In a relatively brief meeting Monday night, members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education voted unanimously to enter into a lease-purchase arrangement to acquire three new school buses for the district’s Transportation Department. Two of the 77-passenger Bluebird buses are equipped with underbelly luggage compartments, Supt. Shane Owsley told the board, […]
Benld accepts bid for preliminary work at sports complex site
Members of the Benld City Council on Monday night accepted of bid of $18,480 from Ranger Excavating for preliminary work on developing the former site of the Benld Elementary School as a sports park and outdoor recreation area. The preliminary work includes demolishing and excavating existing softball field fencing, demolition and excavation of dugouts, and […]
Bunker Hill fall festival set for Sept. 9
Bunker Hill will host their annual fall festival on September 9 in downtown Bunker Hill starting at 10 a.m. The event promises fun for everyone with vendors, food, a car show, music, children’s activities, and fireworks. Vendor booths open at 10 a.m. and a large car show sponsored by the Speed Demons starts at 11 […]
Council narrowly approves patrol boat purchase, tables action on Bobcat, boom mower acquisitions
A divided Gillespie City Council voted 4-3 Monday night to purchase a used boat for patrolling Gillespie Lake. Lake Committee chair Landon Pettit said Lake Superintendent Gary Thornhill has been using his personal vessel for lake patrol after the city sold off a patrol boat two years ago. Recently, Thornhiill’s boat sustained minor damage while […]
Gillespie nursing home changes ownership, renamed to Gillespie Health & Rehab Center
Heritage Health Gillespie announces it has changed ownership. Renamed Gillespie Health & Rehab Center, the 100-bed subacute and skilled nursing facility provides a broad spectrum of care, including long- and short-term care and rehabilitation, in an intimate and compassionate environment. The new ownership team is a group of individuals who are skilled nursing facility managers and […]
Carlinville to host 9th Annual Tour de Milk on September 30
Carlinville Plaza will host its Ninth Annual Tour de Milk bike ride on September 30, 2023. Tour de Milk is named in honor of Prairie Farms Dairy which has been producing milk in Carlinville since 1938. The purpose of the ride is twofold: to bring awareness to the Route 66 Bike Route and other routes in […]
St. Francis Hospital thanks junior volunteers for summer service
LITCHFIELD— HSHS St. Francis Hospital hosted ten junior volunteers this summer as part of its summer learning program designed to introduce teens to hospital operations. Those participating in the summer program included: Nicholas Cochran, Maddox Compton, Nolan Dougherty, Ethan Endress, Kennedi Isaacs, Lilianne Readenour, Maggie Reynolds, Derek Sawyer, Payon White and Jessie Zhang. Over June […]
Gillespie author to hold book signing on Sept. 2 at Coal Museum
The author of “Coal Mines on the Prairie” will hold a book signing event on Saturday, September 2 at the Illinois Coal Museum at Gillespie starting at 12:30 p.m. Harold (Herk) Rauzi will sign copies of the book on the history of coal country and copies of the book should be available for purchase. During […]
School Board hires elementary teachers for current school year
With the start of the school year looming next week, members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education took action Thursday night to fill last-minute staff vacancies. Meeting in special session, the board met for 40 minutes in executive session before taking action in open action to complete staffing needs for the […]
Coal Museum sponsoring annual football pool fundraiser
The Gillespie Coal Museum is sponsoring its 5th annual “Football Pool Fundraiser”. Two different pools are available through www.runyourpool.com including a basic “Elimination Pool” for $10 and a “Pick ‘Em Pool” for $25. If you played last year, go to the website and sign in. An information sheet is available at Gillespie Public Library and Gillespie […]
State Police arrest Hillsboro man for custodial sexual misconduct
Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Internal Investigation (DII) officials arrested 66-year-old James Dawson of Hillsboro for custodial sexual misconduct, a class 3 felony, and criminal sexual abuse, a class 4 felony. On July 13, 2022, ISP DII initiated an investigation on Dawson, an Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) contractual employee. Dawson is a sonographer and […]
Gillespie man receives 60-year sentence for death of his mother
A Gillespie man was sentenced to 60 years in the Illinois Department of Human Services for the 2019 death of his mother. Macoupin County State’s Attorney Jordan Garrison announced on Thursday that Clinton Sanders, 39, was ordered into the custody of IDHS by Judge Joshua Meyer. Sanders was originally charged with first-degree murder where he […]
School board lists residential lots for sale, votes to temporarily invest bond sale funds
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education voted Monday night to declare lots owned by the district in the City of Gillespie as surplus property and offer them for sale via sealed bid. The parcels will be advertised for sale with bids due by the end of business on Friday, Aug. […]
Mt. Olive soldier missing during World War II will return home
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has announced that the remains of Radanovich, 23, of Mount Olive reported missing during World War II was accounted for on May 11, 2023. Radanovich’s name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing at Netherlands American Cemetery, an American Battle Monuments Commission site in Margraten, Netherlands, along with […]
Benld Council votes to bid first phase of sports complex; Receives report on water tower painting project
Members of the Benld City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to advertise for bids for preliminary work at the former site of Benld Elementary School, considered a report on the status of a project to repair the city’s water tower, and authorized payment of about one-half of the contract cost to the contractor On […]
Local Girl Scouts return from UK adventure
Girl Scout Troop 6106, made up of class of 2023 graduating high school seniors from Staunton, Mt. Olive, and Litchfield, recently returned from a 10-day journey to the UK. The Troop members, Olivia Crain, Mckinley Dequasie, Maia Dothager, Abigail Lesko and Taylor Seelbach, traveled with Troop leaders Sarah Drury-Dothager, Leslie Ann Lesko and Rachel Seelbach. […]
Illinois National Guard headquarters turns 117
The Illinois National Guard Headquarters at Camp Lincoln in Springfield celebrated its 117th birthday July 6 and officials invited local businesses and government officials to learn how to do business with the federal government. “As we continue to celebrate the Illinois National Guard’s 300th year, I urge each of you to take the time to […]
Budzinski announces more than $2.4 million in Head Start funding
Contributed content Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that the Illinois Valley Economic Development Corporation will receive $2,469,760 in federal support for head start programming in Macoupin, Calhoun, Greene and Jersey Counties. The funding was awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “Head Start programs provide critical support to our youngest students and their […]
I-55 bridge painting underway in Macoupin County
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that bridge painting on Interstate 55 in Macoupin County begins Monday, July 10. Work will take place between mileposts 41 and 44. Bridges that will be painted include the Illinois 138/Mount Olive interchange, Williamson Road/Route 66, Tall Timber Road and the Staunton interchange. The project will blast clean the steel structure of these bridges to remove all old paint and rust. A new paint system will be […]
Summer Repertory Theatre presents The Addams Family starting July 20
The Summer Repertory Theatre in Carlinville will be presenting the musical production of The Addams Family at Blackburn College in the Bothwell Auditorium starting July 20. Evening performances are scheduled for July 20, 21, 22, 28 and 29 at 7:30 PM. Afternoon performances will take place on July 23 and July 30 at 2 PM. The […]
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