Lifelong Staunton resident and business owner, Chi Ebert Pelo, was sworn in as a member of the Macoupin County Board following the resignation of Mike “Mr....
SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2020 Daniel W. Tucker, 47, of Gillespie was cited for driving while license is suspended and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. He was...
Contributed content by the Illinois Senate Democrats. SPRINGFIELD – Marking the first step of its reopening plan, the Illinois secretary of state’s office will reopen seven...
A 72-year-old Girard woman died in a structure fire in rural Girard in Macoupin County, according to the Macoupin County Coroner’s Office. Kristine Elmore, 72, lived...
Contributed content by the Illinois Senate Democrats. BUNKER HILL – To support local efforts to battle COVID-19, State Senator Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) partnered with John...
After a lengthy and sometimes terse discussion, Gillespie Mayor John Hicks told Rick Verticchio, attorney for the Village of Lake KaHo, that the city would produce...
Contributed content by the Illinois House Republicans. SPRINGFIELD—State Representative Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville) joined House Republicans from Central Illinois on Thursday for an online press conference where...
Macoupin County Clerk Pete Duncan announced on Wednesday evening the recorder’s office opened back up earlier in the day with new changes. The temporary closure that...
Macoupin County Public Health Department announced on Tuesday they are using contact tracing for COVID-19, a tool the health department has previously used to minimize outbreaks...
SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2020 An officer was dispatched to the 1000 block of South Macoupin Street regarding a theft. An officer on routine patrol in the...
Macoupin County Clerk Pete Duncan announced Sunday evening that the County Clerk and Recorder’s Office will be closed until further notice but the closure is temporary....
A Staunton man suffered life-threatening injuries Saturday night after he wrecked a Buell motorcycle around 8 o’clock in the evening on East Olive Street in Staunton,...
A Virden teenager was killed in a two-vehicle accident on Wednesday, May 6 on Illinois Route 4 in Macoupin County, according to the Macoupin County Coroner’s...
Three county employees working at the Macoupin County Courthouse in Carlinville were exposed to COVID-19 after coming in close contact with a person who has since...
The Macoupin County Public Health Department announced the first Macoupin County COVID-19 death on Monday, May 4 while also noting two more positive cases were added...
Two more area celebrations are canceled for the summer of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was announced on Monday that both Black Diamond Days...
The Macoupin County Public Health Department (MCPHD) announced on Monday the first long term care facility outbreak of COVID-19 in Macoupin County defining ‘outbreak’ status per...
SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2020 Zacchues H. McGuire, 25, of Gillespie was issued citations for driving while license is suspended and illegal possession of cannabis in a...
Contributed content by the Illinois Senate Democrats. BUNKER HILL – Under the state’s new modified Stay at Home Order that went into effect today, 60 state...
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education, once again meeting remotely on Monday night, hired a new Title I Reading Specialist and...
