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Labor Day Parades, Picnics Coming Up In Wood River, Granite City
WOOD RIVER/GRANITE CITY - B. Dean Webb, President of the Greater Madison County Federation of Labor AFL-CIO (GMCFL), is pleased to announce the upcoming Labor Day Celebrations. This year’s theme is “It’s Better In A Union.”. Union members and their families are invited to enjoy a morning...
Madison County Transit to start $1 ride-sharing program in Collinsville next week
Madison County Transit will start a pilot program on Monday — similar to ride-hailing services like Lyft and Uber — for $1 to most of Collinsville. SJ Morrison, managing director of Madison County Transit, said the pandemic and the proliferation of ride-sharing applications have changed the way the county’s residents move around the region.
West Nile detected in Madison and Macoupin counties
Local health departments are urging people to "Fight the Bite" and protect themselves from mosquitos this summer. A mosquito batch in Madison County recently tested positive for West Nile Virus. A dead bird in Gillespie in Macoupin County also tested positive. The virus can be serious for some, so Madison...
Dorman Persists in Battle with County — Updated
Editor’s Note: A sidebar titled “Closed Meetings Are Subject of Concern” may be found directly after this story. Relentless in their ongoing legal battle with Madison County, Rob Dorman of Maryville and Doug Hulme of Edwardsville have filed for reconsideration of a pair of cases where judges have ruled against them over the past three months. One of those reconsideration requests is set to be heard this week.
Man guilty in sexual assault case
A Collinsville man has been found guilty in a case involving the sexual assault of a child. 48-year-old Markki L. Edmonson faced a bench trial in Madison County and was found guilty Wednesday of four counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and one count of criminal sexual assault.
Collinsville Man Convicted of Child Sexual Assault
EDWARDSVILLE — A Collinsville man has been found guilty of multiple counts of sexual assault involving a child, Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced Wednesday. Markki L. Edmonson, 48, was convicted on four counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, an enhanced class X felony,...
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