Tropical Sno, Gillespie’s tastiest treat, owned by Margaret and Charlie Wayman, opens Sunday, May 1st at 2:00pm. A ten-minute mini vacation, an affordable luxury, a bit of self-indulgence, a retreat from the heat of the day – whatever it may be, Tropical Sno has the oasis of shaved ice euphoria. Coming off of their best […]
COMMITTEE TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS ACROSS THE COUNTY
Public Input Sought on County Board Redistricting County News: April 18, 2011 Macoupin County – Though not required to do so by Illinois state law, the Macoupin County Board has chosen to involve interested members of the public in the process of drawing new County Board boundaries. The Board’s Executive Committee has scheduled three hearings […]
Rebuilding the BenGil area – Where did our main street go?
Where did the main street go? Any minute now a tumbleweed will be strolling down main street, not to be disturbed by a passing car or a pedestrian walking by, slowly making its way past the vacant storefronts, empty parking lots, and tread less sidewalks. It’s not just Gillespie though. It’s happening all across the […]
GMS Students Excel at Regional Science Fair
On Saturday, March 26, seven 8th grade students represented Gillespie Middle School at the Regional Science Fair at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The students were among one hundred and eighty-five other students from Region 12 of Illinois. From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., the first round of judging proved very successful for the participants. Nichole […]
Mini Miner and Mini Miss seeking applicants for this year’s BDD
The Black Diamond Days Committee is looking for potential children to compete for this year’s Mini Miner and Mini Miss title. To be entered in the pageant, children must be no younger than 4 and no older than 5 on the day of the pageant. Applications for the pageant were sent 亚洲真人娱乐视讯home with CUSD #7 […]
Gillespie City Council Meeting Summary
Members of the Gillespie City Council on Monday night approved a $116,000 motor fuel tax appropriation for this year”s street maintenance program and approved a series of ordinances to increase fees charged to delinquent water users. The council also accepted a letter of resignation from City Treasurer Jim Alderson, who will be seated as an […]
Benld City Council Meeting Summary
The Benld City Council narrowly approved a measure Monday night to promote City Comptroller Vickie Ferratto to Supervisor. A promotion that comes with a $7,291 increase in annual salary. The action followed a 45-minute executive session to discuss personnel issues. Upon returning to open session, Ald. Mike Hedrick moved to promote Ferrotta, with a second […]
Dee-Dee’s Designs Spring Product Spotlight
Dee-Dee’s Designs – (217) 839-2169 103 N. Macoupin Street | Gillespie, IL 62033 Fax: (217) 839-3169 Owners: Kevin & Dee-Dee Goode Products carried by Dee-Dee’s Designs include but are not limited to the following: Floral Arrangements Fresh & Silk Arrangements Custom Floral Arrangements Potted Plants McCall Candle & Unique Gifts Park’s Designs 亚洲真人娱乐视讯home Décor […]
Assumed Name Publication Notice
Publication Notice is hereby given that on April 11, 2011 a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Macoupin County, Illinois setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting, and transacting the business known as: C P’s Five & Dine Located at 102 South Macoupin […]
Hicks Maytag Named BMC Grant Recipient
John Hicks, owner of John Hicks Maytag 亚洲真人娱乐视讯home Appliance Center in Gillespie, was approved and awarded Build Macoupin County Energy Efficiency Grant funds. The grant, announced in January, is available to assist businesses and commercial building owners located in Macoupin County to make needed improvements to their structures. Macoupin Economic Development Partnership administers the grant; […]
Death of Patricia Marie Castiglione
Patricia Marie Castiglione, 76, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2011 at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield. She was born on May 26, 1934, in Benld, IL, daughter of the late Peter Ban & Katherine (Kapusta) Ban. She married Frank E. Castiglione on September 16, 1959, Benld, IL. She was a graduate of Benld High […]
Death of Billie Lehman
Billie Edward Lehman was welcomed to Heaven by his family and friends on April 11, 2011 at the age of 77. He was the third of six children born to the late Roy and Edna Voyles Lehman on December 11, 1933 in Sawyerville, IL. He was united in marriage to Patsy Jacobsen on September 1, […]
Special City Council meeting
A special city council meeting will be held on Monday, April 18th in the Gillespie City Council Chambers at 6:00 PM.
Mt. Olive School awards 2 educational event grants
Mt. Olive – The Mt. Olive Academic Foundation awarded grants to the schools on Monday, April 11th. They are for the 2011-12 school year. Foundation board secretary Jane Becker made the presentations. She was assisted by Board President Roger Kratochvil. These grants are for assemblies, guest speakers, or educational trips. The two principals Dough Smith […]
Cookout by the Coal Country Sports Complex
The Coal Country Sports Complex Foundation will be holding a cookout at Randy’s Market in Gillespie on Saturday, April 16th. Serving will start at 10am and will continue until all sandwiches are sold! Food will include pork burgers, butterfly porkchops, water, and soda. Please come out and support the continued development of the area’s sport […]
“The Last Supper” reenactment by the UMC of Gillespie
The First United Methodist Church of Gillespie will be presenting a reenactment of “The Last Supper” on April 21st at 7:00 PM. Experience with us in the worship as we take a look at what the disciples might have been thinking during the final meal with Christ before His death. We invite everyone to take […]
Another game, another shutout for Matesa
Kelcie Matesa added another shutout to her stats as she led SLU to an 8-0 victory over Dayton this past Saturday. That brings her total to a team-leading 6 shutouts on the year. She went 6 innings, giving up only 5 hits and striking out 4. Only 3 Dayton runners reached 2nd base. See the […]
Peyton Bernot – Letter to the Editor
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who participated/voted/ran in the 2011 school board race. It was a very interesting race with all the candidates vying for a seat on the Gillespie CUSD #7 School Board. Over these past 4 months I have learned a lot about myself, the school district, the […]
Girls track team lands third at Carlinville Invite
1 Highland – 127.33 2 Greenville – 101.33 3 Gillespie – 85.5 4 West Central – 59 5 Carlinvile – 56 6 Staunton – 53.5 7 Litchfield – 41.33 8 North Mac – 18 9 Waverly – 9 10 Bunker Hill – 4 Carlinville – The Lady Miners once again proved they could run, throw, […]
Illinois Democrats release 2012 Delegate Selection Plan for Review
Springfield – The Central Committee of the Democratic Party of Illinois today released the delegate section plan for the 2012 Presidential Election cycle. “Once again, this plan puts Illinois Democrats in full compliance with the Democratic National Committee requirements. It will allow all Illinoisans to begin the process of launching their campaigns to win election […]
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