A five-day conference this month at Southern Illinois University will feature programming inspired by the vision and legacy of noted futurist, architect and designer R....

The Trenton Tumbleweeds managed to make final plans for the Plant Sale on May 2 and have a lesson on creating dried blossoms that can be enjoyed...

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

The qualification to make the Boston Marathon during the last five years kept getting faster and faster.  So did former Trenton resident Brian...

New Baden village administrator Ben DeClue on Monday updated village trustees on the timeline for relocating Village Hall functions to the new...

The federal government plans to automatically register young men between the ages of 18 and 25 for the military draft starting in December, according to a proposed rule...

James R. Peek, 64, of Beckemeyer, died Monday, April 20, 2026, at Carlyle Healthcare Center. He was born August 9, 1960, in East St. Louis, son of William and Grace Peek,...

Jennifer R. Nicholson, age 44, of Breese, passed away Monday, April 13, 2026. She was born August 13, 1981, at Scott Air Force Base, the daughter...

Patricia “Patsy” A. Hodges, 84, of New Baden, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at Memorial Hospital in Shiloh. She was born on November...

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...

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

WE PROUDLY ANNOUNCE OUR 2026 PROM COURT: (top photo, l-r) queen candidates Maybree Budde, Lauren Jamruk, Addison Nenninger, Madeline Venhaus, and...

OUR STUDENTS OF THE QUARTER for the third quarter of the 2025-2026 academic year are (front l-r) freshmen Emma Meyer and Ethan Litteken, sophomores...

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...

-1906- Miss Elsa Bugger, noted cellist of Brussels, Belgium, will give a recital at the Turner Hall Saturday. Dr. A.W. Carter bought the beautiful Eisenmayer residence on...