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 Sun asked Mayor Brandmeyer to highlight the concerns of the public on the new sales tax being considered. 1. What are you going to do with the revenue and why is this a...

Jeff Rogers will become the next president and chief executive officer of the Illinois Press Association, IPA Board President Jim Slonoff announced...

New Baden mayor Bob Oster on Monday briefed village board members on the progress of determining the efficacy of adding air conditioning to the gymnasium at O.W. Billhartz...

Agnes M. Winkeler, age 99, of Bartelso, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at Evercare of Breese. She was born April 1, 1927, in Germantown, the...

Marjorie A. “Marge” Tebbe, age 77, of Highland, passed away Monday, July 13, 2026, at HSHS St. Elizabeth Hospital in O’Fallon. She was born July...

On July 15, 2026, Kenneth Albert Steiner, age 87, passed away at his home in Highland. He was born in Highland on October 13,1938, to Ferdinand and...

778 TEAM MEMBERS AND COACHES. Front row (L to R): Lucas Flanagan, Aaron, Suydam, Logan Haselhorst, Collin Adams, Freddy Durbin, Joseph Corbitt,...

-1906- Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tragesser a boy Tuesday. Aviston citizens are saying that when saloons were allowed to run on low licenses, there were threeplank...

-1906- J.H. Leutwiler was awarded the contract for installing a steam heating plant at the new schoolhouse in New Baden. Wm. Grafemann is planning to build a milk depot for...