Members of the Benld City Council voted unanimously Monday night to enter into a contract not to exceed $40,025 for HMG Engineering to develop bidding specifications and supervise work associated with a project to repaint the city’s water storage tower located north of City Park. Justin VonderHaar, an engineer with HMG, told the council his […]
Staunton woman receives 9-year sentence for meth delivery
A Staunton woman was sentenced last week to nine years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for delivery of methamphetamine. Stormy Ray, 36 of Staunton, was sentenced on October 14. She pled guilty to the charge on July 20 and was scheduled to be sentenced on September 30 but did not appear. Following her arrest, […]
IDNR announces state and federal sites open for 2022 youth waterfowl hunting seasons
SPRINGFIELD – Numerous Illinois state parks, state fish and wildlife areas, state conservation areas, and state recreation areas will be open to youth waterfowl hunting across the state in 2022, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced today. The sites are dispersed throughout the North, Central, South Central, and South waterfowl hunt zones. All sites […]
Applications for Joyful Angels available this week
Joyful Angels will conduct the Silent Santa program again this year. Applications will be available beginning Friday, October 21 at the following locations: Sullivan’s in Gillespie, TJ’s in Benld and the Benld Public Library. To be eligible for assistance your child has to be enrolled and residing in the Community School District #7 and ages […]
Gillespie Council eyes bids for sewer re-lining project
Members of the Gillespie City Council on Wednesday night gave Mayor John Hicks power to act on accepting a contractor’s bid to re-line sewer mains in downtown Gillespie as a first step toward an extensive streetscape project to improve the appearance of the business district and stimulate economic growth. The council also approved new contracts […]
Granite City woman receives 46-year sentence for Macoupin County murder
A 32-year-old Granite City woman was convicted of first-degree murder by a Macoupin County jury in August and now has been sentenced to 46 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections by the Honorable Joshua Meyer. The conviction and sentencing stems from a 2015 home invasion in Woodburn that left 34-year-old Cody Adams dead. At […]
Benld will seek $600,000 grant for park development
Meeting in special session Wednesday night, the Benld City Council approved a resolution to apply for a $600,000 Open Space Land Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) grant to develop an 11-acre park on the former site of Benld Elementary School. OSLAD is a federally-funded grant program administered at the state level by the Illinois Department of […]
School board adopts $18.5 million budget, votes to ban parent from school functions
Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education members voted on Monday night to adopt an $18.5 million budget for the fiscal year that began July 1, and voted unanimously to ban a local parent from attending extracurricular activities on school property for the remainder of the 2022-23 academic year. The board voted unanimously to […]
Build Benld donates to DeStefane Event Center
The Build Benld Committee donated $1,166.00 to the recently named DeStafane Community Center that is nearing the finish line on renovations. This block of money will be spent on white vinyl chairs to match the existing tables at the Center. The Civic Center renovation, underwritten by former resident Rick DeStefane, is nearing completion and is […]
Gillespie library part of 4th annual library crawl in October
The Gillespie Public Library and 123 libraries of the Illinois Heartland Library System are presenting the 4th Annual Library Crawl from Oct 1 to October 31. The purpose of the crawl is to have a fun time visiting new libraries and discovering the resources that each has. Go to the library and pick up your […]
Benld Council eyes lagoon maintenance, votes to accept annual audit report
Benld City Council members voted unanimously Monday night to spend more than $11,000 to determine the volume of sludge settled at the bottom of the city’s sewage lagoon and determine the best course of action to deal with it. The council also voted to accept the annual city audit following a brief meeting with the […]
Gillespie Council accepts $100,000 bid for fencing
After years of delay, the Gillespie City Council on Monday night accepted bids totaling more than $100,000 to erect fencing around the city’s water treatment plant and adjacent solar panel field. Collins and Herman Infrastructure Solutions, St. Louis, was the sole bidder for the projects. On a motion by Ald. Wendy Rolando, the council voted […]
Springfield murder suspect captured in Benld on Monday by Gillespie Police
A suspect wanted in connection with a double homicide that took place on Sunday in Springfield was taken into custody without incident on Monday in Benld by Gillespie Police Department. Mark N. Crites Jr., 23, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, aggravated arson, and residential arson. His bond is set at $5 […]
Bike MS’s 2022 Gateway Getaway rides take off this weekend
GODFREY – Just shy of 1,000 riders will converge on Lewis and Clark Community College’s Godfrey Campus this weekend to change the world for people affected by multiple sclerosis at the 2022 Bike MS: Gateway Getaway Ride. The two-day ride, hosted by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS), will start and finish Saturday, Sept. 10 and […]
Gillespie man new permanent deacon at local parishes
Deacon Sean A. Caveny, MAPT, has been appointed to assist Fr. Thomas Hagstrom, V.F. with the parishes of St. Michael’s, Staunton, Sacred Heart, Livingston and St. John Paul II in Mt. Olive by Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois. Deacon Caveny was ordained in June of 2012. He graduated from Bunker Hill High School […]
MAC art bus receives updates
Written by: Amy Gugger The colorful Artbus from the Macoupin Art Collective (“the Mac”) was in Edwardsville Wednesday afternoon at the Gugger house to get additional storage space and shelving installed by Amy and Chuck Gugger with the assistance of Brandace Cloud, Director of the Mac. Chuck and Amy are experienced handypersons and helped plan […]
Gillespie Caring Center Shepherd’s Closet closed indefinitely
Gillespie Caring Center Shepherd’s Closet will be closed for an indefinite period of time due to remodeling. Shepherd’s Closet is in the front part of the caring center. The food distribution area will remain open during regular hours of Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00 AM to 11:45 AM.
Granite City woman convicted of murdering Macoupin County man
A 31-year-old Granite City woman was convicted of first-degree murder by a Macoupin County jury on Wednesday, August 24. The conviction stems from a 2015 home invasion in Woodburn that left 34-year-old Cody Adams dead. Chancey Hutson was found guilty on two counts of first-degree murder after deliberation of less than two hours. Macoupin County […]
Gillespie voters will consider supporting retirement plans for city workers
Gillespie voters will vote on whether or not to pay a higher tax rate to fund a retirement plan for city employees but the referendum will be next April instead of this November, and the question will be whether or not to fund a retirement plan for all city employees covered by collective bargaining agreements […]
Benld Council hires new sewer operator, increases rental rates for city facilities
The Benld City Council on Monday night ratified the Mayor’s hiring of Ethan Martin as the city’s sewer system operator and voted to approve adjustments to rental rates for city facilities. The action to hire Martin followed a 35-minute executive session to discuss personnel, legal issues and contracts. Martin will replace Randy Gross, who resigned […]
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