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Godfrey burning extended to June 22 following storms
Under normal circumstances, the last day to burn yard waste in the Village of Godfrey would be today (Wednesday). But with the severe weather that pounded portions of western Madison County last weekend, that has been extended through Saturday, June 22. Godfrey Mayor Mike McCormick has declared a temporary emergency...
5 confirmed tornadoes touch down in First Alert 4 viewing area Sunday
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Five tornadoes touched down in the First Alert 4 viewing area Sunday, the National Weather Service says. An EF-2 tornado struck near Xenia in Clay County, Illinois. Four E-F1 tornadoes also hit:. New Baden in Clinton County, Illinois. Forbes Lake in Marion County,...
Pritzker rebukes counties’ calls for secession: ‘We are one Illinois’
PONTOON BEACH, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said he wanted “to remind everyone…that we are one Illinois” while celebrating the opening of a new government facility in a county that will ask voters this November if it should secede and form part of a new state. Madison County voters will be asked if […]
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