DALLAS – The Dallas County Commission made a last-minute agenda change concerning a controversial appointment to the Homeland Security Advisory Council. John Wiley Price nominated a man named Aaron McCarthy, also known as Aaron Michaels, to the council. However the vote to approve the appointee has been postponed. The nomination infuriated civil rights groups – [...]

EDWARDVILLE — Madison County’s board chairman will run for another term, he announced Thursday. Alan Dunstan has served as a board member since 1980 and was elected chairman in 2002. If his bid is successful, it will be his third term as chairman. Dunstan said he believes Madison County to be the “best, most efficiently [...]

The Madison County Board on Wednesday evening approved Chairman Alan Dunstan’s appointment of two members to vacancies on the board. For District 2 in the Troy area, Roger Alons, of Troy, replaces Dr. Christopher Wangard, who recently stepped down to focus on his medical practice. Because Wangard is a Republican, his replacement also had to [...]