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School Board votes to return to remote learning
With half of its members participating remotely via the Zoom remote conferencing platform, the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night set a public hearing for the 2020 property tax levy, reviewed this year’s “school report cards” and voted unanimously to return to remote learning, effective Nov. 30, due to an increasing number of COVID-19 infections in the school district and throughout Macoupin County.
The measure to return to remote learning was approved on a motion by Jenni Alepra, seconded by Board President Mark Hayes. Supt. Shane Owsley said remote learning will continue through at least Jan. 11 when students typically would be returning from winter break. The district started the year on Aug. 17 with remote learning only, but the board later agreed to move to a hybrid program—allowing parents to opt for either in-person or remote learning—starting Oct. 4. The move comes only seven weeks after the board agreed to offer a hybrid learning program starting on Oct. 5. Late last month, building administrators reported to the board that about 30 percent of the district’s total enrollment opted for in-classroom learning.
Reading from a prepared letter to be sent to parents, Owsley said the measure is necessary in view of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases.
“The decision to take this step back was not made lightly,” Owsley read. “We have done our best to keep instruction on an in-person basis as long as we possibly could. We know how difficult remote learning is for students, parents, and teachers. We also understand that many families and teachers have been resistant to shifting away from in-person, and we fully understand that sentiment. However, we feel strongly that at this time the right thing to do is to shift into Full Remote instruction.”
Additionally, he said eliminating in-person learning through Jan. 11 will get the district through the holidays when some local families are likely to be traveling, attending holiday gatherings, and otherwise increasing their chances of exposure to the COVID-19 virus.
“We understand this and we are not making any judgments on those decisions,” Owsley read from his letter. “However, this does pose a significantly increased risk to students and staff when we are conducting in-person instruction. That, along with the unrelenting increase of COVID cases, leaves us with no choice but to make this move at this time. By going Full Remote for the next four academic weeks we will be able to get through and well past the Holiday Season. This will give us a chance to reassess how things are in our communities and our area the first week of January and determine if a shift back to our Hybrid Learning Plan is in order at that time.”
Earlier in the meeting, anticipating the board’s vote to suspend in-classroom learning, Michelle Smith, President of the local teachers union, read a statement thanking the board for its action and emphasizing that a return to remote learning would be in the “best interest of the health and safety of CUSD 7 students, teachers and staff.”
TAX LEVY
On Owsley’s recommendation, the board approved a resolution setting a Truth in Taxation hearing for 6 p.m., Monday, Dec. 21, in the Gillespie Middle School cafeteria on a proposed $3.4 million property tax levy. Members of the public will be able to comment on the levy proposal and ask questions during the hearing. In the meantime, the proposed levy can be reviewed at the district administrative office or on the district’s website.
Property tax levies for all taxing bodies in Macoupin County are subject to the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL), which was approved by Macoupin County voters in 1995. PTELL limits increases in the levy to no more than five percent or the Consumer Price Index (whichever is less) of the previous year’s tax extension. Owsley noted that the levy refers to the amount requested by the district for the coming year, while the extension is the actual amount of taxes collected the previous year. The levy typically exceeds the extension, often by a substantial amount.
The proposed levy amounts to more than 105 percent of last year’s extension, according to Owsley’s presentation to the board. Whenever a proposed levy exceeds the previous year’s extension by more than five percent, a formal Truth in Taxation hearing is required.
Owsley told the board the district is somewhat hamstrung in setting a levy because the levy must be approved in December even though the district’s total Equalized Assessed Evaluation won’t be known until later in 2021. If the levy fails to capture increases in the EAV, Owsley noted, subsequent levies will be limited by the newly established extension baseline.
The proposed levy presented to the board Monday night called for a levy of $1,490,071 for Education, compared with last year’s extension of $1,316,236; $385,160 for Operations and Maintenance, compared with last year’s extension of $340,227; $154,567 for Transportation, compared with last year’s extension of $136,535; $36,083 for Working Cash, compared with last year’s extension of $31,874; $103,828 for Illinois Municipal Retirement Funds, compared with last year’s extension of $91,715; $93,924 for Social Security, compared with last year’s extension of $82,967; $206,841 for Tort Liability, compared with last year’s extension of $182,711; $28,871 for Special Education, compared with last year’s extension of $25,502; and $919,259 for Bond and Interest, compared with last year’s extension of $921,206.
