The Build Benld Committee donated $300 to the Benld Adopt a Pet shelter, a not-for-profit no-kill animal shelter located in Benld, in June. This shelter rescues, cares for, and finds forever families for 亚洲真人娱乐视讯homeless pets in our community. All of their pets are neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. This donation will help them purchase sanitizing supplies, […]
JoDanni’s Amore to host fundraiser for Benld Library on July 16
JoDanni’s Amore will sponsor a fundraiser on Thursday, July 16 to benefit the Frank Bertetti Benld Public Library. Amore will donate to the library 15 percent of all proceeds from delivery and pick-up food orders on July 16 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. as long as the customer mentions the Benld Library fundraiser. Amore is […]
L&C announces spring 2020 honors lists
GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College has released the lists of full- and part-time honors students for the Spring 2020 semester. Students earning a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher out of a possible 4.0 are named to the President’s List. Those students earning a grade point average between 3.25 and 3.74 are recognized […]
Gillespie Police Report: June 14-20, 2020
SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2020 An officer was dispatched to a business in the 500 block of East Central Avenue in Benld for a domestic dispute. MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2020 An officer was dispatched to the 400 block of West Baker Street for a domestic dispute. Kyle D. Tilley, 28, of Gillespie was arrested for domestic […]
Death of Ellen R. Opel
Ellen R. Opel, 55 of Marine, died Friday, June 19, 2020, at her residence in Marine. She was born on June 21, 1964 in San Jose, CA, a daughter of Mary (Dudley) Snow and the late Robert Snow. She married Tim Opel on August 16, 1986, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Worden and he survives. […]
Death of Dale Alan Burjes
Dale Alan Burjes, 60 of Bunker Hill, died at his residence on Thursday, June 18, 2020. He was born on August 3, 1959, in Alton to Harvey Burjes and Marion (Solterman) Burjes. He married Marcia L. (Foster) Burjes on October 27, 2001, in Bunker Hill. He was a truck driver for Core and Main. He was a […]
Benld deactivates police department, accepts alderwoman’s resignation
On a motion by Ald. Tilashalski, seconded by Ald. Fletcher, the Benld City Council voted Monday night to formally “deactivate” the Benld Police Department—a final step in turning over police protection to the City of Gillespie. The deactivation is effective July 1. “The reason we are deactivating is so, if in the future, Benld decides […]
Benld Council approves grant application for sewer project
Members of the Benld City Council on Monday night approved a resolution izing the city’s engineering firm, HMG Engineers, to apply to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for a federally funded Community Development Block Grant in the amount of $550,000 for a sewer improvement project on the city’s east side. Additionally, the […]
LLCC announces spring 2020 full-time President’s and Vice President’s lists
SPRINGFIELD — Lincoln Land Community College has announced its full-time President’s and Vice President’s lists for the spring 2020 semester. To be eligible for the full-time Vice President’s and President’s lists, students must be enrolled in 12 or more credit hours and earn a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or above. Full-time students who earned […]
Death of Mearl Clifford Landers
Mearl Clifford Landers, 95 of Bunker Hill, died at his residence on Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at 8:05 a.m. He was born on February 11, 1925, in Dorchester Township to Fred Landers and Anna (Weishaupt) Landers. He married Viola Anna Koch Gerdes on April 21, 1946. She preceded him in death on October 23, 1997. He was […]
MFPC’s Pittman graduates with Doctor of Nursing Practice degree
Mary Amanda Pittman, DNP, FNP-C recently graduated with the highest honors from South University in Savannah, Georgia with a Doctor of Nursing Practice with a specialization in administration. She has been a part of Macoupin Family Practice Centers LLP (MFPC) with locations in Gillespie, Mt. Olive, and Carlinville since March 2016. Originally from Southern Illinois, […]
HSHS St. Francis Hospital begins limited reopening of front entrance to patients and visitors
As of Monday, June 15, 2020, HSHS St. Francis Hospital began a limited re-opening of the front entrance to the hospital to allow outpatients and visitors access to the facility without having to enter through the emergency room. “I am excited to welcome people back to our front door. With our recent change in the […]
Death of Allan Joseph “AL” Scheller
Allan Joseph “AL” Scheller, 63 of Mt. Olive, passed away at his residence on Monday, June 15, 2020. He was born on November 20, 1956, to the late Estel and Margaret (Kilduff) Scheller. He married the love of his life, Lori (Loretta Ingle) Scheller, on January 10, 1976. He was a proud Union Laborer out […]
Death of Robert W. Kirkwood
Robert W. Kirkwood, 61 of Bunker Hill, died at Alton Memorial Hospital on Monday, June 15, 2020, at 6:17 p.m. He was born on November 21, 1958, in Litchfield to George Raymond Kirkwood and Doris (Goodwin) Kirkwood. He was a truck driver for Estes Trucking in Eureka, MO. Robert worked at Aladdin Steel in Gillespie for […]
Death of Reno “Rink” Louis Calcari
Reno “Rink” Louis Calcari died at his 亚洲真人娱乐视讯home, surrounded by family, on June 13, 2020. He was born on September 14, 1948, to Marion “Reno” Angelo and Lucille Rummer Calcari. He married his high school sweetheart Kathryn Jean Gerhardt, daughter of Kay and Lourine Gerhardt, on July 25, 1970, at St. Michael’s Church. They made […]
Death of James Joseph “Beaver” Green
James Joseph “Beaver” Green, 76 of Mount Olive, died on Friday, June 12, 2020, at 5:42 a.m. in Cedar Hurst of Edwardsville. He was born on October 15, 1943, in Litchfield, to the late John Green and Mary Vukelich Green. He married the late Dorothy Jean Tunnell Green on July 20, 1976 in Carlinville. She proceeded him in death […]
Gillespie Police Report: June 7-12, 2020
SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2020 An officer was dispatched to the 200 block of West Oak Street for a domestic dispute. Todd L. Geninatti, 45, of Gillespie was arrested on a warrant out of Macoupin County for burglary and transported to the Macoupin County Jail. An officer was dispatched to a business in the 500 block […]
Public health alert issued for ground beef sold at Carlinville business
The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) issued a public health alert on Friday, June 12 due to an undetermined amount of ground beef product prepared under a custom exemption that may be contaminated with NON-O157 Shiga tox-prd E.Coli (STEC), a bacteria commonly known as “e coli”. That product was prepared at a Type II Establishment […]
Local students graduate from Blackburn College
While traditional on-campus graduation activities were canceled, Blackburn College celebrated the class of 2020 with its first Virtual Commencement Ceremony and 151st Commencement exercise overall on Saturday, May 16. Students’ achievements were recognized with individual slides that graduates were able to personalize with photos and video messages using a custom Blackburn cap and gown Snapchat […]
Manar delivers lunch to Maple Street Clinic health workers
Contributed content by the Illinois Senate Democrats. GILLESPIE – As a show of support for the frontline health care workers serving rural communities in Macoupin and Montgomery Counties, State Senator Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) delivered lunch to the staff and administrators at the Macoupin County Health Department’s Maple Street Clinic today. “I wanted to take […]
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