On Thursday, May 9, 2024, Governor J.B. Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) awarded $1.7 million in...

By Kelly Costa During Monday night’s city council meeting, the city received correspondence from the Staunton Area Honor Guard and Scout Troop 34. They will be honoring Veterans on Monday, May 27th at...

On Wednesday, May 8, State Senator Doris Turner (D-Springfield) released the below statement in response to the U.S. Postmaster General’s decision to move the Springfield Post Office’s dis...

Sylvia A. Bort, 86, of Prairietown, Ill., passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2024. She was born on February 7, 1938 to the late Theodore and Cordelia Heine Bunte. Sylvia married Fred G. Bort on June...

Sean H. Mason, Sr. 55, of Benld, Ill., died at his residence on Thursday, May 2, 2024. He was born Feb. 10, 1969, in Alton, to Terry L. Mason and Lois A. Barnett Drury. His father preceded him in...

Timothy P. "Tim" Zenner, 53, of Staunton, Ill., died at Evelyn's House in Creve Coeur, Mo., on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. He was born July 12, 1970, in Staunton to Arthur Zenner and Doris (Pitt) Zenner....

Georgia Diane Reeves, 74, of Gillespie, died at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, on Monday, May 6, 2024. She was born April 1, 1950, in East St. Louis, Ill., to William Homer Long and Rue Ann...

Karen Rose Smith, 77, of Carlinville, Ill. and formerly of Gillespie, Ill., passed away peacefully in her home on Friday, May 10, 2024. She was born in Litchfield, Ill., on March 8, 1947 to Karl Jr. a...

Bonnie Lee Mihalic, 79, of Staunton, Ill., passed away on May 7, 2024. Bonnie was born on May 24, 1944 in Edwardsville, to Leland and Delores (Moore) Scott. She married James E. Mihalic on July 7,...

HSHS St. Francis Hospital located in Litchfield, Ill., is collecting worn and faded American flags through Wednesday, June 12. The collected flags will be disposed of in a proper flag retirement...

Educators are invited to join for the June 17 and June 18 Educator Agventure Summer Agricultural Institute from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Carlinville. Investigate Illinois’ number one industry, a...

Reservations must be made by 1 p.m. on the day prior to the day you wish to eat. If you have made reservations and cannot attend, please notify the center. To register for or cancel meals, call (217)...

The Illinois First Baptist Church located at 410 W. 3rd North St., in Mt. Olive, will be celebrating Pentecost Sunday on May 19, 2024. There will be three different times scheculed for services...

Persons are considered innocent until proven guilty. In criminal actions, the person has been charged by a law enforcement agency but is entitled to a hearing or trial to argue his innocence....

May 6, 2024 - May 12, 2024 May 6, 2024: Joseph P. Boyer; Disobeyed Stop Sign May 7, 2024: Arthur S. Zumwalt; No valid drivers license and no valid registration May 7, 2024: Tabitha M. McCormick;...

Staunton Area Ambulance Service is hosting a blood drive on Wednesday May 29 from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Staunton's Ambulance Service is located at 401 Ash St. in Staunton. There is a critical need for...

Staunton area Honor Guard and Scout Troop 34, will be honoring Veterans on Memorial Day May 27, 2024 at the following locations and times: At 8:30 a.m., The Glenwood; At 9 a.m., Livingston.; At 9:30...

Macoupin County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, director of the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR).\The property assessment...

By: Jill Pertler It was a serious day in the garden. Various vegetables gathered to witness the much-anticipated criminal fraud case against corn. Corn had filed a countersuit claiming defamation of...

Issue of May 12, 1999 Jerome (Jere) Karl, Jr. (41) of Benld died May 9 at his residence. Donald "Jock" Sawyer (75) of Gillespie died May 8 at his residence. Homer U. Van Hooser, Major, U.S. Army...