Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night approved a $20 million budget for the current fiscal year as Supt....
Members of the Benld City Council on Monday night approved upward of $14,000 of work to correct a long-standing problem with wall dampness at the rear...
Summer may be a memory but Eagarville’s fall festival promises to provide plenty of family fun in a beautiful outdoor setting on Saturday, October 14 starting...
Gillespie’s Black Diamond Days festival could return to the downtown commercial district if the city council approves a resolution seeking permission from the Illinois Department of...
CARLINVILLE, IL — Blackburn College invites the community to celebrate its 2023 Homecoming & Family Weekend beginning September 29. This year’s beach-themed “Weekend at Barney’s” – named...
Three officers at the Graham Correctional Center in Hillsboro have been presented with Illinois Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) awards for their actions in January 2023...
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...
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...
A verdict was rendered on Tuesday in about 35 minutes for a Staunton man who was found guilty of criminal sexual assault. Dillard Dehart Jr., 66...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Meeting in special session Monday night, the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education accepted “with regret” the resignations of BenGil Elementary School teachers Jay...
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...
The annual homecoming celebration in the Village of Dorchester will take place the first weekend of August starting Friday, August 5 and ending August 6. The...
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...
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,...
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...
If you have ever wanted to see the inside of the historic Macoupin County Cannonball Jail, this is your chance. “Jail House Rock” will be held...
