Great joy took place on Sunday, March 12, 2023, as members of the United Methodist Church of Gillespie witnessed and celebrated six young people being baptized...
A Gillespie man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for methamphetamine delivery, according to Macoupin County State’s Attorney Jordan Garrison. Garrison announced on Thursday...
Members of the Gillespie City Council approved a resolution on Monday night declaring 301 E. Maple St. a public nuisance and directed the City Attorney to...
Four athletes of Gillespie High School were named to the 2022-23 All-South Central Conference basketball rosters that were released this week. Miners being named to the...
Five Gillespie High School seniors have been named Illinois State Scholars including Adylin Drewel, Jenna Clark, Macy Fosnock, Emily Schoen, and Logan Simmons. The Illinois Student...
The top 59 boys’ and girls’ basketball seniors from South Central Illinois will be playing in the 19th Annual Carlinville Rotary Club All-Star Basketball Classic, presented...
The Macoupin County Fair announced that multi-platinum country musician Josh Turner will be the headlining entertainer for the 2023 festival with his performance scheduled for 7...
Benld residents will continue to have their trash picked up weekly by Republic Sanitation Services but the price will increase slightly as of April 1 following...
Governor JB Pritzker, along with state and local leaders and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR), announced on Wednesday that the City of Benld will...
Kimberly Miller and Christopher Makler of Sawyerville announce the birth of their daughter, Samantha Ruby Makler, who was born on Thursday, February 16, at 6:47 p.m....
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night to approve a resolution authorizing the district to participate in the...
Mayor Jim Kelly formally opened bids from four waste haulers during the regular meeting of the Benld City Council on Monday night but council members referred...
CARLINVILLE, IL — The Blackburn College Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Gregory J. Meyer as the school’s 19th President. Meyer, a former Blackburn professor and...
Members of the Gillespie City Council on Monday night approved a final payment to Korte & Luitjohan Contractors for renovation work done at the city’s water...
The winners at the “For the Love of Education” trivia night on Saturday, February 4 were: 1st place: Rich Stillwell team; 2nd place: Carol Miller team;...
The largest coin show of southern Illinois returns to Gillespie on Sunday, March 19 sponsored by the Hiltop Coin Club of Hillsboro. The 58th annual show...
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...
A fire that happened early Tuesday morning on Washer Road in rural Macoupin County is under investigation by the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal...
Candidates have been announced for the 2023 consolidated election that will take place on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. The election will decide mayors, trustees, aldermen, school...
A Macoupin County man was found guilty of first-degree murder on Thursday, January 26 related to a 2018 incident following a jury trial that started on...
