Gillespie High School announced on Monday the students who achieved honor roll during the fourth quarter of the 2022-2023 school year. Class of 2023 High honor...
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...
Gillespie High School announced on Monday the students who earned an academic award during the second semester. Class of 2023 Courtney Bertolis, Ian Brown, Harry Bultema,...
Editor’s note: The following excerpt contains only Macoupin County students. The full list can be found on LLCC’s website. SPRINGFIELD — Lincoln Land Community College conferred more...
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...
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...
Gillespie will be the host location for a number of activities this weekend including a 5k run, car show, food trucks, and wresting with everything taking...
June 2, 2023, marked the first day in 93 years that an Irish flag has flown over the Mt. Olive grave of the legendary Irish firebrand...
The Gillespie Public Library has added to its permanent collection a series of Sanborn Maps. Sanborn Map Company created maps of US cities in the 19th...
The Black Diamond Days committee, a non-profit organization, would like to invite everyone to the old Gillespie Lake this weekend, June 2-4, for their 44th annual...
The Partnership for Educational Excellence of Community Unit School District 7 (CUSD7) in Macoupin County crowned its 30th-anniversary celebration, which straddled two school years, with two...
After more than an hour of debate, members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education voted 5-2 Monday night to approve a resolution...
The Italian Club of Benld, a non-profit organization, would like to invite everyone to the Benld City Park on May 26, 27 and 28 to celebrate...
Macoupin County voters will have a new place to early vote in person starting in 2024, County Clerk Pete Duncan announced recently. The County has purchased...
Meeting a day after record rainfall flooded streets and basements in Benld, the Benld City Council on Monday night approved an ordinance amendment to beef up...
Members of the Gillespie City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to authorize City Attorney Rick Verticchio to send a notice of the city’s intention to...
SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 2023 An officer initiated a traffic stop at Central Avenue and Illinois Street in Benld. David L. Borth, 45, of Staunton was arrested for...
Gillespie High School art classes of grades 9 through 11 will have a showing of selected entries at the Gillespie Public Library starting May 1 until...
Local resident Dustin Thacker and his podcast “Five Dirty Bikers” are on a mission to raise funds and awareness for the autism community. Together with award-winning...
Cases filed during March 26-April 1, 2023. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. FELONIES Archie Hinton, 41 of Staunton,...