The proposed levy totals $3,418,604, compared with last year’s total extension of $3,128,969.
“What we receive is always less than what we request,” Owsley told the board. “We are forced to ‘over-levy’, knowing that if we don’t levy for more than we expect to receive, that money is gone forever. The best explanation of it I’ve heard is that it’s like a Christmas list. You know you put more things on your list than you’re likely to receive because you can’t go back later and add things later.”
The actual tax rate (the amount that needs to be applied to the EAV to generate the levy) is set by the County Clerk after the board submits the levy request to the Clerk after December 21. The Clerk’s calculations will be governed by PTELL, meaning that he will determine a rate that complies with PTELL based upon the new EAV once that figure is known.
Because of the PTELL factor, Owsley said the district runs no risk of “over-taxing” its constituents even though the levy request will substantially exceed PTELL limits. For example, last year’s extension of $2,207,762 fell short of the district’s $2,350,8239 levy request by $143,077.
Since 2014, Owsley reported, the district’s total EAV has fallen by as much as 3.1 percent and increased by as much as 3.9 percent. The average increase over the last seven years has been 1.2 percent. Last year’s EAV of $74,961,151 represented a 3.3 percent increase from the previous year. For the 2020 levy proposal, the administration estimated a five percent increase, which would bring the EAV to about $80 million.
The other determining factor affecting the levy is the CPI, which typically is less than five percent. For the 2020 levy, the CPI is estimated at 2.3 percent—meaning the levy would be limited to 2.3 percent of the previous year’s extension.
Given the multiple factors affecting the levy and the extension, Owsley estimated the proposed levy of $3,418,605 will generate an extension of about $3,200,936.
SCHOOL REPORT CARDS
Building administrators briefly discussed “School Report Cards” recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education. Because Illinois schools converted to remote learning in March through the end of the school year, CUSD 7 students did not take state assessment tests which are normally administered in the spring. As a result, the new report cards have no updated data regarding academic performance.
The cards do, however, reflect data in connection with enrollment, attendance, absenteeism and truancy.
Because of the lack of testing, all three schools retain the academic classification they were given last year. Both the elementary school and high school are rated as “commendable,” meaning there were no underperforming student groups in the school, while the middle school is identified as a “targeted” school, meaning at least one group of students underperformed last year in comparison with state averages.
Newly hired GMS Principal Tara Cooper said the targeted designation is due to a student subgroup of Children with Disabilities that underperformed on assessment tests in 2019. “This is the third year for us to be in that category,” Cooper said. To address the “targeted” designation, Cooper said GMS is using School Improvement Funds to work with the American Institutes for Research to provide support to the GMS School Leadership Team and create a School Improvement Plan. Cooper said the School Improvement Plan includes provisions to improve academic performance school-wide and at the level of individual students.
High School Principal Jill Rosentreter said it is anticipated that students in all three buildings will take standardized assessment tests later this academic year. In the high school, the senior class has already taken the SAT and this year’s juniors expect to take the SAT in the spring.
Student attendance rates for 2020 are congruent with statewide averages. BenGil Elementary School with an attendance rate of 96 percent is showing a one percent improvement from the previous year. At 96 percent, GMS is showing a three percent improvement from the year before. Gillespie High School’s attendance rate of 95 percent is up three percent from the previous year’s average of 92 percent.
All three schools showed improvement in chronic absenteeism. For each of the three schools the rate fell from 18 percent in 2019 to 11 percent in 2020. Likewise the chronic truancy rate fell for all three schools. BenGil Elementary experience a decline in truancy from 13 percent to 10 percent. The middle school’s rate fell from 13 percent to 10 percent, as did the truancy rate for the high school.
The drop-out rate for the high school is four percent, which is the same as last year and identical to the previous year. “At our school, that’s about 15 students,” Rosentreter said.
Building principals attributed the reduction in absenteeism and truancy rates to the availability of a school resource officer to contact parents of students who are truant or absent without an excuse.
Rosentreter said the drop-out rate is a concern propelled by the number of low-income families in which students are required to contribute to the family financially or, sometimes, become self-supporting. The strain of having to work while trying to complete school prompts some students to drop out before graduation, she said.
