Godfrey NewsLocal news for Godfrey, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Schools begin moving in double-switch- June 29, 2008 A school building that sat empty for two years is coming alive this week with some new paint and ceiling tiles, and loads and loads of furniture, computers and other materials.http://www.topix.net/city/godfrey-il/2008/06/schools-begin-moving-in-double-switch?fromrss... Wake up and smell the coffee- June 27, 2008 Aromas from a new McDonald's McCafe are "incredible" to regional franchise owner Dick Bold.http://www.topix.net/city/godfrey-il/2008/06/wake-up-and-smell-the-coffee?fromrss=1 Site Fight Of The Week: Godfrey, IL- June 25, 2008 In Godfrey , a small town on the Illinois side of the St. Louis metro area, concerned residents are fighting hard to prevent Wal-Mart from building on two tributaries that eventually end up in the Mississippi ...http://www.topix.net/city/godfrey-il/2008/06/site-fight-of-the-week-godfrey-il?fromrss=1 Operation FALCON snares 16 in Alton- June 23, 2008 An intensive weeklong effort this month by federal, state and local law enforcement netted arrests of 218 fugitives wanted on felony warrants in 38 Illinois counties - with 16 arrested in Alton.http://www.topix.net/city/godfrey-il/2008/06/operation-falcon-snares-16-in-alton?fromrss=1 River crests at Alton- June 21, 2008 The bulging, muddy Mississippi River quietly crept up and crested Thursday, to officials' surprise and delight - three days earlier than predicted.http://www.topix.net/city/godfrey-il/2008/06/river-crests-at-alton?fromrss=1 Madison County creates Flood Protection District to fix levees- June 19, 2008 The Madison County Board on Wednesday passed a resolution creating a Flood Protection District.http://www.topix.net/city/godfrey-il/2008/06/madison-county-creates-flood-protection-distr... Company may bring more jobs to Godfrey- June 18, 2008 An international company planning to move to Godfrey could bring even more opportunity to the area than first expected.http://www.topix.net/city/godfrey-il/2008/06/company-may-bring-more-jobs-to-godfrey?fromrs... Jazz this week: Erin Bode, "Decades of Divas 2008," Two Times True, Return to Forever, and more- June 16, 2008 Time is short, and so the prose may be rather terse this week, as deadlines for actual paying work loom ominously.http://www.topix.net/city/godfrey-il/2008/06/jazz-this-week-erin-bode-decades-of-divas-200... Police blotter for June 10- June 14, 2008 Someone pried open wood covering a damaged door at the Armed Forces Museum and stole three military uniforms.http://www.topix.net/city/godfrey-il/2008/06/police-blotter-for-june-10?fromrss=1 TreeHouse hopes for new home- June 12, 2008 TreeHouse Wildlife Center, the only wildlife rehab organization in the Metro East, must move, but short funding may force the facility to close its doors permanently.http://www.topix.net/city/godfrey-il/2008/06/treehouse-hopes-for-new-home?fromrss=1 |