Contributed article by Mark Dragovich. The Macoupin County Board unanimously adopted their Fiscal Year 2019 budget at the August Board meeting. The approved balanced budget projects to once again end the year with a surplus while not increasing taxes or debt. The $21.3 million budget, with General Fund expenditures set at $7.9 million, is a […]
Gillespie may consider legal action to abate cockroach infestation at rental home
The City of Gillespie is considering taking legal steps to abate an infestation of cockroaches at a rental home in the 300 block of East Oak Street after Katina Weller, a neighbor to the residence, appeared at Monday night’s meeting of the council to report that the landlord has taken only minimal, ineffective steps to […]
Macoupin County suing manufacturers, distributors of opioids
Macoupin County is among the latest among hundreds of government entities to file suit against the manufacturers and distributors of opioid pain killers in response to the ongoing opioid crisis nationwide. The suit, which some say is similar to suits brought against the tobacco industry in the 1990s, was filed last week in Macoupin County […]
Rep. Bourne Receives Chamber of Commerce’s Champion of Free Enterprise award
Contributed article by a member of the Illinois House Republicans. The Illinois Chamber of Commerce (ICC) recognized State Representative Avery Bourne (R-Raymond) for her commitment to job creation and growth in Illinois. This is Bourne’s second time receiving the Champion of Free Enterprise Award. In 2016, she was given the award and, additionally, was recognized […]
Wilsonville board approves Liberty Street Lift Station payment
Meeting on Tuesday night because of the Monday holiday, members of the Wilsonville Board of Trustees voted unanimously to make a payment of $54,138.60 to Haier Plumbing and Heating, Okawville, for work done so far on improvements to the Liberty Street Lift Station. The payment represents about one half of the total projected contract cost […]
Tempers flare at Benld City Council meeting
Tax referendum eyed to salvage Police Department Benld Ald. Peyton Bernot proposed a referendum to increase property taxes as a means to keep the Benld Police Department in place Monday night during the council’s regular meeting, and tempers flared as Mayor Jim Kelly broke a tie vote to pave parking lanes along Central Avenue at […]
Gillespie Council seats new member, pledges action on cockroach issue
Members of the Gillespie City Council voted unanimously Monday night to seat Dona Rauzi as Ward 1 alderwoman, replacing former Ald. Jim Alderson who resigned from the council last month. The council also took action to resolve the long-standing controversy over the sale of a city-owned lot in the 200 block of South Macoupin Street, […]
Bourne’s youth hunting and trapping license signed into law
Contributed article by the Illinois House Republicans. House Bill 4783, which merges two youth Department of Natural Resources issued licenses, was recently signed into law by Governor Bruce Rauner. The new law, sponsored by Representative Avery Bourne (R-Raymond), combines the previously separate youth hunting and trapping licenses. This bill was an initiative of the DNR […]
Street development controversy takes center stage at Wilsonville Board meeting
Members of the Wilsonville Village Board of Trustees on Monday night formally approved a $28,000 Motor Fuel Tax appropriation and authorized the purchase of a computer for the Police Department, but it was a sometimes heated discussion of a two-year-old street development controversy that took center stage. Trustees agreed to reconsider the issue after resident […]
Benld residents air opinions about proposal to dissolve police department
Benld Mayor Jim Kelly assured residents Monday night that a proposal to dissolve the Benld Police Department and contract with the City of Gillespie for local police protection is “not a done deal” and will not happen immediately even if the Benld City Council moves forward with the measure. Upward of 80 people attended the […]
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