The Macoupin County Public Health Department continues to report and monitor new COVID-19 cases including the delta variant in Macoupin County. Public health officials have seen an...
Cases filed during July 25- July 31, 2021. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. FELONIES Tara Lente, 27 of...
The Macoupin County Clerk’s office is making routine and legally required updates to the Macoupin voter file in order to ensure that the county has the...
The Macoupin County Federation of Teachers, Local #528, IFT/AFT, AFL-CIO has agreed to participate in mediation to help with bargaining a successor agreement with the Gillespie...
School Board President Mark Hayes and representatives of the Illinois Federation of Teachers Macoupin County Local 528 disclosed Monday night that they will seek federal mediation...
MK Pritzker, the First Lady of Illinois, recently heard about the Macoupin Art Collective (the MAC) and visited the studio to see and learn more about...
A new member of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education is likely to be named and seated Wednesday night, Aug. 4, after the...
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced on Tuesday it is fully adopting updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) masking recommendations to...
Cases filed during July 18- July 24, 2021. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. FELONIES Ralph Kahl, 52 of...
Cases filed during July 11 – July 17, 2021. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. FELONIES Charlie Hubbert, 37...
Members of the Benld City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to approve an ordinance calling for an update to the city code regarding mobile homes...
Cases filed during July 4 – July 10, 2021. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. FELONIES Bill Thompson, 42...
CARLINVILLE – After a one-year hiatus, a popular central Illinois music festival returns with a new format and many additional features. SamJam’s End of Summer Bash...
The Gillespie City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to offer a one-year dispatching services agreement for the Gillespie-Benld Ambulance Service at a cost of $12,000....
Two Benld residents had to be airlifted to area hospitals following a two-vehicle accident Sunday afternoon on Illinois Route 138 in Benld. Illinois State Police said...
The Macoupin County Public Health Department continues to report and monitor new COVID-19 cases in Macoupin County and encourage county residents to become vaccinated and to...
The Macoupin County Public Health Department (MCPHD) has confirmed the first positive pool for West Nile Virus in Macoupin County for 2021. A pool of mosquitoes...
CARLINVILLE, IL – Area State Farm agents recently presented a $10,000 donation to support Blackburn College’s “Blackburn and Beyond” program. A federally-approved comprehensive transition program, Blackburn...
Cases filed during June 27 – July 3, 2021. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. FELONIES Christian Garrison, 21...
Regional Superintendent R.O.E. #40 and EMS Appreciation Day facilitator, Michelle Mueller, presented $1000 checks to Bunker Hill fireman BOE Yeager and Bunker Hill Ambulance Service Treasurer,...