“We are spending a lot of time helping students graduate with alternative ways for them to complete school,” she said.
While no statewide assessment tests were given last year, all three principals said testing done this year shows improvement in several academic areas.
“The high school scores are pretty optimistic,” Rosentreter noted. Rosentreter also thanked the board for its support and its willingness to provide resources for school improvement and to help teachers meet the challenges of teaching during the pandemic.
SHOP EXPANSION
Board President Mark Hayes reported that construction on the vocational building has been delayed by about four weeks after it was discovered that a natural gas line had to be moved at an estimated cost of $4,330.
Both Owsley and Rosentreter publicly thanked the Ryan Fisher family for stepping in to pay off outstanding lunch balances for students whose parents were unable to afford the charges.
PERSONNEL
The board voted unanimously to extend a maternity leave for Speech Pathologist Kenna West for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year.
Board members also voted unanimously to hire Shelsie Timmermeier as a paraprofessional.
The board posted a vacancy for the position of Transportation Director. The new hire will replace Gary Niehaus, an 18-year veteran of the position, who announced his retirement, effective in July 2021, during a meeting of the board in April.
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Members of the Benld City Council on Monday night approved two zoning variances for David Wycoff and Ben Maracacci but decline to override the Zoning Board’s decision to deny a petition for a zoning reclassification on the city’s east side.
Amanda Yeager appeared before the council, hoping the council would override the recommendation of the Benld Zoning Board regarding reclassification for a parcel of property on the east side of Illinois Route 138 across from the Cabin Bar and Restaurant. Yeager was referred to the Zoning Board in January after she appeared before the council hoping to have the parcel reclassified from residential to agricultural use. At that time, she told the council she wanted the property rezoned to make it more sellable. On Monday night, however, she indicated that she plans to build a house on the property a keep one to three farm animals—horses, goats and/or sheep.
Yeager pointed out that the property is surrounded by property already zoned for agricultural use. Two out of five property owners neighboring the Yeager property objected to the Zoning Board regarding the reclassification. One of those property owners, Yeager pointed, lives on property that already is zoned for agricultural used.
“It’s not a democratic process,” City Attorney Rick Vericchio explained. Even though a majority of the neighbors either supported or have no opinion on the matter, the Zoning Board could base its recommendation on other factors.
According to Yeager, some members of the Board told her privately after the hearing that if they had known about the number of neighbors who supported or had no objection, they would have voted to recommend reclassification.
“You want this council to override the Zoning Board?” Mayor Jim Kelly asked Yeager.
When Kelly called for a motion to reclassify the property, none of the aldermen responded. “I would need more information before I vote on this,” said Ald. Jerry Saracco. With no motion on the floor, the matter died.
Ald. Norm Emmons advised Yeager to reapply to the Zoning Board and restart the hearing process, after which the council could vote on the Board’s recommendation.
The council was unanimous in granting a zoning variance for Ben Marcacci to build duplexes on two of three lots at 311 W. Central Avenue, 208 West Spruce and 210 West Spruce. Marcacci reportedly plans to build a home on speculation on the third lot.
The council also was unanimous in granting a variance to David Wykoff to bring in a mobile home for 18 months while he builds a new home on 4.83 acres of property just off Cahokia Street. Wykoff said he will consult with the Macoupin County Department of Public Health to advise him on installing a septic system to service the new home.
In other housing action, the council voted unanimously to declare 206 South Second Street a public nuisance—a formality that authorizes the City Attorney to send a letter to the owners demanding they clean up the property within 60 days. The home reportedly is vacant and needs to have the grass mowed.
Council members also discussed an ongoing public nuisance case against property at 306 Park Avenue. Brian Komanetsky, owner of the house, is pursuing an eviction action against the occupant and has promised the city he will clean up the property once the tenant is removed. An eviction hearing is set for April 28.
“By our next meeting we’ll have a better handle on when she will be out,” Veritcchio advised. “Does he intend to clean it up? He says he does.”
STOP SIGN
On the recommendation of Ald. Dustin Fletcher, the council voted 5-1 to install a stop sign on Short Street at Willow Street. Fletcher said residents in the area complained about speeding vehicles on Short Street.
Ald. John Balzraine cast the single “no” vote.
