To the community, The GHS girls soccer team, coaches, and parents would like to thank Dee-Dee’s Designs for letting us set up in front of her store and every single person who brought baked good for our bake sale. We would also like to thank everyone who purchased baked goods and contributed money to the […]

To the community, We are contacting you as dedicated advocates of Crime Stoppers programs throughout Illinois. We need your help to inform the taxpayers of Illinois how they can be of assistance to these programs and the Illinois State Crime Stoppers Association.  Our organization is known for teaming citizens with law enforcement agencies to solve […]

To the community, As Administrator of Heritage Health Therapy and Senior Care Gillespie, I want to give a shout out to all the employees of our home who gave 110% during our recent GI bug. They jumped in to meet the challenge! Everyone pitched in to help any and everywhere they could to keep our […]

The Village of Mt. Clare would like to say Thank You to the following business and community members who donated to our 10th Annual Senior Christmas Dinner. Daley’s Chevrolet, Jewelry Gifts & More, Michelle’s Pharmacy, Sullivan’s Drug Store, Accents Florist & Gift Shop, A&G True Value, D&A Corvette, Quality Motors, Veschak’s Bakery, Stan’s Barber Shop, […]

To the community, Due to some recent comments, and rumors flying around, I feel like I need to clarify some issues regarding the unfortunate shooting of the dog earlier this week. Here are the facts. Not personal opinion or perception. On Mondaynight (12-19-11), two Gillespie police officers responded to a report of an unknown dog […]

Dear Editor: As many Americans consider switching banks from the impersonal mega institutions, now is the perfect time for consumers and small businesses to join the “go local” movement by banking locally with a community bank like First National Bank Benld Banking Center. By going local and banking locally, consumers and small businesses will realize […]

The Build Benld Committee would like to thank the following for their donations and support made toward the Gazebo & Landscaping Park Plan for East Central in Benld: Margaret Sexton in memory of Russell Sexton Evelyn E. Brania in memory of Leonard Brania Delores Katich in memory of George Katich, Sr. Catherine Roglis in memory of […]

Dear Editor, On Saturday, September 17,  a friend and I were power walking in town around 9pm. We had left the residence she was staying at and walking towards main street (to walk where it was well lit). The road we were walking on did not have a sidewalk until the last few blocks, the […]

Shin guards for soccer. Shoulder pads for football. Batting helmets for baseball and softball. Almost every sport has it own unique safety equipment. But according to Dr. Shawna Heddinghaus, Therapeutic Optometrist, most participants in sports forget to protect one of the most important parts of the body: the eyes. “Sports are the leading cause of […]

In regards to the Coliseum Ballroom fire, the Benld Fire Department would like to give a “BIG” thank you to: Randy’s Market of Benld for the water donation. Randy opened up the store to donate bottles of water to us as we fought the blaze. Veschaks Bakery for the donuts they donated to the fire […]

Dear Editor, At the end of the 8 Summer Concerts which were held on the Tuesday evenings of June and July for this 6th Series, I am grateful for the generous response of the people of the communities within the confines of the Coal Country Chamber of Commerce.  The CCCC include the 8 communities that […]