The day is finally here. Choir students, directors, parents, technology students, and the art department at Gillespie High School has spent months preparing for the classic...
Lee Rule Jr., 87, of Girard passed away Wednesday afternoon, February 27, 2013 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, IL. Lee was born on June 2,...
SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) invited Macoupin County Sheriff Don Albrecht and Macon County Sheriff Tom Schneider to speak during last week’s Firearms...
Click here to get the 2013 baseball schedule The high school baseball season is approaching quickly and the boys’ will be on the field less than...
Dave Mansfield, 60, of Carlinville, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2013 at home, surrounded by loved ones. He was born on June 8, 1952 to...
Scholar Bowl: 3rd place in County Tourney (8th Grade) (L-R) Daniel Dobrino, Jacob Martin, Nick Jarman, Trevor Fredericks, Jacob Goodson, Allison Scharden February Students of...
Carlinville, IL: Sign up today for Macoupin Economic Development Partnership’s Fish Philosophy and Traveler Marketing Workshop on March 14. Land of Lincoln Regional Tourism Development Office...
Robert “Fuzz” L. Linton, 69, passed away at 6:40 am on Friday, March 1, 2013 at his home. He was born on January 11, 1944 in...
Wrapping up the week in the BenGil area with pictures! Week of February 24 – – – – – – – – – – – –...
Mice bolted ahead of their fellow four-legged friends in front of a loud and wild crowd last Saturday evening, February 23, to raise funds for the...
Cheryl Lynn Cavallo Ph.D., 66, of Saint Louis, MO, died at her residence on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 1:18 pm. She was born on December...
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2013 Officer took a call from a female who was being harassed by her ex-husband’s girlfriend’s child. A report was placed on file...
Richard “Tony” Driver, 73, of Brighton died at 5:01 a.m. on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at Christain Northeast Hospital. He was born on December 27, 1939...
7 advance to the regional science fair at SIUE It’s not just for students with a love for science. It’s for the entire eighth grade at...
CUSD #7 slates multiple security audits Superintendent Skeans brought the first draft for the building plaque for the new BenGil Elementary School to the school board...
SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) joined other downstate lawmakers in signing on as a co-sponsor to the Family and Personal Protection Act, Senate...
You would be hopping mad to miss out on this fun run/walk planned by Ageless in Gillespie. The bunny run is organized to welcome the warm...
Wrapping up the week in the BenGil area with pictures! Week of February 17
Iraq-I-Roll, a bar to bar putt putt classic tournament, will be held again this year on Saturday March 2nd. Tee-off is at 2 pm with a...
Walter Lancaster Jr., 84, of Palmyra, passed away Tuesday evening, February 19, 2013 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL. Walter was born on April 3,...