The Benld Library will host a Mario Yoshi Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 10 on the library parking lot. Hundreds of plastic candy-filled...
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night to amend the 2022-23 budget, adjusting the budget for the Transportation...
Charlotte, NC – Heartland’s Sam Antonacci has been named the 2023 NJCAA Division II Baseball Player of the Year after a stellar sophomore season. Antonacci is the...
Editor’s note: Only Macoupin County students are listed. The full list can be found on LLCC’s website. SPRINGFIELD — Lincoln Land Community College has announced its part-time...
Cases filed during June 18-24, 2023. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. FELONIES Brock Bultema, 35 of Hillsboro, is...
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Illinois – The United States Air Force invites the American public to join on June 27 to observe flyovers of our air refuelers...
A former Mt. Olive woman was sentenced to 20 years on Monday for possessing fentanyl with the intent to deliver in Macoupin County, according to Macoupin...
Gillespie Community will host a Community Blood Drive with ImpactLife, the provider of blood components for local hospitals. The blood drive will be from 1:00 pm...
Cases filed during June 11-17, 2023. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. FELONIES Tonya Dickerson, 54 of Sorento, is...
Members of the Benld City Council on Monday night approved an appropriation ordinance of nearly $2.4 million to govern spending for the fiscal year that began...
The Village of Wilsonville announced their plans for the Fourth of July holiday that will conclude with their famous fireworks display at dusk. All plans will...
The City of Gillespie will be accepting bids for surplus property until 2 p.m. on Friday, July 7, 2023, at the City Clerk’s office. The bids...
Proceeds benefit Auxiliary Scholarship Fund LITCHFIELD— The HSHS St. Francis Hospital Auxiliary will sponsor the third of six drive-thru dinners on Monday, July 10 from 5...
The Staunton Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting their 82nd Homecoming on June 23,24, and 25 at the Staunton Recreation Park. There will be a live...
Members of the Gillespie City Council on Monday night approved an appropriation ordinance of about $14.7 million, voted to direct the Zoning Commission to schedule a...
Ham radio operators from the Macoupin County Amateur Club will be participating in a national amateur radio exercise from 1:00 pm on Saturday until 1:00 pm...
Illinois residents can dispose of unwanted agrichemicals for free this year through the Illinois Department of Agriculture’s (IDOA) agricultural pesticide “Clean Sweep” program. IDOA will host...
Cases filed during June 4-10, 2023. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. FELONIES Brandon Edwards, 25 of Staunton, is...
SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2023 An officer was dispatched to the 200 block of South 6th Street in Benld to speak with a male in reference to a...
Riley Sandretto of Gillespie graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Secondary Social Science Education: History from Blackburn College during the institution’s 154th Commencement ceremony...