-1906- New street lights have been put up on Cedar street, between Broadway and 8th street. Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Elspermann Tuesday, a daughter. The building formally...

The Cardboard Campout is a tradition shared by BSA Troop 268 (Aviston/Albers), Troop 87, and former Troop 39 (Trenton). The scouts have been doing...

On January 24 federal agents shot and killed a man in Minnesota, setting off another day of intense protests and prompting more calls from...

This is the final installment of Year in Review, a month-by-month recapitulation of last year’s significant local news events. OCTOBER 2025 Headlines: Bengie Molina,...

Clinton County law enforcement radar guns were locked and loaded in 2025. Clinton County Circuit Clerk Rod Kloeckner reports his office filed 1,824...

Krista Phillips of Effingham County was selected from a field of 75 contestants Sunday evening as the 68th Miss Illinois County Fair Queen and will...

Clifford Eugene “Cliff” Wheelan, Jr., 85, of Breese, died January 19, 2026, at HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon. He was born May 26, 1940, in Breese, son of...

James “Jim” Darr, 77, of Breese died January 22, 2026. Born September 24, 1948, in Belleville, son of Randle “Jack” and Agnes Darr. He was a devoted husband to Sue. A...

Gerald G. “Jerry” Vaninger, 93 of Trenton, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, January 18, 2026. He was born on November 2, 1932, in Trenton, the son of...

Steve C. Frohn, 59, of Aviston, died January 20, 2026, in Canton, Ohio. He was born December 7, 1966, in Breese, son of Charles and Joan Frohn, nee Langhauser. Steve...

Congratulations to sophomore Adriana Bacilio Santos, our Student of the Week for the week of January 26. In her nomination, social studies teacher...

-1906- New street lights have been put up on Cedar street, between Broadway and 8th street. Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Elspermann Tuesday, a daughter. The building formally...