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The American Red Cross has an emergency blood and platelet shortage. Please visit redcrossblood.org and enter (TrentonCommunity) or call 1-800-733-2767 to schedule an...

Illinois grows lots of pumpkins. Some nurture giant ones. Heap’s Giant Pumpkin Farm in Minooka hosted a statewide contest to honor the largest...

Members of the Sugar Creek Fire Department visited all of our Trenton Elementary classrooms. The firemen taught students about fire safety at home,...

The Illinois House Redistricting Committee held its first hearing last week on new congressional and judicial subcircuit district maps at the Michael Bilandic Building in...

Trenton will be the host site for the Illinois American Legion Baseball Junior Tournament in late July 2022. The award was announced at Monday...

At the end of August, after the Illinois Senate had been unable to find a consensus on the massive climate/energy bill and punted the issue to the House, I asked Senate...

Leah Kehrer, nee Morstain, 57, of New Baden, born May 6, 1964 in East St. Louis died Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at Memorial Hospital East, Shiloh....

Kathleen M. “Kathy” Feldmann, nee Detmer, age 56, of Breese, died on Friday, October 8, 2021 at her residence. She was born February 11, 1965, a daughter of the late Ludwig...

John Anthony Friess, 85, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:50 am, Friday, October 8, 2021 at his residence. He was born to Henry and Leona...

Dear Answerman I have an older home and I already have put in new windows and doors but I need to improve my insulation. Is there an easier way than ripping my walls out...

Dear Savvy Senior, Is it important to compare Medicare Part D prescription drug plans every year? My pharmacist highly recommends it, but it’s such a hassle sorting through...

Dear Answerman, I enjoyed your answer last week on septic systems. I didn’t realize that two systems that do the same thing could be so different. The wife and I bought a...

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Congratulations to senior Ella Palm, our Student of the Week for the week of October 11. In his nomination, P.E. teacher Mr. Jim Stiebel stated “I...

Congratulations to Mr. Thomas Schniers, our Disciple of the Week for the week of October 11. In her nomination, Mrs. Christine Gramann stated, “I...

Trenton will be the host site for the Illinois American Legion Baseball Junior Tournament in late July 2022. The award was announced at Monday...

Wesclin’s football team won its second game of the season to make the Homecoming weekend at the school a success all the way around, overcoming...

AND THEY’RE OFF--Wesclin had its lone cross country meet of the season on Saturday, when the Warriors hosted a bevy of teams for the Wesclin...