Law enforcement officials in Greene County found more than they expected Friday while serving arrest warrants for residents who had failed to appear in court or pay fines.

Those trying to establish a commission to help veterans are asking the court to intervene and force the Greene County into action.

Spaghetti dinner: 6:15 p.m. Jan. 9, Living Hope Church, 2130 Pfeiffer Road, Frankfort.

Carla Horn, a second-grade teacher at White Hall Elementary School, set out to teach her students about economics and ended up heading a food drive that brought in more than 3,000 items.

A Roodhouse man leapt to action when his grandmother and aunt became submerged in floodwaters from Apple Creek.

A two-vehicle accident south of Carrollton late Sunday afternoon on U.S. 67 remains under investigation.

The engagement and approaching marriage of Sami Witt and Jared Dixon have been announced by her parents, Rick and Brenda Witt of Roodhouse.

The Greene County Board Finance Committee met Monday night to review the 2010 budget for the last time prior to tonight's board meeting.

A 28-year-old Roodhouse man injured in a one-car crash last weekend remained hospitalized in critical condition Tuesday.

White Hall Police Chief Rob McMillen says he will be a candidate for Greene County sheriff in the February Democratic primary, adding to what is likely to be a crowded field.

Painting has always been a love of Carlinville artist Denise Hoff, but after marriage and children, it became a rare pleasure until 1998.

Illinois State Police have declined to launch a formal investigation of a Kane police officer who residents had accused of threatening to "shoot up Village Hall." State Police officials said the allegations against Delbert Gilliam, the part-time police officer for the Greene County village, appear to be without merit.

When Marines are called, they respond. In the case of former Marine Rob Cleeton, the same principle applied to his personal life.

The Helping Hands organization has been busy all summer feeding more than 100 North Greene area children lunch Monday through Friday.

Daren M. Gleason, 20, of the 3300 block of Myrtle Street, Alton, was charged Tuesday with home invasion.