Originally, the village of Wyoming was known as Brand's Iron Works, because the main local industry was Samuel Brand's iron foundry. That name dates back to 1757, according to some accounts, or at ...

From a highly contested mayoral race in Alton to multiple school district races, Madison County voters will have a large number of choices for the April 1 Consolidated Election ballot. What follows is ...

"A few months ago its name was published as Alton. What name is to come up at the end of the next quarter, we wonder." As it turned out, residents couldn't seem to agree on whether their village ...