The next meeting of the Clinton County Historical Society will be on Monday, August 10, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at its museum, 1091 Franklin Street, in Carlyle.History buffs are...

Trenton's 20th annual "TrentonFest" is just over two weeks away, on August 21 and 22, and is set to be a weekend for people of all ages.The weekend event will take place at...

Nick Hutcheson has not entered college yet, but the 2026 Wesclin graduate knows he will be intensely busy.The soon-to-be freshman at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology...

The Aviston Sr. Legion team won the state tournament that was held at Aviston over the weekend. Aviston won against a very good Rock Island, IL team with a score of 126 to...

Dear Savvy Senior, My mother, who has dementia, recently moved into an assisted living facility that doesn't allow pets. I'm thinking about getting her a robotic pet to...

The American Pickers are excited to return to Illinois and Iowa. They plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series throughout the area in September...

One exciting addition this year is our official 2026 Relay For Life event T-shirt! The backs proudly feature our corporate sponsors and the shirts were printed by a local...

The United States and Iran have paused hostilities to allow space for peace talks, following two weeks of military strikes. The temporary 10 days halt began on Friday (July...

2026 MISS CLINTON COUNTY FAIR CARISSA LITTEKEN of Aviston was crowned Saturday, July 18, at the conclusion of the 2026 Clinton County Fair.

With the turn of the calendar page and the promise of cooler weather, the Auxiliary at HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese has announced its Fall...

Dear Savvy Senior, After my mom passed away, we discovered a few small accounts and an old insurance policy we didn’t know she still had. It made...

The Clinton County Historical Society will host a talk about the history of the Sears & Roebuck Mail Order “Kit Homes” on Sunday, August 9th at 1:00 p.m., at its...

Sixty-three people attended the paver dedication ceremony Friday, July 17, at the garden in the park. Tumbleweeds President Darla Duggins was the...

$1.4 trillion. That’s how much the federal government has borrowed in the first nine months of fiscal year 2026, according to a new Congressional...

Small town, big fun early every summer! I visit my grandma Sandy in Trenton for a week. We go swimming, sometimes bowling, and we go to the movies. I went to puppet camp...