Members of the Gillespie City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to approve a $16.9 million appropriation ordinance setting spending limits for the current fiscal year, hired a full-time police officer and voted to impose a $2.50 per month surcharge for sewer system users in East Gillespie and Eagarville. The regular monthly meeting of the […]
Stinnett graduates from basic military training
U.S. Air Force National Guard Airman Jed E. Stinnett graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn […]
Bunker Hill student joins Manar at Capitol
Contributed article by the Illinois Senate Democrats. SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) welcomed Bunker Hill High School junior Landon Maedge to the Capitol this week as part of his Future Leaders program. Maedge, 17, plays football and baseball and is taking lessons to become a pilot. His love of flying began when […]
Summer Repertory Theatre presents I Don’t Have a Clue on June 13-16
The Summer Repertory Theatre at Carlinville presents I Don’t Have A Clue with performances are June 13, 14, 15 at 7:30 PM and June 16 at 2 PM at Bothwell Auditorium at Blackburn College in Carlinville. For the June 13 performance, it is pay what you can at the door. Tickets for the other performances […]
Lytle graduates with PhD in chemistry
Tyler K. Lytle successfully completed his PhD in Chemistry at the University of Illinois. His five years of graduate work culminated in his dissertation defense on May 8th, and convocation on May 12th where he received his doctoral hood. Tyler is the son of Cindy Lytle & the late Rob Lytle of Gillespie, and is […]
Benld Library Summer Reading program set for June 5-July 24
The Benld Library Summer Reading program will be held June 5 to July 24. The program is open to children preschool to 8th grade. Activities for children will be offered on Wednesdays during June and July. Stop by the library between 10 and Noon to make a fun craft. Registration is appreciated by calling the […]
Public transportation to provide rides to summer food program
Macoupin County Public Transportation will be providing breakfast and lunchtime rides to and from the Gillespie school this summer for the Summer Food Program hosted by Gillespie CUSD 7. Students interested or in need of transportation for this program will need to have a guardian-signed form turned in to the Macoupin County Public Transportation office […]
Blackburn breaks ground on solar project
CARLINVILLE – Optimism abounded as Blackburn College broke ground on a new, state-of-the-art solar project in a ceremony on campus Thursday afternoon, May 16. The $3 million, 2-megawatt solar array, which will be constructed on eight acres of the northern part of the Blackburn campus, is expected to provide over 80% of the school’s energy […]
Manar challenges state to focus on downstate job creation, business support
Contributed article by the Illinois Senate Democrats. SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Andy Manar on Thursday challenged the state agency responsible for economic development to focus more of its attention on rural and downstate Illinois communities. Manar (D-Bunker Hill) noted that there currently are 1,100 vacant jobs in Decatur and not enough workers to fill them. […]
Twenty-two percent of GHS grads receive Partnership scholarship
A full 22 percent of Gillespie High School (GHS) graduating seniors were awarded $1,000 tuition scholarships by The Partnership for Educational Excellence as the education foundation enters is second quarter century. These awards also mark the quarter million dollar level for scholarships since The Partnership’s founding in 1992. Every dollar of these awards came from local […]
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