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CRIME & SAFETY
Alton woman injured in Friday crash
A wreck that closed a portion of Fosterburg Road Friday morning sent one woman to the hospital with undisclosed injuries and resulted in a number of tickets. The Macoupin County Sheriff’s Department says 49-year-old Robin Whitford of Alton was driving a 1998 Mitsubishi when she left the road at around 7:20am, driving through a ditch and crashing into a tree.
Large Landfill Blaze Tackled by 35,000 Gallons of Water
LITCHFIELD - The Litchfield Fire Department responded to a large fire at the Envotech Landfill on July 19, 2024, after being dispatched by Montgomery County 911 at 9:59 p.m. Upon arrival, the Litchfield Fire Department reported that an active pile of garbage, approximately 350 feet wide by 100 feet tall, was ablaze and required immediate action to extinguish.
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