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Vintage Market at the Museum

The Clinton County Historical Society is hosting a vintage market on Saturday, May 2, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. It will be held at its museum, 1091 Franklin Street, in Carlyle,...

SAVVY SENIOR: The Silent Warning: Understanding Prediabetes

Dear Savvy Senior, My 60-year-old brother was recently diagnosed with prediabetes, which surprised all of us because he’s fairly active and isn’t overweight. Now I’m...

Historical Site Crawl

The Clinton County Historical Society is hosting the Historical Site Crawl from April 18th to July 18th. The crawl celebrates two events, the 250th anniversary of the...

Western Clinton County Local and State Officials

Rep. Charlie Meier, Kayla Gentz, and Dr. India Johnson

Rep. Charlie Meier Welcomes Local Women to Capitol for Annual...

State Representative Charlie Meier welcomed two outstanding local leaders, Dr. India Johnson and Kayla Gentz, to the Illinois Capitol as part of...

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES from Clinton County L-R: Players Tom Ritzheimer, Dave Warneke and Tim Rakers and Contributor Pete Schumacher.

Glory Days: Clinton County quartet among Greater St. Louis Amateur...

Three players and one contributor with ties to the Clinton County Baseball League were among 15 inductees into the Greater St. Louis Amateur...

IL Public Notice

Lee Monical, 52, of New Baden, passed away peacefully at home on April 21, 2026, surrounded by his boys and the family he loved so deeply. Lee was...

Patricia R. “Pat” Lampe, age 87, of Breese, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. She was born May 29, 1938, in St. Rose,...

Dorothy Bridgeforth

Dorothy Violet Bridgeforth, 92, of New Baden, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2026, at her home. She was born June 8, 1933, in Hillsboro,...

I GREW UP ON ZOOM AND SOCIAL MEDIA Protect Illinois kids, teens...

A 19-year-old says common sense legislation proposed in the General Assembly would put accountability in place — before it’s too late. by Kashyap Rajesh My generation...

Schools & Education

Join us in congratulatingat right (front, l-r) Angeleen Wesselmann, Camie Lindsey, Heidi Beer; (back, l-r) Trevor Zeeb, and Everett Knackstedt, who...

Illinois state poetry society winners

Three of Wesclin’s Creative Writing students placed in the Illinois State Poetry Society’s 2026 Senior Division Contest. Myleigh Jones placed 2nd...

Congratulations to junior Trevor Zeeb, our Student of the Week for the week of April 20. In her nomination, English teacher Mrs. Donna Goetz...

Wesclin, Mater Dei Soccer News

Wesclin’s Lady Warrior Soccer team tied Freeburg 2-2, then lost a 5-1 match with County rival Mater Dei. Kenley Henry and Jaime Locke scored the goals in the standoff with...

Time Marches On...

IME MARCHES ON...

-1906- Mich Pletscher, a prominent farmer of south of this city, died Thursday from the effects of a wound caused by a hog several weeks ago. A meeting was called at...

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