The Macoupin County Public Health Department announced the first Macoupin County COVID-19 death on Monday, May 4 while also noting two more positive cases were added...
Two more area celebrations are canceled for the summer of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was announced on Monday that both Black Diamond Days...
The Macoupin County Public Health Department (MCPHD) announced on Monday the first long term care facility outbreak of COVID-19 in Macoupin County defining ‘outbreak’ status per...
Contributed content by the Illinois Senate Democrats. BUNKER HILL – Under the state’s new modified Stay at Home Order that went into effect today, 60 state...
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education, once again meeting remotely on Monday night, hired a new Title I Reading Specialist and...
In an about-face, Gillespie Lake Superintendent Gary Thornhill announced the campground and shower house will not be able to open on May 1 despite previous announcements....
Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSofSI) congratulates Rowan Dothager from Staunton, Illinois for becoming a Gold Award Girl Scout—a designation she earned through her “Full STEAM...
The Maple Street Clinic in Gillespie continues to serve as a designated State of Illinois COVID-19 testing site and according to a press release made available...
UPDATE APRIL 29: Gillespie Lake Superintendent Gary Thornhill said the campground and shower house will not be able to open despite previous announcements. The lake office...
Ryan and Brittany Webb of Litchfield announce the birth of their daughter, Lilly Lynn Webb who was born on Thursday, April 23, 2020, at 8:23 p.m....
The Coal Country Chamber of Commerce announced on Sunday they were canceling the annual summer concert series held at the Benld City Park citing concern for...
Local hospitals and senior care facilities are receiving a lot of support lately during this COVID-19 health crisis with some asking what they can do to...
Macoupin County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday morning their office and the Illinois State Police Crash Reconstruction Unit are investigating a fatal car versus motorcycle accident that...
Meeting via the Zoom online conferencing system, members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday night to hire veteran Middle...
The Macoupin County Public Health Department announced today, April 21 that the Maple Street Clinic, which is a Federally Qualified Health Center serving a high-risk population,...
By a 4-2 vote, Benld city aldermen chose during a brief special meeting Friday night to end the city’s decades-old police department and contract with the...
In what appears to be a tentative first step toward disbanding the Benld Police Department, the Gillespie City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to offer a...
The Dave and Mary Griffel family in Gillespie was recently named the Great American Family of the Year, an annual award presented by the Illinois Association...
Just two weeks ago the health department learned of the first confirmed positive COVID-19 case in Macoupin County. Staff at the health department continues to implement...
An East Alton man who escaped from the Macoupin County Jail on Sunday, April 12 around 10 p.m. was apprehended nearly 24 hours later Monday evening...
