Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Josephine Serene, a 1939 Jefferson High School graduate, poses on the edge of a fish pond created by her father, Angelo Serene, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Jefferson High School neighbor sits by the fountain donated by the class of 1932, the first to graduate from the school opened ...

ALTON – An Alton women is looking for help to recover a community fountain. Laura Wallendorf, of Alton, has a little garden area at the merger of Belle and State streets across from the Gent Funeral ...

One of the most satisfying things about writing this column is finding a long-lost puzzle piece that helps complete our understanding of some aspect of local history. A recent column was about the ...