Analise Best of Staunton has won the Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) Scholar Attitude Award for 2017 for the association’s Division O and was honored at...
Maryville University has named the following students to the Deans’ List for the Spring 2017 semester. Maryville undergraduate students are eligible for the Deans’ List when...
Board members of the Gillespie Community Unit School District #7 met in executive session for more time than they appeared in open session during the district’s...
On Saturday, May 13, 2017, three area students earned a Bachelor of Arts in from Blackburn College in Carlinville at the 148th Commencement Ceremony. These three...
Gillespie High School held its 109th annual commencement ceremony for the graduating class of 2017 on Sunday, May 21 inside the high school’s gymnasium with the...
Police say a Gillespie man is in critical condition following a two-vehicle accident Thursday evening on Illinois Route 16 near the Macoupin and Montgomery County line...
A full 26 percent of Gillespie High School graduating seniors were awarded $1,000 tuition scholarships by The Partnership for Educational Excellence on its 25th anniversary. Every...
Gillespie High School seniors picked up their diplomas on Sunday, but Saturday was a time for them to reflect on their high school tenure, pray and...
Date range: May 16-22, 2017. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. LAWSUITS Rachel Bruhn is suing Charles Lane, Staunton,...
The Lewis and Clark Community College Mobile Dental Health Unit will be at HSHS St. Francis Hospital on Tues, June 6, 2017, from 8 a.m. to...
UPDATE: Article updated to reflect additional information provided by Illinois State Police District 18. Added information includes the name of the driver of the tractor and more...
For the second time this season, the Gillespie softball team (24-6) prevailed against the Hillsboro Hilltoppers. Monday afternoon’s victory was more celebratory though as the team’s...
A 68-year-old man of Hillview, Illinois died Sunday afternoon following a two-vehicle accident on US-67 in Greene County, according to a press release issued Monday morning...
The graduating class of 2017 at Gillespie High School enjoyed their last opportunity to congregate as a class while engaging in their graduation ceremony. There were...
It was an exciting day at Gillespie High School when 84 graduating seniors walked across the stage and accepted their diploma. In a ceremony that lasted...
The Illinois Route 66 Blue Carpet Corridor will be celebrating its third annual festival event on Saturday, June 10. From Virden down to Collinsville on several...
This story is contributed by a member of the Illinois Senate Democrats. A prescription dated 1987 was among the unwanted medications turned in during a drug...
Residents in Gillespie woke up to the tornado siren sounding shortly after 6 a.m. on Friday as a threat of severe weather quickly rolled through the...
UPDATE: Both the baseball and softball regional championship games slated for Saturday morning have been rained out. They both will be played on Monday, May 22 at...
“Make Summer Count – Read!” is the theme for the Benld Library Summer Programs. Registration will be held on Wednesday, June 7 from 10 a.m. to...
