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SAVVY SENIOR: Top Senior Scams and How to Avoid Them

Dear Savvy Senior, My adult kids keep warning me about scams, but it’s hard to know which calls and messages are dangerous. What scams are most commonly aimed at seniors...

Quad-State Honor Band Festival

UNDER THE GUIDANCE of Director of Bands Mr. Doug Schaffer, Mater Dei students (l-r): Marley Kock, Olivia Kunz, Reese Brines, and Ashley Ratermann...

SAVVY SENIOR: Is Your Aging Parent Safe at Home?

Dear Savvy Senior, After watching the coverage of the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case, I’m worried about my own elderly mother who lives alone in another state. I want to...

TIME MARCHES ON...

-1906- A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McGowan, Wednesday, March 7. The young ladies of the Presbyterian Church will have cakes for sale on Saturdays, beginning March...

Trenton council hikes water rates to pay for system improvements

Trenton’s city council on Monday approved increases to water and sewer rates of 6 percent per year for the next four years, pending the amount of “loan forgiveness” Trenton...

Former Carlyle Police Chief accused of embezzling more than $100,000

The former police chief of the Carlyle Police Department is facing several federal charges for allegedly embezzling more than $100,000 for his personal benefit. A federal...

S&S Tree

James B. “Brad” Hinkle, 66, of Trenton, died, March 7, 2026, at HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon. He was born December 6, 1959, in...

Clyde N. Sterling, age 88, of New Baden, peacefully passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese on Sunday, March 8, 2026. He was born on April...

Virgil Ripperda

Virgil E. Ripperda, 99, of Trenton, died Sunday, March 8, 2026, at Evercare of Breese. Born May 8, 1926, the third child of Bernard and Frances...

Schools & Education

Above seated: Kaskaskia College President George Evans and SIU Carbondale Chancellor Austin Lane sign the official agreement for the new KC & SIU Bachelor’s Degree Pathway. Standing L-R: KC Precision Agriculture Facilitator David Stine, KC Agriculture Professor William Waggoner, KC Agricultural Student Cole Bruggemann, KC Student Trustee Meagan Mahlandt, SIU Senior Director of Development for the College of Agricultural, Life and Physical Sciences Susan Graham, KC Dean of Enrollment Staci Palm, KC Dean of Career and Technical Education Traci Masau, KC Vice President of Student Services Amy Zanton, SIU Dean of College of Agricultural, Life and Physical Sciences Dr. Kristina Boone, SIU Provost Sheryl Tucker, KC Provost and Vice President of Student Services Julie Obermark, SIU Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Management Wendell Williams, KC Vice President of Administrative Services Sara Hanks, KC Vice President of Institutional Support &Technology and CIO George Kriss, KC Agriculture Professor Aaron Heinzmann, KC Foundation Executive Director Michael Christsensen, and KC Associate Dean of Institutional Assessment Alan Boerngen

Kaskaskia College and Southern Illinois University Carbondale...

Kaskaskia College and Southern Illinois University Carbondale have entered into a new partnership designed to expand access to affordable,...

HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Breese Auxiliary Accepting Applications...

The Auxiliary of HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Breese is currently accepting Grant in Aid applications for their Lights in Scholarship program. This opportunity is for anyone...

WESCLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR ROLL QUARTER 2

4th Grade Mrs. Boeckman HIGH HONORS Channing Edmundson Taylor Fohne Andrew Wallenberg Paxton Weh Abel Yarber HONORS Mikael Cook Judd Johnson Kyzer Muckensturm Evan...

Amilli Dugans (photo by Daniel Chamness)

Amilli Dugans and Maura Wessel Named To All-Conference Squad

In the Illinois Division of the Cahokia Conference, the underclassmen reigned supreme. At least for the girls. Of the 12 females named to the...

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