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...

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

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...

-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’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...

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...

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 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...

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

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...

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

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

In our announcement column will be found the name of Gust. A. Fritz of New Baden, who asks the Democrats of this county for the nomination to the office of Sheriff at the...