The Macoupin County Public Health Department will begin offering an updated “Take Charge of Your Health” Workshop on Tuesday, August 24 in Gillespie. According to Debbie...
SUNDAY, JULY 25, 2021 An officer was dispatched to the 300 block of Park Avenue regarding criminal damage to property. An officer was dispatched to the...
The Macoupin County Public Health Department continues to report and monitor new COVID-19 cases including the delta variant in Macoupin County. Public health officials have seen an...
Cases filed during July 25- July 31, 2021. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. FELONIES Tara Lente, 27 of...
The United Methodist Church of Gillespie will be hosting their annual Hog Roast & Silent Auction on August 21 at 5:30 p.m. This is a fundraiser...
The Macoupin County Clerk’s office is making routine and legally required updates to the Macoupin voter file in order to ensure that the county has the...
The Macoupin County Federation of Teachers, Local #528, IFT/AFT, AFL-CIO has agreed to participate in mediation to help with bargaining a successor agreement with the Gillespie...
School Board President Mark Hayes and representatives of the Illinois Federation of Teachers Macoupin County Local 528 disclosed Monday night that they will seek federal mediation...
Much of Book is Set in Macoupin County Towns During a long career in law enforcement, Ed Traylor never thought he would become a novelist. “It...
MK Pritzker, the First Lady of Illinois, recently heard about the Macoupin Art Collective (the MAC) and visited the studio to see and learn more about...
A new member of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education is likely to be named and seated Wednesday night, Aug. 4, after the...
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced on Tuesday it is fully adopting updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) masking recommendations to...
SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2021 An officer was dispatched to a business in the 300 block of North Macoupin Street regarding recovered property. An officer was dispatched...
Cases filed during July 18- July 24, 2021. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. FELONIES Ralph Kahl, 52 of...
Cases filed during July 11 – July 17, 2021. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. FELONIES Charlie Hubbert, 37...
SUNDAY, JULY 11, 2021 An officer was dispatched to a business in the 500 of East Central Avenue in Benld regarding an alarm call. An officer...
The Gillespie City Cemetery with the help of the Gillespie Public Library has raised over $1000 for the “Brick Project” with the help of trivia participants...
Members of the Benld City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to approve an ordinance calling for an update to the city code regarding mobile homes...
Cases filed during July 4 – July 10, 2021. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. FELONIES Bill Thompson, 42...
SUNDAY, JULY 4, 2021 An officer was dispatched to a business in the 800 block of Broadway Street regarding a suspicious vehicle. An officer was dispatched...