Happy New Year By: Sarah Aarssen “It’s not all Holland, it’s not all Illinois, it’s just a little Holland-y” It’s only natural that my first instinct...
Juanita Norma (Schwappach) Garner formerly of Benld, Illlinois passed away on January 17, 2012 at her residence in Elk Grove Village Illinois. She was 86 at...
Wrapping up the week in the BenGil area with pictures! Week of January 15
Reaching the midpoint in their season, the boys basketball team entered the 94th annual Macoupin County Tournament along with six other local teams. Gillespie was ranked...
Class of 2012 HIGH HONOR ROLL Abbie Cline, Dallas DeMartini, Laura Halpin, Alec Hebenstreit, Bailey Loveless, Richard Mock, Caitlin Page, Adam Schmidt, Courtney Sellers, Michael Taylor...
What is MRI? by: Community Memorial Hospital in Staunton Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a test that uses a magnetic field and pulses of radio wave...
Voter maintenance really helps The Area Rotary met in a regular meeting on Tuesday, January 17th at Toni’s Restaurant in Benld. Pete Duncan, the county clerk...
Dorothy (Wagenfield) Cooper is our resident spotlight at Heritage Health Therapy and Senior Center Dorothy has been a resident at Heritage Health for two years now....
Marie Inez Kampwerth, 93, of Bunker Hill, IL passed away at 6:24 PM on January 17, 2012 at Alton Memorial Hospital, Alton, IL. She was the...
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2012 Kyle M. Bauer, 20, Gillespie was arrested for reckless driving, when he nearly hit two pedestrians at the corner of Park and...
Standing on a 6-12 record, the Lady Miners entered the Macoupin County Tournament where they have finished less than their best the past couple years. The...
Two points made the difference Forget traveling with the basketball team and the football team. Forget the smelly players on the bus. Forget the sideline cheers,...
Annual Pinewood Derby this Saturday! January 28th Benld Civic Center Races start at noon The Free Dictionary: preceding all other objects or events in order, time,...
Charles A. Scott, 78, of Bunker Hill, IL passed away at 11:58 am on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He...
Wilber M. “Bud” Hughes, Jr., 73, of Staunton, IL passed away at 9:45 am on January 16, 2012 at his residence. He was born on December...
The Wrestling Wildcats moved their record to 5 – 10 this past week with two wins and two losses. On Tuesday, January 12, the Wrestling Wildcats...
To the community, As Administrator of Heritage Health Therapy and Senior Care Gillespie, I want to give a shout out to all the employees of our...
Benld Mayor Jeff Hendricks and Build Benld Committee are holding a dedication ceremony for the new Veterans’ Memorial Park sign to be held on Saturday,...
Peoria, Illinois- November 30, 2011–The Illinois State Crime Stoppers Association is counting on Illinois residents to help them reduce the crimes that cost taxpayers millions of...
Lois A. Spickerman of Bunker Hill, IL died Friday, January 13, 2012 at 1:43 pm at St. Anthony’s in Alton, IL. She was 87 years old...
