Dear Savvy Senior, To avoid any future health care surprises, can you tell me what original Medicare doesn’t cover in 2026? New Beneficiary Dear...

The next meeting date is March 11 for members of National Active and Retired Federal Employees, (NARFE). Alvin G. Bohley Chapter 1019 and the location is Golden Corral at...

Mr. Dennis Litteken invites community members to submit nominations for the Mater Dei Catholic High School Hall of Honor, which serves to recognize members of the Mater Dei...

New work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program go into effect Feb. 1, threatening benefits for hundreds of thousands of Illinoisians. Adults aged...

New Baden’s village board on Monday tabled for a second time a request from Metro CW Holdings to have the village waive the $2,500 application fee for a franchise agreement...

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced plans to distribute $3.6 million in fiscal year 2026 at the Everything Local conference in...

Jeanne Esther Heuberger, age 80 of Highland, IL, died Tuesday evening, January 27, 2026, at her home in Highland, IL. She was born on Sunday,...

Steve C. Frohn, 59, of Aviston, died January 20, 2026, in Canton, Ohio. He was born December 7, 1966, in Breese, son of Charles and Joan Frohn, nee Langhauser. Steve...

Clifford Eugene “Cliff” Wheelan, Jr., 85, of Breese, died January 19, 2026, at HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon. He was born May 26, 1940, in Breese, son of...

Congratulations to sophomore Adriana Bacilio Santos, our Student of the Week for the week of January 26. In her nomination, social studies teacher...

-1906- Mother Christina Barbara Eisenmayer, nee Sauter, passed to her eternal reward January 20 at the age of 65 years, three months and one day. E.L. Genez who has been...

-1906- New street lights have been put up on Cedar street, between Broadway and 8th street. Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Elspermann Tuesday, a daughter. The building formally...