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Five contested council races await Alton voters Dylan Suttles, dylan.suttles@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail ALTON — On April 6, voters will have five contested races for alderman positions. Incumbent Brian Campbell is running unopposed for 1st Ward Alderman. In the 6th Ward, incumbent Alderwoman Stephanie Elliott is running unopposed. Contested races include: 2nd Ward Incumbent Alderwoman Carolyn MacAfee is challenged by Steve Potter for 2nd Ward Alderman. MacAfee is a retired computer programmer from Owens Illinois Mold Shop who also served as a pricing clerk for Boeing and was the...

County board member Jim Dodd dies Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail Dodd ALTON – Madison County Board member and long-time Alton alderman Jim Dodd is being remembered as someone who served his constituents and spoke his mind. Dodd, 77, died Wednesday at Alton Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. He had been in poor health for several years, and had not attended any county board meetings since spring 2017. Dodd was first elected to the Madison County Board in 2012. Prior to that he had served as an Alton alderman for the 6th Ward from April 1981 to March 1...

3/8/2021 2:01:36 PM Eric Owens, at the age of 60, received eternal rest Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 1:38 p.m. at his home with his family by his side following a brief illness. Visitation will convene Friday, March 12, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. until time of private service at 11:00 a.m. at Open Door Fellowship Church. Interment will follow at Upper Alton Cemetery. Services entrusted to www.harrisonfuneralchapel.com

2/26/2021 1:26:52 PM George M. Lammers, 80, of Wilson, WY; formerly from Alton, IL, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 4:51 a.m. at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on December 25, 1940 in Alton, IL, the son of George Mitchell Sr. and Annamae (Horn) Lammers. On September 10 th, 1966 he married Joan Wilder Emery. She preceded him in death on December 2, 2020. George was a civil engineer, having graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern Illinois at Carbondale. He retired in 1988, after a 25-year career with the Illinois Department of T...

The human body is a vast mystery that continually surprises us despite all of our studies and research into it. Throughout history there have been those exceptional individuals that display highly unusual physical attributes that cause us to take pause and wonder at the mystery of our bodies, and one area where this literally stands out is in regards to our height. How tall would you say is freakishly tall? Perhaps an NBA player? Maybe 7 feet or so? What if I were tell you that this isn’t nearly the end of the human limit for height, and that there have been individuals who would dwarf even...