Contributed content Madison Communications is proud to announce the outstanding performance of their technicians at the 2025 SCTE Gateway Chapter Cable-Tec Games, held on May 15th...
With a new mayor and a newly appointed alderman in place, the Gillespie City Council on Monday night voted 5-1 to approve the city Zoning Board’s...
FELONIES Joshua R. Nance, 41 of Gillespie, is charged with domestic battery with a previous conviction in connection with a May 4 incident. Nathaniel D. Ward,...
SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2025 An officer initiated a traffic stop at Henrietta and Staunton Road. Asa M. Proctor, 46 of Gillespie, was arrested for driving while...
The American Red Cross is proud to partner with the Mt. Olive VFW to host an upcoming blood drive on Thursday, May 29th, from 12:00 p.m....
SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2025 An officer was dispatched to the 400 block of North 8th Street in Benld in reference to criminal trespass to property, criminal trespass...
FELONIES Britteny D. M. Herr, 31 of Brighton, is charged with violation of a protection order in connection with an April 27 incident. Camilla D. Cox,...
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night voted to direct the District Superintendent to begin developing a budget to...
As usual, one article leads to another. In this instance, doing a search in the newspaper led to something interesting. This particular case it was a...
A Carlinville historian and researcher has been honored by the Illinois State Historical Society for his work on a web-based project with Illinois State University. Tom Emery...
FELONIES Racheal A. Aleshire, 46 of Gillespie, is charged with burglary in connection with an April 19 incident. Daniel L. Baglin, 43 of Gillespie, is charged...
SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 2025 An officer was dispatched to the 700 block of North Main Street in Benld in reference to an assault. An officer was...
The Gillespie community is proud to partner with ImpactLife to host a Community Blood Drive on Monday, May 12 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The...
Eagarville, IL — The Village of Eagarville is delighted to announce its highly anticipated annual Craft Fair and Vendor Festival, set to take place on Saturday,...
Members of the Benld City Council on agreed to spend $319,000 for continuing work on the Benld Family Sports Park and voted to temporarily extend the...
The Public Access Bureau of the Illinois Attorney General’s office has agreed to investigate whether or not Macoupin County Board Chairman Larry Schmidt and 15 of...
With Mayor John Hicks presiding over the last meeting of his tenure, the Gillespie City Council approved a new three-year contract with the Fraternal Order of...
(Contributed content) Chicago – Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Macoupin County woman alleging she stole several thousand dollars from the Macoupin County State’s Attorney’s drug asset forfeiture account...
Gillespie High School proudly celebrated its senior athletes on Wednesday, April 9, as they signed letters of intent to continue their academic and athletic pursuits at...
Mt. Olive, IL — The vibrant community of Mt. Olive is proud to host the 4th Annual International Mother Jones Festival on Sunday, May 4th, celebrating...
