The 8th Grade Promotion ceremony was held on Thursday, May 26th. The Middle School promoted 68 individuals, each awarded with a certificate and called up one-by-one...
Heidi Brand, 32, of Gillespie passed away Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 12:45 PM at Hillsboro Area Hospital. She was born September 19, 1978, in Litchfield,...
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education voted on Monday night to seek bids for grouting mine workings beneath the site of...
The Italian Club of Benld would like to invite everyone to their celebration of the 58th Annual Italian-American Days Festival on May 27, 28, 29, and...
High quality, digital mammograms and CAD (Computer Aided Detection) are now available to women at Community Memorial Hospital in Staunton beginning on June 2nd. In the...
WHEN? Friday, June 10th, 2011 WHERE? Timber Lakes Golf Course in Staunton WHAT? Golf tournament that includes 18 holes of golf with a cart, bar beverages,...
Tateum Rosentreter placed eighth in class 1A 300 hurdles at State with a time of 47.78 seconds. This is a big achievement for a freshman. Tateum...
In a ceremony long on tradition with a few moments of serendipity, Community Unit School District 7 awarded diplomas to more than 80 graduating seniors during...
Benld will be hosting a Memorial Day Observance Service on Monday, May 29th beginning at 1pm at the Benld City Cemetery. The band will open the...
Sue Campbell, CEO of the Hospital, says that “CMH Board of Directors has evaluated the proposed use for this Benld property and has decided to deed...
Helen Plovanich, 95, of Benld passed away Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 9:05 am at Heritage Manor of Gillespie. She was born September 22, 1915, in...
Paul Harold Koschak, 82, of Gillespie passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 2:35 pm at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield, IL. He was born October...
Community Memorial Hospital in Staunton Donates Lots 17 & 18, Block 42, located on East Central Ave. to the City of Benld Sue Campbell, CEO of...
Former State Sen. Deanna Demuzio will deliver the address for Memorial Day observances sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4547 on Monday, May 20,...
The annual Memorial Day service at Kinder Cemetery will be held at 2 p. m., June 5, at the cemetery. Bill Guthrie of Litchfield, President of...
The Macoupin County Historical Society’s Annual Strawberry Festival, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, May 28 and 29, will feature more than 135...
Seven local girls will vie for the title of Miss Black Diamond Days during the annual Miss Black Diamond Days Pageant at 6 p.m., Friday, June...
May 22, 2011- Gillespie, Illinois - Twenty-one of the 82 Gillespie High School (GHS) seniors receiving diplomas this year received $500 tuition scholarships from The Partnership...
Ronald Dean Libbra, 59, of Gillespie passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 9:10 am at his residence. He was born May 15, 1952, in Litchfield,...
We’ve received a lot of calls and e-mails lately regarding running stories and advertising in the South County News. We do not own the SCN, nor...