Assures no taxpayer dollars are spent on ballots; more than $10,000 in savings Carlinville – Macoupin County Clerk Pete Duncan recently announced that the county taxpayers...
Demolition of Benld School anticipated to start in the fall During a regular scheduled board meeting on May 21, 2012, the school board raised the driver’s...
SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2012 Shannon D. Johnson, Gillespie was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to signal when required and illegal transportation of...
Quality Flooring Co., that rested 3 miles East of Gillespie, was destroyed in a fire that started about 7 o’clock am Monday, May 21. The flooring...
No expense to taxpayers Carlinville – On Tuesday, County Board Chairman Andy Manar joined representatives of Macoupin-Montgomery Counties Crime Stoppers, Sheriff Don Albrecht, and Macoupin County...
Awarded $6,700 “Once again The Partnership for Educational Excellence is proud to award academic tuition scholarships to approximately 20% of a Gillespie High School graduating class:...
Godfrey, Ill. – In the age of the Internet and do-it-yourself travel sites, travel agents are still giving clients vacation deals as well as piece of...
The Benld Public Library will hold an open house on Saturday, May 26 from 10 am to Noon. The library interior was recently renovated with a...
Advance to Sectional Semi-Finals The softball team pounded Southwestern on Saturday 11-1 at Hillsboro Regional in six innings. The Miners scored four runs in the fifth...
Gillespie Knights of Columbus Council 2076 awarded the students of the Special Education Mentally Impaired Class a check in the amount of $1,916.34 on Friday May...
Dione Rabida, Branch Manager of First National Bank – Benld Banking Center presents a beautiful Mother’s Day basket to Lori Reedy, winner of the drawing. First...
Board Approves Depositing $219,000 into Fund to be Reserved for Restricted Future Purposes Carlinville – In April, the Macoupin County Board welcomed news from its independent...
In search of lower bid “It is audit time!” Mayor John Hicks proclaimed. On the May 14th regular council meeting, Mayor Hicks presented the council with...
City charges $1 per year The City of Build approved the contract, in a regular scheduled meeting on March 14, with United States Postal Service to...
As summer approaches, the City of Gillespie and the Gillespie Police Department want to remind everyone of the following ordinances: Yard Sales: require the purchase of...
This month’s spotlight from Heritage Health is Virginia Bonino. The 85 year old youngster has only been at Heritage Health for about three months after she...
Chief Jared DePoppe would like to thank the following businesses on behalf of the City of Gillespie Police Department for supporting this year’s 2012 Calendar. Proceeds...
Failure to issue new bonds could cost region thousands of jobs Bunker Hill – Last week, the Illinois Department of Transportation released its FY 2013-2018 multi-year...
MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012 Officer took a report from a male subject who said that the female that was told not to have any contact with...
Saturday, May 12 – Benld Civic Center What’s happening in Benld, Illinois? The small town looks and feels different this spring! The difference is the Build...