ANNUAL AUDIT
The council gave the Mayor power to act to retain Scheffel Boyle Public Accountants to complete the city’s annual audit at a cost not to exceed $20,000. The accounting firm had not submitted a formal proposal before Monday night’s meeting. Last year, the audit was completed at a cost of $18,500.
City Clerk Terri Koyne reminded aldermen the firm already has been retained at a cost of $5,000 for a special audit of IDNR grant funds expended on building the new Benld Family Sports Complex.
CEJA PROJECT
Council members voted unanimously to spend about $5,000 in Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) grant money to install a new floor and paint in the former City Hall when the CEJA grant funds become available. The renovated space will be offered as a community meeting venue for civic group meetings.
GOLD STANDARD AWARD
Ald. Balzraine announced that the DeStefane Events Center was recognized as a Gold Standard award recipient by the Macoupin County Department of Public Health for compliance with food handling safety regulations. The Events Center was one of 33 recipients recognized by the Health Department.
Balzraine said Sue McCoy is in charge of ensuring the Events Center is in compliance and “she does a fantastic job.”
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FELONIES
Rusty S. Menge, 54 of Hettick, is charged with reckless discharging of a firearm in connection with an April 12 incident.
Brandon L. Allen, 41 of Port Orange, FL, is charged with two counts of unlawful commercial use of game ($500+), two counts of outfitting service without a permit, hunting on others land without permission, five counts of obtain license/revoked in a another state, using license issued to another, and loan/transfer license in connection to an April 16 incident.
Michelle D. Heaton, 51 of East Alton, is charged with possession of methamphetamine (<5 grams) in connection with a December 14, 2025 incident.
Tanner L. Wolff, 24 of Litchfield, is charged with possession of methamphetamine (<5 grams) in connection with a December 13, 2025 incident.
MISDEMEANORS
Larry E. Conlee, 42 of Mount Clare, is charged with resisting a peace officer/firefighter/corrections employee in connection with an April 11 incident.
Kenneth W. Bennett, 69 of Carlinville, is charged with violating an order of protection in connection with an April 14 incident.
Gregory A. Swift, 43 of Virden, is charged with heft of lost/mislaid property (<$500) in connection with an October 18, 2025 incident.
Brandon P. Bellm, 33 of Carlinville, is charged with battery/causing bodily harm in connection with a March 18 incident.
Joseph S. Augustine, 50 of Staunton, is charged with tossing/throwing a jackrock on property in connection with an April 14 incident.
TRAFFIC
Casey C. Trebing, 28 of Worden, is charged with driving on a suspended license in connection with an April 10 incident.
Ayman Y. Omar, 51 of Lake Saint Louis, MO, is charged with speeding 26-34 mph over the limit in connection with an April 12 incident.
John M. Steward, 29 of Springfield, is charged with speeding 35+ mph over the limit in connection with an April 12 incident.
Kylie T. Hunter, 29 of Springfield, is charged with speeding 26-34 mph over the limit in connection with an April 12 incident.
Diana C. Hardison, 60 of Bunker Hill, is charged with driving on a revoked license and operating an uninsured motor vehicle in connection with an April 12 incident.
Jimmy Monroe, 75 of Carlinville, is charged with driving on a revoked license and improper traffic lane usage.
Richard A. Stuckey, 70 of Brighton, is charged with failure to notify of damage to an unattended vehicle in connection with an April 9 incident.
Camden G. Zumwalt, 18 of Staunton, is charged with speeding 35+ mph over the limit in connection with an April 14 incident.
Trinity A. Pruitt, 22 of Benld, is charged with unlawful possession of cannabis/driver and driving 1-10 mph above the limit.
Keith M. Steele, 27 of Auburn, is charged with speeding 35+ mph over the limit in connection with an April 11 incident.
Joshua D. Strode, 48 of Chatham, is charged with driving on a suspended license in connection with an April 10 incident.
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE FILED
- Marshall Emery versus Maurissa Emery
- Coltan Milton versus Chelsea Milton
- Micah Gotter versus Pamela Gotter
- Katie Ritter versus Thomas Ritter
- James A. Donaldson versus Cheryl A. Donaldson
MARRIAGE LICENSES
- Cristopher C. Miller and Yvonne M. Rendon, both of Carlinville.
