Candidate: Douglas Dial
Douglas Dial
Senior Center marks 15 years
Back in 1998, 23 senior citizens met at the Glen Carbon American Legion to determine whether there was interest in forming a senior citizens group and building a senior center. On March 26, the Glen C
Candidates field questions from audience
Editor's note: This is the second in a four-part series covering the League of Women Voters Edwardsville District 7 Board of Education candidate forum. Part three will appear in Tuesdays Intelligencer
Experts offer tips on identity protection
Identity theft can ruin your credit history as well as your peace of mind. To that end, the Madison County Sheriff’s Department and the Illinois Attorney General’s Office have issued tips to guard ag
Buying from friends is a great way to shop
Some of my favorite everyday products have been purchased from some of my favorite everyday people. Regardless of whether you are on the purchasing or selling end of a direct sale, both parties are u
Chamber, SIUE team up for e-cycling event
CJD E-Cycling is teaming up with the Edwardsville Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce and SIUE to host a community eWaste drive that is being coordinated with the City of Edwardsville large-item pick-up d
Press Release: Madison County Sheriff's Office
The following individual was charged yesterday in Madison County Circuit Court with felony charges of AGGRAVATED DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE WHILE LICENSE REVOKED/SUSPENDED and UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF
Texas Roadhouse eyes site in village
Area steak lovers will likely see another option added to the restaurant landscape with a proposal to build a Texas Roadhouse franchise at Edwardsville Crossing now under review by Glen Carbon officia
Board hopefuls meet the voters
Editor's note: This is the first in a four-part series covering the League of Women Voters Edwardsville District 7 Board of Education candidate forum.
Man faces domestic battery charge
A Glen Carbon man is facing multiple felony charges after an alleged altercation with his girlfriend.
Athletes, artists recognized
It was a night filled with celebrations of the success of the Edwardsville High School athletic and performing arts programs during the Edwardsville District 7 Board of Education meeting Monday night,
County awards road project
Keller Construction Co., Inc. of Glen Carbon will be doing the construction work this spring on the project to widen New Poag Road in Edwardsville.
Optimus pulls back proposal
Optimus, the potential developer of a student housing complex near the corner of Route 157 and Meridian Road in Glen Carbon, is going back to the drawing board – literally.
Family bouncing back from fire
Anne Herrin lost her home Thursday in an early morning fire in Troy. By the next morning, she had decided to rebuild on the same spot.
Airman responds to students' letters
When Liberty Middle School sixth grade teacher Sue Bogner had her language arts students write letters to soldiers serving in Afghanistan and Iraq as part of the students’ curriculum on letter writing
Police confiscate weapons in standoff
Police confiscated a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun, a shotgun, and several rounds of ammunition from a duplex in Troy where last week a suicidal man held police at bay for more than 12 hours.
Incumbents question union endorsements
After the Edwardsville Education Association announced last week that it would be supporting School Board Candidates Lelan Olsen and Jeff Miller and not the incumbents for the upcoming election, incum
Happy Feet lets kids get their kicks
The next Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo could very well come from the Edwardsville area. Odds are he won’t. But it’s always a possibility. And everyone has to start somewhere.
System will offer 10 million items
On April 9, SHARE will go live with a new automation system known as Polaris, giving Edwardsville Public Library patrons access to a much larger catalog of items then ever before.
Spring snow blankets area
Area residents found it as difficult to get to their cars Monday morning as they did cleaning them off after what seemed like an all-day snow shower dumped 12 inches of flakes on the area.