Gillespie NewsLocal news for Gillespie, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Sixty years later- March 22, 2008 "I will be preaching on top of the bulldozer this Sunday" A service scheduled for Easter Sunday will be the first to commemorate the deadly tornado of 1948 since the storm nearly wiped Bunker Hill off the map. via Alton Telegraphhttp://www.topix.net/city/gillespie-il/2008/03/sixty-years-later?fromrss=1 March of destruction- March 20, 2008 "There was a Baptist minister there who refused to accept treatment for his injuries until we got her out." By SANFORD J. SCHMIDT The Telegraph Sixty years ago today, a tornado ripped through Southwestern Illinois, blowing away everything from report cards to horses and changing the lives of Telegraph area residents ... via Alton Telegraphhttp://www.topix.net/city/gillespie-il/2008/03/march-of-destruction?fromrss=1 County takes steps to tighten finances- March 12, 2008 "We've reduced the force by seven members since I've taken office" With the passing of several resolutions Tuesday, the Macoupin County Board officially got the ball rolling on Chairman Andy Manar's financial blueprint for the county. via Alton Telegraphhttp://www.topix.net/city/gillespie-il/2008/03/county-takes-steps-to-tighten-finances?from... |