- Earl W. Tiepelman and Maria J. Goth, both of Mount Olive
- Phillip L. Randazzo and Trisden M. Haggett, both of Gillespie.
- Christopher T. Bertolis and Jordan R. Ryan, both of Mount Olive.
- Robert A. Lee and Dawn M. Hilderbrand, both of Maryville.
- Jason T. Daube and Jamie M. Goble, both of Brighton.
- Gabriel E. Bliss and Grace A. Hobson, both of Virden.
- Matthew G. Weidner of Bunker Hill and Claire A. Wilton of Carlinville
- Michelle L. Dettwiler of Litchfield and Heather N. Geary of Vine Grove, Kentucky
- Hunter Gl. Niemann of Litchfield and Hannah M. Ward of Pawnee
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SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2026
An officer was dispatched to the 300 block of East Spruce Street in reference to a traffic crash.
An officer was dispatched to the 500 block of East Elm Street in reference to found property.
An officer was dispatched to the 800 block of South Street in Benld in reference to a noise complaint.
An officer was dispatched to Park Street and South Trolley Street in Benld in reference to suspicious activity.
An officer was dispatched to Fillmore Street and Burton Street in reference to a civil issue.
An officer was dispatched to the 200 block of Shelby Street in reference to a 911 call.
An officer was dispatched to the 200 block of West Central in Benld in reference to a medical issue.
An officer was dispatched to the 300 block of South 1st Street in Benld in reference to a 911 call.
An officer was dispatched to the 2300 block of Staunton Road in Mt. Clare in reference to a civil issue.
An officer was dispatched to the 500 block of 2nd Street in Benld in reference to suspicious activity.
An officer was dispatched to the 100 block of West Central in Benld in reference to a domestic dispute.
An officer was dispatched to the 100 block of South Mt. Olive Road in Eagarville in reference to a domestic dispute.
An officer was dispatched to the 200 block of West Walnut Street in reference to a domestic dispute.
An officer was dispatched to Spruce Street and 5th Street in Benld in reference to a well-being check.
MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2026
The school resource officer was dispatched to the Gillespie High School Office in reference to a juvenile issue.
An officer was dispatched to the Gillespie High School in the 600 block of Broadway Street in reference to a traffic crash.
An officer was dispatched to the 700 block of Litchfield Road in East Gillespie in reference to illegal dumping.
Douglas D. Davis, 59 of Benld, was arrested on a Macoupin County warrant for failure to appear for driving while license revoked.
An officer was dispatched to the 600 block of Francis Street in reference to criminal trespass.
An officer was dispatched to the 300 block of East Central Avenue in Benld in reference to a battery.
An officer was dispatched to the 400 block of East Elm Street in reference to criminal trespass.
An officer initiated a traffic stop at Kentucky Street and Central Avenue in Benld. A 16 year old male from Benld was issued a citation for speeding.
An officer was dispatched to the 800 block of North Francis Street in reference to a juvenile issue.
An officer spoke with a female at the Gillespie Police Department in reference to fraud in the 600 block of Gillespie Street.
TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2026
An officer initiated a traffic stop at Hard Road and Dorsey Road in Benld. Camden G. Zumwalt, 18 of Staunton, was issued a citation for speeding.
An officer was dispatched to the 1400 block of South Macoupin Street in reference to a well-being check.
An officer was dispatched to the 400 block of Charles Street in reference to harassment.
An officer was dispatched to the 300 block of Park Avenue in reference to illegal parking.
An officer was dispatched to Dorsey Street and Hard Road in Benld in reference to a well-being check.
An officer spoke with a female at the Gillespie Police Department in reference to to harassment in the 300 block of East Maple Street.
An officer was dispatched to the 300 block of East Central Avenue in Benld in reference to a security check.
An officer was dispatched to the 600 block of North Main Street in Benld in reference to an animal complaint.
An officer was dispatched to the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in reference to suspicious activity.
An officer was dispatched to the 100 block of West Pine Street in reference to a well-being check.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026
An officer was dispatched to the 400 block of Park Street in Benld in reference to a well-being check.
An officer initiated a traffic stop at Staunton Road and Henrietta Street. Lester W. Harvill, 56 of Benld, was arrested for improper lane usage and driving under the influence.
