Veschaks Bakery in Benld is making Italian cookies (and trays) available for sale this week for the Memorial Holiday to help celebrate Benld’s Italian American Days...
The combination of good pitching, timely hitting and a couple breaks is a standard recipe for winning baseball games. Gillespie followed it to a tee in...
Nine Lady Miners were invited to the Capital Area Classic in 11 events. This meet is the area’s best within a 60 mile radius of Springfield....
After a successful season with a 16-7 overall record and numerous regional titles, the Gillespie Lady Miners lost to Litchfield Panthers 4-1 Friday night to end...
The AARP Driver Safety Program Course will be held on Monday, June 20 and Tuesday, June 21st from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Benld...
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...
Friday, June 3rd 5:30 pm Festival Open 6-9pm Miss Black Diamond Days Pagean at Gillespie Civic Center 8-12 Frankie Says Relax 9:15 Jr. Miss & Miss...
The Miner baseball team heads to the Regional Championship for the first time under coach Jeremy Smith after last nights win over the Southwestern Piasa Birds. It...
Harry W. Hopper, 79, of Gillespie passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 10:35 pm at his residence. He was born September 11, 1931, in Gillespie, IL,...
The Miner softball team advanced into the Regional Championship with their win over the Staunton Bulldogs last night. The Miners had a rough first inning, surrendering...
The Lady Miners continued their successful season by placing second at the 19 team Sectional Track Meet last Thursday in Woodriver. The Miners placed second with...
The meeting began at 7p.m. with about 3 in attendance. Harry Cavanaugh summarized his report on parish history/traditions and Denise Reineisch-Heyen communicated our information on Facebook...
Date: Thursday — May 26, 2011 at 2:00 p.m., Downtown Benld (across from Library) Subject: Community Memorial Hospital in Staunton Donates Lots 17 & 18, Block...
Memory Lane: Gillespie High School Classes of 2000 – 2003 It’s always fun to look back at our old photos from the “good ol’ days” back...
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16 hits, 13 runs, and 6 strong innings later, the Gillespie Softball team are the Prairie State Conference Champions. Bunker Hill came out strong on Gillespie’s...
Nichole Miller, 8th grade science student at Gillespie Middle School, has finished presenting her science fair project after approximately 6 months of hard work and dedication....
Shop local this Saturday at the Builld Benld CRAFT FAIR & FLEA MARKET -May 14 from 9am-4pm, Benld Civic Center & Nutrition Center. There are about...
The miners’ home win streak was snapped last night when Hillsboro Hilltoppers rolled into town. The Toppers left hander proved to be too much for the...
It was a banner day for the Gillespie boys’ and girls’ track and field teams on Tuesday at the Prairie State Conference meet in Carlinville. The...