Roxana NewsLocal news for Roxana, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.CooperCrane- June 29, 2008 The Cooper family of South Roxana announces the engagement and approaching marriage of Danielle Cooper of Wood River to James Crane of Wood River.http://www.topix.net/city/roxana-il/2008/06/cooper-crane?fromrss=1 Wood River takes aim at youth smoking- June 27, 2008 There are "no butts" about it - the city plans to stop youths from smoking in public places.http://www.topix.net/city/roxana-il/2008/06/wood-river-takes-aim-at-youth-smoking?fromrss=... Truancy program gets good grades in first test- June 25, 2008 One committee's vision of a successful truancy program came to fruition this year in three area school districts.http://www.topix.net/city/roxana-il/2008/06/truancy-program-gets-good-grades-in-first-test... Festival features free fun for Hartford residents- June 23, 2008 Beautiful skies and warm temperatures provided the perfect setting for Hartford's first annual "Party in the Park" Saturday at the city park on Delmar Avenue.http://www.topix.net/city/roxana-il/2008/06/festival-features-free-fun-for-hartford-reside... Police blotter for June 20- June 21, 2008 Three people are facing Class X felonies for allegedly selling more than a gram of cocaine to a confidential informant within 1,000 feet of Roxana High School.http://www.topix.net/city/roxana-il/2008/06/police-blotter-for-june-20?fromrss=1 Cottage Hills business refuses to be fenced in- June 18, 2008 Superior Fence and Ornamental Iron Inc. stands out from neighboring businesses by being the only company that features a giant metal praying mantis at the front door waving to passers-by. "We specialize in ...http://www.topix.net/city/roxana-il/2008/06/cottage-hills-business-refuses-to-be-fenced-in... No Drilling. No New Refineries. Get a Horse- June 15, 2008 I keep wondering how long it will take Americans to connect the dots and figure out why the most powerful economy the world has ever seen cannot manage to drill for oil in its own backyard and then get it ...http://www.topix.net/city/roxana-il/2008/06/no-drilling-no-new-refineries-get-a-horse?from... EPA Upholds Challenge to Permit for Refinery Expansion- June 13, 2008 The Environmental Appeals Board of the US Environmental Protection Agency upheld a challenge to an air permit required by ConocoPhillips for an expansion of its Wood River Refinery in Roxana, IL.http://www.topix.net/city/roxana-il/2008/06/epa-upholds-challenge-to-permit-for-refinery-e... ConocoPhillips' expansion in limbo after challenge to permit upheld- June 11, 2008 By SANFORD J. SCHMIDT The Telegraph Environmentalists are celebrating what they said Friday was a big victory after a U.S. EPA decision to send ConocoPhillips' plans for a multi-billion-dollar expansion of its ...http://www.topix.net/city/roxana-il/2008/06/conocophillips-expansion-in-limbo-after-challe... Police blotter for June 6- June 9, 2008 Abraham R. Gipson, 46, of the 1000 block of Brown Street, Alton, was charged Friday with unlawful possession of a controlled substance.http://www.topix.net/city/roxana-il/2008/06/police-blotter-for-june-6?fromrss=1 |