Members of the Gillespie City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to approve a proclamation recognizing Wade Hendricks, who recently retired from the Gillespie Police Department...
The community is invited to participate in a family-friendly, drive-thru charity event aimed at keeping local students warm this winter. The “Warm Up Our Kids” drive-thru...
Believed to be First Work Solely Dedicated to Illinois in the Revolution A new book on Illinois’ leaders and actions in the Revolutionary War helps celebrate...
Contributed content Springfield, Ill- The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) reminds residents to test, inspect and replace any broken or expired smoke and CO...
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night voted unanimously to accept the district’s annual financial report, chose an insurance...
In observance of National Diaper Needs Awareness Week, the Macoupin County Public Health Department (MCPHD) announced a record-breaking diaper drive, collecting 5,196 diapers to assist families...
Members of the Benld City Council on Monday night accepted an annual audit completed by Scheffel-Boyle Certified Public Accountants, Alton, approved a new building permit form...
Macoupin County Board members on Tuesday night agreed to enter into a $190,000 contract with Hampton, Lenzini & Renwick, Inc. Springfield, to engineer and design Phase...
GILLESPIE, IL — 2:18 Missions, a local mission team based in Gillespie, is hosting a cookout fundraiser at Randy’s Market in Benld. The event will take...
Members of the Gillespie City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to implement a one percent Public Safety sales tax on retail goods sold in Gillespie....
CARLINVILLE – Throughout its ten-year run, the SamJam concert series became a cherished annual event in Macoupin County. The concerts helped a lot of people, too....
Gillespie Methodist Church is thrilled to announce the arrival of Logan and Jacey Zepp as their new ministerial team. The couple, relocating from Paint Lick, Kentucky,...
Getting election information in Macoupin County just got a whole lot easier. County Clerk Pete Duncan announced today that voters can now access key election updates,...
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night voted to approve an $19 million budget for fiscal 2026, agreed to...
Macoupin County Clerk Pete Duncan announced today that all registered voters in the county will begin receiving new voter registration cards starting September 16. State law...
Members of the Benld City Council voted on Monday night to approve more than $15,000 of work the Italian Club of Benld plans to do at Benld’s...
The Gillespie Public Library is expanding its newspaper digitization project with the addition of the Area News, covering 1963 through 1982, to its online collection. This...
