Seniors (Class of 2015) High Honor Roll Jacob Alepra, William Barber, Tanner Hearn, John Loveless, Nichole Miller, Emily Reid, Damien Wall Honor Roll Brady Anderson, Rachel...
Dominic Maykopet was awarded Leader of the Week for Gillespie Middle School last week after receiving the nomination from eighth grade science teacher Mr. Herron. Maykopet...
After playing their first three games of the season, the Gillespie Miners softball team (0-3) is off to a slow start for the 2015 season after...
Madison Hedrick, daughter of Bruce and Lynette Hedrick of Gillespie, was recognized as Gillespie Middle School’s recipient of the Illinois Principal’s Award winner. Hedrick is involved...
[slideshow_deploy id=’19297′] A large field fire west of Wilsonville along Illinois Route 138 on Wednesday morning involved two fire departments in the effort to extinguish the...
BenGil middle and high school students participated and conquered a couple of the divisions in the 9th Annual Macoupin County Anti-Meth Coalition 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament held...
Jessica Ball, Gillespie High School’s athletic trainer, was recognized by the Rehabilitation Department at HSHS St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield. Ball coordinates strength building and recovery...
Gillespie’s Quentin Zenner helped the West All-Stars win their fourth consecutive victory over the East All-Stars on Sunday evening at Carlinville High School in the Carlinville...
Wrapping up the week in the BenGil area with pictures! Week of March 22 Do you have a picture for the Week in Pictures? Email the...
The Gillespie Community Unit District 7 school board invited the seventh grade boys’ basketball team Monday evening, March 23, to their regular March meeting to honor them after...
John Loveless was honored as this year’s Illinois Principal’s Award Winner for Gillespie High School. Loveless is a senior at Gillespie High School and is the...
MOUNT OLIVE – The suspect who targeted two Macoupin County Sheriff Deputies Thursday evening, March 26, has been discharged from the hospital and is in custody...
A selfish prince denies a woman refuge to his palace and is left with a curse that can only be broken by true love. The beloved...
WILSONVILLE – A Wilsonville man was arrested Tuesday, March 24 after county, state and federal authorities executed a search warrant on his home as part of...
Six members of the City of Gillespie’s council discussed a couple problems the city has experienced with the available recycling service the city offers at no...
The Benld City Council approved the United States Post Office’s request to renew their lease with the City of Benld for six more months in exchange...
Chance Reiniesch was chosen as student leader of the week last week at Gillespie Middle School by paraprofessional educators at GMS. The paraprofessionals say Reiniesch is...
Gillespie High School senior Jacob Kirkwood was chosen by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to represent Gillespie High School as a 2015 Scholar Athlete. The newspaper recognizes...
Wrapping up the week in the BenGil area with pictures! Week of March 15 Do you have a picture for the Week in Pictures? Email the...
Storybooks are extra popular at Ben-Gil Elementary School, but seeing storybook characters lined along the sidewalk during drop-offs are extra special for the elementary students. That’s...