UPDATE (Monday, April 13 at 10pm): Macoupin County Sheriff Shawn Kahl reported Monday evening that Kavanaugh was taken into custody without incident Monday evening nearly 24...
The Gillespie area caring center has closed Shepherd’s Closet to protect workers from the coronavirus but continues to operate the food bank. The food bank provides...
The Macoupin County Public Health Department (MCPHD) continued its outreach to the community on Tuesday with two announcements: stay home as much as you can and...
Child Abuse Prevention Month has been observed each April since its first presidential proclamation in 1983. In 1989, a grandmother from Virginia, Bonnie Finney, began the...
The Italian Club of Benld announced on Saturday, April 4 that this year’s Benld Italian American Days celebration is canceled. The announcement follows Governor Pritzker’s announcement...
A week after School Supt. Joe Tieman stunned the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education by announcing his retirement, board members voted 5-2 Wednesday...
The Macoupin County Public Health Department (MCPHD) announced on Thursday morning, April 2, the first positive COVID-19 test for a Macoupin County resident describing the individual...
EIGHTH GRADE Jaydon Baker, Isabelle Balzraine, Jesse Berry, Lauren Bertagnolli, Michael Bertetto, Rhiannon Black, Skye Boedecker, Lily Brown, Bryce Buhs, Tenley Bussmann, Isabel Cano, Mattelynn Clark,...
A stunned Board of Education on Monday night accepted Joe Tieman’s resignation for purposes of retirement as Superintendent of Community Unit School District 7. The resignation...
The man supposedly behind the Macoupin County fires is finally behind bars and faces 11 different counts including four counts of aggravated arson, six counts of...
The number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase across Illinois yet there have been no positive cases confirmed in Macoupin County, the Macoupin County Public Health...
City of Gillespie Mayor John Hicks has declared a state of emergency for the city of Gillespie in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The declaration...
Grow Gillespie announced on Sunday they had to make a very tough decision in regard to the group’s “Heritage Food Festival” and postponed the event to...
UPDATE: According to GHS Principal Shane Owsley, there will be no student attendance on Monday March 16th at CUSD #7. Buildings will be open from noon to...
Gillespie Public Library will hold their “8th Night of Trivia and Games” on Saturday, April 4 at the Gillespie Civic Center. The event will start at...
LITCHFIELD — Due to concerns about COVID-19, influenza and other illnesses, HSHS St. Francis Hospital has decided to postpone or cancel non-essential events/classes (except prenatal classes) at the...
Macoupin County Sheriff Shawn Kahl plans to form a task force in response to a string of arson fires that have been set recently in Macoupin...
Shay No. 1 Mine between Gillespie and Carlinville is scheduled to be shut down due to its inability to operate profitably and ongoing issues with coal...
Gillespie water and sewer customers may face gradual increases in their sewer bills over the next few years based on discussion during Monday night’s regular monthly...
The Benld Library and South Macoupin Head Start will hold a Family Reading Night on Thursday, March 26 from 6 to 6:30 p.m. at the library....
