Council decides not to sign agreement with TJ’s Judy Spencer Dona, real estate agent of Century 21, addressed the Benld City Council on November 10th during...
Tucker advocates for water conservation ordinance During a regular scheduled city council meeting on December 10, Mayor John Hicks advised the aldermen the school is relining...
Of all the ways to usher in the holiday season, music ranks near the top. The choir and band programs did just that as both the...
This past weekend, the Village of Mt. Clare and the City of Benld treated their seniors to a free Christmas Dinner courtesy of the Village of...
ORLANDO, Fla.- California University of Pennsylvania head softball coach Rick Bertagnolli will be inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Hall of Fame in 2013,...
ORLANDO, Fla.- California University of Pennsylvania head softball coach Rick Bertagnolli will be inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Hall of Fame in 2013,...
The Coal Country Chamber of Commerce hosted 150 children who had a snack and visited with Santa Claus at Illinois Valley Development Center on Saturday, December...
MPACT’D, Miners Preparing And Caring for Teen Driving, kicked off their Operation Teen Safe Driving Program on Monday, December 3. About 50 students from GHS gave...
For the senior citizens of Mt. Clare (62+) The Dinner will be held on Saturday, December 8th, at 12:00pm at the Village Hall. Carry-outs and transportation...
The First United Methodist Church of Gillespie is collecting food for the Henderson Settlement in Frakes, Kentucky. The church has been going to Henderson for the...
Order by Monday to receive the delivery Thursday In early November of this year, Micki Chappelear of Heritage Health looked into starting a food co-op in...
PVT Costello enlisted into the Illinois Army National Guard as an Infantryman and will be leaving for training in early February 2013. He will be doing...
The Macoupin County Sheriff’s Department would like your help in solving several burglaries occurring in and around Macoupin County. On November 26th around 2:00 am, a...
It was brought to the Gillespie Middle School’s attention that Scott Schardan, a 2011 Gillespie High School graduate is serving oversees in Afghanistan with his army...
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and Crimestoppers requests the assistance of the citizens of Montgomery and Macoupin Counties in apprehending a wanted subject. Colt Trimble, 30,...
For those interested in the Illinois Terminal Railroad, the Illinois Traction Society 2013 monthly wall calendar is now available. The color calendar is 14 pages of...
The Coal Country Chamber of Commerce has activities planned for Friday, November 30 and Saturday, December 1. The Sparkle will bring snack with Santa, a petting...
The US News and World Report have chosen Gillespie High School as one of the best schools in America. GHS was selected as a Bronze school....
Wrapping up the week in the BenGil area with pictures! Week of November 18
CARLINVILLE — The Courthouse Holiday Illumination Partnership (CHIP) is a community group recently created with the mission of raising funds for the continued lighting of the...
