The Benld City Council on Tuesday night approved an annual appropriations ordinance projecting expenditures of up to $1,818,422.76 for the current fiscal year. The meeting was...
A trivia night fundraiser held by Gillespie Public Library to benefit the Gillespie Cemetery is scheduled for Saturday, July 10 at the Gillespie Civic Center. Trivia...
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 teachers union have rejected the school board’s initial contract offer as the current contract ticks down to its...
Cases filed during June 20 – 26, 2021. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. FELONIES Ashley Jaggie, 33 of...
Project Kid Kare has initiated their “Adopt A Student” Campaign to provide school supply assistance for students in the Gillespie CUSD 7 district that cannot afford...
Build Benld donated $500 to the City of Benld last week to help with Veterans’ Park summer improvements and projects. The organization is vital in helping...
Gillespie High School’s Jack Burns was recently recognized by the Illinois High School Association and Country Financial in part of their spotlight series. Burns recently retired...
Several Gillespie High School athletes competed in the state track meet at Eastern Illinois University on Thursday, June 17 with Jake Carter earning the top finish...
With the 2020-21 school year just concluded, members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education met briefly in special session Monday to adopt...
Members of the Gillespie City Council voted unanimously Monday night to adopt a new appropriations ordinance to govern spending during the current fiscal year. Though not...
SPRINGFIELD – A total of 1,030 students earned degrees from the University of Illinois Springfield at the conclusion of the spring semester on May 15, 2021,...
There has always been a need to identify who is buried where at the Gillespie City Cemetery and nearly all the work is now finished thanks...
A Mississippi man was stopped in Macoupin County on Monday, June 14 by Illinois State Police and charged later in the day by Macoupin County State’s...
Cases filed during May 30 – June 5, 2021. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. FELONIES William Fry, 22...
Twenty students at Gillespie High School received a $1,000 scholarship from the Partnership of Educational Excellence this year. Receiving the scholarship include Anthony Ribes, Cameron Hailstone,...
Gillespie High School is pleased to announce the 2021 Ashby Scholarship award recipients. Receiving the $10,000 Doug Ashby Scholarship is Ambrosia Redmon and John Berry is...
Seniors – Class of 2021 High Honor Roll Hannah Barrett, Allie Bergen, Grace Bertolino, Sydney Bires, Rylan Bruhn, Morgan Buckner, Brock Fredericks, Cole Frensko, Cameron Hailstone,...
The Macoupin Art Collective has added even more color to their building at 115 E Main Street in Staunton with a facelift. The nonprofit purchased the...
The Little Miss and Mini Miner pageant will kick off Gillespie’s annual Black Diamond Days festival this Friday, June 4. The pageant will be held at...
Former district teacher Steve Joyce made an impassioned plea to the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night urging the board to...
