Dear Savvy Senior, My 79-year-old mom just upgraded from a flip phone to a smartphone, but she’s having trouble figuring it out. Is there a way to...

We don’t have all the totals in yet but expecting to reach $44-45K. We had a great response from local businesses and organizations with...

President Trump cannot keep building his East Wing ballroom without explicit approval from Congress, an appeals court panel ruled last Friday....

The real estate market can be highly competitive. When inventory is limited and prices are high, prospective buyers must be ready to pounce and...

Homeowners want to do everything they can to protect their investment, and that includes both renovating a property to reflect recent trends and...

Flock Safety, an Atlanta-based company, is at the center of a national debate over privacy and surveillance. Their cameras, which record license...

Big flavors don’t come with big price tags at the Illinois State Fair. This year, two food promotions will offer money-saving opportunities for fairgoers, all day, every...

Trenton mayor Dave Brandmeyer on Monday got the ball rolling for a downtown improvement project that has been in the field of vision of city administrations going back two...

Bonnie S. Lappe, age 68, of Aviston, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2026, at her home. She was born March 27, 1958, in Breese, a daughter of the late George and Agnes, nee...

Jerome “Jerry” E. Middeke, Sr., age 91, of Aviston, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2026, in Ponte Vedra, Florida. He was born on...

Josephine Marie "Josie" Timmermann, 91, of Breese, died July 29, 2026, at Aviston Countryside Manor. She was born on October 28, 1934, the daughter of Frank and Anna (nee...

Donald Trump has never treated elections simply as contests to be won or lost. He treats them as tests of legitimacy whose results are valid only when they confirm his...

Earlier this spring, a family brought their child into a Provo, Utah, pediatrician's office with a runny nose and a fever. Doctors treated it as strep throat.But the child...

Athletes transferring from one school to another has been going on for as long as I can remember, though there were always rumors, I cannot recall many instances where...

The New Baden American Legion Post 321 Auxiliary is having a ‘Give 10 to Education’ fundraiser during the month of August. This program is to help the New Baden Elementary...

Students in all Illinois public schools will soon have to abide by rules barring them from using cellphones or other personal electronic...

Students at Southwestern Illinois College were among thousands across North America who studied professional sewing, tailoring, garment...

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 Trenton Miners fell to the Aviston Aces 5-4 in a closely contested matchup in the opening game of the Clinton County Baseball League...

Athletes at local high schools have finished most Summer workouts, camps, and scrimmages, and now eagerly await the beginning of Fall sports, as Summer is quickly nearing...

-1906- J.B. Zahn sold his home in the western part of this city to Casimir Ketterer for $1,650. Frank Neimann, clerk at the west mine, is seriously ill with typhoid at his...

1906Born to Ph. Bassler and wife, a boy on Saturday.Miss Elizabeth Meinkoth and Walter G. Lee were married the evening of August 15 at the M.E. Church.The Summerfield...

1906Miss Mary Beutler was severely bruised when the horse she was driving became frightened by a bicyclist and overturned the buggy.The water in the abandoned mine west of...