Bunker Hill NewsLocal news for Bunker Hill, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Service commemorates Bunker Hill tornado- March 24, 2008 "Bunker Hill was visually a far different place then" BY DANETTE M. WATT For The Telegraph About 200 people assembled in the chilly pre-dawn Sunday to commemorate a community of people who faced their losses with faith and determination and to recreate the "Easter ... via Alton Telegraphhttp://www.topix.net/city/bunker-hill-il/2008/03/service-commemorates-bunker-hill-tornado?... 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/bunker-hill-il/2008/03/sixty-years-later?fromrss=1 March of destruction- March 19, 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/bunker-hill-il/2008/03/march-of-destruction?fromrss=1 Wood River businesses fail alcohol sales check- March 5, 2008 "Are (the businesses) that desperate for money If they're not sure about the person's age, then they shouldn't sell them any alcohol." Five businesses allegedly failed alcohol compliance checks recently -- including three that have a history of selling to minors. via Alton Telegraphhttp://www.topix.net/city/bunker-hill-il/2008/03/wood-river-businesses-fail-alcohol-sales-... |