Dear Editor, Domestic Violence within Macoupin County is prevalent. It is destructive and can be both physical and psychological. It can affect anyone of any age,...
Dear Editor, Community Health Centers are the backbone of our nation’s primary health care system. We design innovative, integrated primary care based on what services communities...
To the great people of Macoupin County. Although several months have past, the family of Bridget Drobney would like to extend their deepest gratitude for the...
Blue ribbons and blue bows, often used and seen during April, are a traditional symbol of child abuse awareness. They remind us of the seriousness of...
Montgomery County residents and landowners in the pathway of the carbon dioxide pipeline and sequestration sites should support the following legislation, SB2421/HB3119. This bill establishes protections...
What is Fact and What is Fiction? Like most places, myths abound when it comes to the history of Macoupin County. Many of those legends are...
Editor’s Note: The following words were written by Clarence “Pete” Hughes as a tribute to small towns like the one he grew up in, the Stark...
Dear Constituents of the 95th Legislative District, As my service in the Illinois House comes to a close, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks....
A surprising number of letters and diaries from Civil War soldiers exist today, particularly from Illinois troops. An example is Duncan Ingraham, who lived in Macoupin...
Written by the late Andy Easton, Sr. for the Gillespie Area News contributed by the Gillespie Public Library Eugene “Hack” Zanter was another of the great...
Written by the late Andy Easton, Sr. for the Gillespie Area News contributed by the Gillespie Public Library Frank “Lefty” Chappell was a graduate with the...
Written by the late Andy Easton, Sr. for the Gillespie Area News contributed by the Gillespie Public Library In 1947, Vince Pacewic, a 1940 graduate of...
Written by the late Andy Easton, Sr. for the Gillespie Area News contributed by the Gillespie Public Library The orange and black opened the 1927 football...
Dear Editor, At a time when Illinois Democrats have passed dangerous policies that will make our communities less safe and that make it harder for law...
Written by the late Andy Easton, Sr. for the Gillespie Area News contributed by the Gillespie Public Library When Gillespie High School started their football program...
Carbon dioxide pipelines and storage will be a safety hazard should it enter and be stored in Montgomery County. The plans of Heartland Greenway were stated...
Public Meeting on Closure of Coffeen Coal Ash PondsCoffeen School 200 School St., Coffeen, IllinoisTuesday, June 14, 2022, at 3 PM and 5:30 PM Protection of...