Catherine A. Brister, 50 of Staunton, was arrested on a Calhoun County warrant for failure to appear for violation of a court order.
An officer spoke with a male at the Gillespie Police Department in reference to to harassment.
An officer was dispatched to the 800 block of Harding Avenue in East Gillespie in reference to a domestic dispute.
An officer was dispatched to the 200 block of Stemmi Street in Wilsonville to assist the Macoupin County Sheriff Department.
An officer spoke with a female at the Gillespie Police Department in reference to juvenile issue on Dorsey Road in Mt. Clare.
An officer spoke with an officer at Gillespie Police Department in reference to harassment on Fries Lane at Gillespie Lake.
An officer was dispatched to the 800 block of Harding Avenue in East Gillespie in reference to a domestic dispute.
An officer was dispatched to the 700 block of Litchfield Road in East Gillespie in reference to illegal dumping
An officer was dispatched to the 100 block of North 6th Street in Benld in reference to a 911 call.
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2026
An officer was dispatched to Gillespie Police Department to speak with a female in reference to child abuse.
An officer was dispatched to the Gillespie Police Department to speak with a female in reference to a child custody issue.
An officer was dispatched to the 600 block of West Osie Street in reference to criminal trespass.
An officer was dispatched to Staunton Road and Illinois Avenue in East Gillespie in reference to an animal complaint.
An officer was dispatched to the 800 block of Harding Avenue in East Gillespie in reference to a domestic dispute.
An officer was dispatched to the 400 block of LJ Avenue in reference to a wellbeing check.
An officer initiated a traffic stop at Maple Street and Jersey Street. Amy L. Vollintine, 31 of Sorento, was issued a citation for suspended registration.
An officer was dispatched to Benld City Garage in reference to criminal trespass.
An officer was dispatched to Walnut Street and Kentucky Street in Benld in reference to suspicious activity.
An officer was dispatched to the 200 block of East Central in Benld in reference to criminal trespass.
FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2026
An officer was dispatched to the 800 block of East Chestnut Street in Benld in reference to a traffic crash.
An officer was dispatched to the 800 block of Harding Avenue in East Gillespie in reference to a 911 call.
An officer was dispatched to the 200 block of Henrietta Street in reference to suspicious activity.
An officer was dispatched to the 500 block of North 7th Street in Benld in reference to a domestic dispute.
An officer was dispatched to the 800 block of Harding Avenue in East Gillespie in reference to a well-being check.
An officer was dispatched to the 200 block of Berry Street in Mt. Clare in reference to juvenile issues.
An officer was dispatched to the 400 block of Springfield Road in East Gillespie in reference to criminal trespass.
An officer was dispatched to the 500 block of North 5th Street in Benld in reference to a civil issue.
An officer initiated a traffic stop at Broadway Street and Oregon Street. Daniel L. Harpole, 31 of Brighton, was issued a citation for speeding.
The school resource officer was dispatched to Ben-Gil Elementary School in reference to an issue with a parent.
An officer was dispatched to the 400 block of East Elm Street with an Alderman in reference to an ordinance issue.
An officer spoke with a male at Gillespie Police Department in reference to a civil issue in the 600 block of West Osie Street.
An officer was dispatched to the 800 block of Harding Avenue in East Gillespie in reference to a domestic dispute.
An officer was out at a business in the 400 block of East Central in Benld speaking with a male in reference to suspended registration.
SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2026
John E. Wenzel, 74 of Mt. Clare, was issued citations for driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident in the 300 block of North Macoupin Street.
An officer assisted Macoupin County Sheriff Department at South 4th Street and East Spruce Street in Benld.
An officer was dispatched to the 200 block of North Hard Road in Benld in reference to a 911 call.
An officer was dispatched to the 200 block of East Locust Street in Benld in reference to an animal complaint.
An officer was dispatched to Meadowlark Drive in Benld in reference to unwanted solicitors.
An officer was dispatched to the 700 block of North 5th Street in Benld in reference to neighborhood issues.
An officer was dispatched to the 400 block of Springfield Road in East Gillespie in reference to a security check.
An officer was dispatched to the 100 block of Western Street in reference to a 911 call.
An officer was dispatched to the 200 block of South 5th Street in Benld in reference to a 911 call.
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