Gillespie CUSD #7 announced they have increased capacity for the football season from 50 visitors to 600 visitors including 400 home spectators and 200 visitor spectators....
A 28-year-old Irving female has been charged with a felony in connection with a deadly accident that happened Wednesday evening in Irving. Officials said the accident...
Members of the Gillespie City Council on Monday night accepted the resignation of long-serving City Attorney Kevin Polo, approved an environmentally friendly bee-keeping project at the...
A Carlinville man has been charged with murder one month after a deadly stabbing in Virden. Macoupin County State’s Attorney Jordan Garrison announced on Tuesday that...
Macoupin County Public Health Department has fully implemented the EMTrack self-scheduling system to register eligible persons to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Macoupin County. The implementation...
GODFREY – Pablo Picasso once said, “Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.” It’s a mantra not lost on Lewis and Clark Community College alumna...
GODFREY – As in many trade industries, there’s a job gap between the number of welders looking to retire and the number of qualified applicants entering the...
In an exceedingly brief Monday night meeting, members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education unanimously voted to extend the contracts of all...
High school seniors pursuing a career in agriculture are invited to apply for a $2,000 Farm Credit Illinois Agriculture Scholarship. Thirty scholarships will be given in...
The Macoupin County Health Department announced on Tuesday that over 1,100 people received their first COVID-19 vaccine and another 200 received their second dose last week...
A 67-year-old Benld man died in a single-vehicle accident Monday afternoon in Mt. Olive. Police said Frank Wargo, 67 of Benld, was traveling south on U.S....
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) today reminded residential and business customers that beginning February 27, 2021, mandatory dialing will occur where all local calls made within...
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt only containing Macoupin County students. The full list can be found on Lewis & Clark’s website. GODFREY – Lewis...
Members of the Gillespie City Council voted Monday night to draft a “letter of support” authorizing Peace Corps Fellow Ethan Fogg to initiate work on a...
To manage the distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations, the Macoupin County Public Health Department will implement EMTrack, a self -scheduling system provided by the State of Illinois,...
The Macoupin County Agriculture Education (MCAE) Foundation is offering one $1500 scholarship, one $1000 scholarship, and seven $500 scholarships for the upcoming 2021-22 school year to...
A 20-year-old Carlinville male has been detained in connection with the death of a 58-year-old Virden man that occurred Monday evening, February 1 in Virden, Illinois...
Lifelong Benld Resident, Lindsay Bearden, 35, is challenging current Benld Mayor Jim Kelly in the upcoming consolidated election scheduled for April 6. Lindsay is the daughter...
A nine-year-old Sawyerville child was found safe and sound following an extensive search effort Tuesday that involved many agencies and lasted most of the day. Chase...
SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021 An officer was dispatched to the 300 block of Fillmore Street regarding criminal damage. An officer was dispatched to a business in...
