A new water storage tower to replace an aging 50,000-gallon tower adjacent to the village hall may be in Wilsonville’s future as a result of action taken during Monday night’s regular monthly meeting of the Village Board of Trustees. Board members voted unanimously to authorize Village President Jeff Rhodes to investigate the availability of grant […]
School board recognizes Manar, accepts Bernot resignation
In addition to hearing a detailed review of the most recent school “report cards” issued by the State Board of Education, members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night recognized State Sen. Andy Manar for his support of public education and accepted the resignation of long-serving board member Peyton […]
School report cards show CUSD 7 performing at highest level in years
Community Unit School District 7 Superintendent Joe Tieman told members of the Board of Education Monday night that school “report cards” recently released by the state show local students exceeding state levels in four of five categories that students were tested on last year. “There’s no doubt in my mind that our staff and students […]
Benld Council votes to seek tax increase for underfunded Police Department
Benld voters will have an opportunity to tell the city council whether or not they favor increasing the property tax rate to shore up the city’s financially troubled police department. Members of the City Council voted unanimously Monday night to place a referendum on the April consolidated election ballot asking to increase in the Police […]
Council revisits stop sign issue, accepts favorable annual audit
Over the objections of a local resident, members of the Gillespie City Council on Tuesday night stuck with its earlier action to install four-way stop signs at the intersection of Park and Clay streets. The regular meeting was held Tuesday because of the Veterans Day holiday on Monday. In other action, the council also accepted […]
Wilsonville Board of Trustees changes meeting dates for 2019
Starting in January, the Wilsonville Board of Trustees will meet on the third Tuesday of each month instead of the first Monday as a result of action taken by the board during its regular November meeting Monday night. Additionally, the board voted to hold its all-committee meeting every other month on the first Monday of […]
Macoupin tends toward GOP in General Election: Manar, Bourne win re-election, while county voters back Rauner for Governor
Once a reliable stronghold for Democrats, Macoupin County leaned to the right in Tuesday’s general election. Just under 57 percent of the county’s 32,151 registered voters cast ballots, including many who took advantage of early voting and vote-by-mail opportunities. That’s nearly identical to voter turnout in 2014, the last midterm election when Macoupin voters favored […]
School Board accepts positive financial report, bans two citizens from attending school events
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night accepted an audit report showing the district to be in the best financial condition it has enjoyed in several years and took the unusual step of temporarily banning two local citizens from attending school-sponsored events. “It was a very good year […]
Benld to explore alternative sources of water
Benld city aldermen voted unanimously Monday night to enter into a $30,000 contract with Henry, Meisenheimer and Gende (HMG) Consulting Engineers, Carlyle, to conduct a feasibility student to identify an alternative source of drinking water for city residents. Justin VanderHaar, an engineer with HMG, told the council his firm will explore four different options with […]
Council declares cockroach infested rental home a public nuisance
A Gillespie rental home located in the 300 block of East Oak Street that has been the focus of repeated complaints about an extensive cockroach infestation is being declared a public nuisance—a move that will give the City of Gillespie to pursue remediation of the ongoing problem. Meeting on Wednesday night because of the Columbus […]
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