SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 51 counties in Illinois are considered to be at a warning level for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A county enters a warning level when two or more COVID-19 risk indicators that measure the amount of COVID-19 increase. Fifty-one counties are currently reported at a warning […]
L&C to hold eWaste drive on October 30 and 31
GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College’s Office of Sustainability, along with CJD e-Cycling, will host a community eWaste drive from 9 a.m. to noon, Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31, in the Tolle Lane parking lot across from the college’s Godfrey Campus. Most items will be accepted for free, providing community members with a secure, […]
Benld Council renews liability insurance, accepts bid to replace men’s room floor
In a brief, fast-paced meeting Monday night, members of the Benld City Council voted to renew the city’s liability insurance policy with the Illinois Municipal League and agreed to spend $3,775 for repairs to a restroom floor at the city park. With few items on the agenda, the meeting concluded within 25 minutes, including a […]
Manar, Pritzker announce broadband expansion program at Madison Communications
Contributed content by the Illinois Senate Democrats. STAUNTON – State Senator Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) was joined by Governor JB Pritzker at Madison Communications in Staunton to announce $50 million in funding through the Connect Illinois broadband expansion program’s second round today. “Lack of reliable access to quality internet service affects every facet of life in Downstate […]
Gillespie Council to resume water shut-offs in November
Members of the Gillespie City Council voted Wednesday night to resume water shut-offs for delinquent customers as of Nov. 14. The council also approved a deal with Adam Tallman, owner of Dingers batting cages, to expand the parking lot at the Gillespie Police Department station, agreed to investigate a complaint about alleged stormwater diversion from […]
Bob Price Memorial Scholarship golf fundraiser nets over $19k
Twenty four golf teams gathered at Timber Lakes Golf Course on September 25 and helped to raise $19,125 for Bob’s scholarship fund. Some golfers were there to compete and some just for the fun, camaraderie, to remember Bob, and a “good cause”. Bob’s family was present for the event including sister, Carol Harrison of North […]
Macoupin Democrats to hold virtual unity dinner
Macoupin County Democrats invite party supporters and activists to participate a “virtual unity” event from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 24 via the Zoom remote meeting platform. “This is our 11th unity event to bring together Democrats and their supporters prior to the Nov. 3 General Election,” said Pam Monetti, Macoupin County […]
CUSD 7 School Board approves $15.9 million budget, approves resolution to use e-learning in lieu of snow days
A budget approved by the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night calls for more than $755,000 in deficit spending largely due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on both expenditures and revenue for the current fiscal year. The board approved the budget on a motion by Jenni Alepra following […]
Drive-through flu clinic scheduled for Friday, October 9
The Macoupin County Public Health Department reminds area residents that the annual drive-through flu clinic will be held Friday, October 9 at the Macoupin County Fairgrounds from 2 to 6 p.m. The cost for the basic influenza vaccine is $30.00 and is covered by Medicare part B and Medicaid as well as other insurances. You […]
Voters can track the progress of their mail-in ballot online
Contributed content by the Macoupin County Clerk. If you are one of the thousands in Macoupin County to be voting absentee by mail this November, you can track the progress of your ballot online with a new program called Ballot Scout. Voters interested in using it can visit www.macoupinvotes.com and click on ‘Track Your Mail Ballot’ in the […]
School Board votes to return students to classrooms
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education voted 6-1 during a special meeting of the board Wednesday night to reopen district schools for a hybrid attendance plan starting on Monday, Oct. 5. Upward of 20 community members, several of whom had been vocal advocates for returning students to the classroom, attended […]
Counties at COVID-19 warning level drops to 17
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 24 counties in Illinois are considered to be at a warning level for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A county enters a warning level when two or more COVID-19 risk indicators that measure the amount of COVID-19 increase. Seventeen counties are currently reported at a warning level […]
Benld Council sets dates, times for trick-or-treating
Despite concerns over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Benld City Council members voted 3-1 Monday night to set trick-or-treating hours from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30 and 31. The issue was not on the council’s previously published agenda. Ald. John Balzraine, objecting to the idea of allowing trick-or-treating during the pandemic, voted […]
Sheriff’s Office requesting help in cemetery vandalism
The Macoupin County Sheriff’s Office needs your help in solving a criminal damage incident at a rural Gillespie cemetery that occurred sometime between September 12 and 13. Five five limestone headstones were damaged at Wheeler Cemetery located in the 15000 blk of Quarry Road. The headstones were dated as far back as the 1800’s. If […]
New Animal Control Administrator at Macoupin County Animal Control
The Macoupin County Animal Control and Adoption Center is under new management after the former administrator resigned to pursue a new career. At the helm now is Ashley Scales. Scales lives in Gillespie with her fiance and 6-month-old daughter. She grew up in Peoria, moved to Iowa to attend Iowa State University, and recently relocated […]
30 counties at warning level for COVID-19
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 30 counties in Illinois are considered to be at a warning level for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A county enters a warning level when two or more COVID-19 risk indicators that measure the amount of COVID-19 increase. Thirty counties are currently reported at a warning […]
Benld Library to host driving class, mobile drivers unit on October 6
Secretary of State Jesse White’s Rules of the Road Class and Mobile Drivers Unit will be at the Benld Public Library on Tuesday, October 6 with restrictions in place due to COVID-19. The Rules of the Road Class will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. with a limit of 6 in attendance. Reservations will […]
School Board stays the course with remote learning plan
Several parents of Community Unit School District 7 left disappointed after the Board of Education declined to take action on reversing or reaffirming the district’s remote learning plan currently in place during a special meeting of the board on Wednesday night. Five mothers of CUSD 7 students urged the board to reopen the district for […]
29 Illinois counties at warning level for coronavirus disease
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 29 counties in Illinois are considered to be at a warning level for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A county enters a warning level when two or more COVID-19 risk indicators that measure the amount of COVID-19 increase. Twenty-nine counties are currently reported at a warning […]
Illinois receives $36 million in federal funding to fight opioid crisis
CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced today that the state has received $36.7 million in federal funding to fight the opioid crisis. Funding expands prevention, treatment, recovery and overdose response initiatives across the state. “Substance use disorder is a disease – and we must do all that […]
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