Dear Savvy Senior, My husband and I are retiring later this year and hope to travel more while we’re still healthy and active. Our budget will be...

Monday, May 25 at 10 a.m. Trenton Community Park at the Flag Poles, hosted by American Legion Post 778 and the Trenton Sons of American Legion Bring a lawn chair if...

By the slimmest margin in history, the Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as the 17th chair of the Federal Reserve last week, bringing an end to an...

By any measure, the job of keeping students safe has become more complex. For educators, safety is no longer confined to what happens inside school walls. It extends to...

Visitors will be able to enjoy updated lakefront cottages and the camp store at Eldon Hazlet State Recreation Area in Clinton County starting May...

The final meeting of New Baden’s village board at the “old” Village Hall was not without tension Monday night, as village trustee Christine Jackson censured the board on...

Valerie Lynee Hupfer (Mosconi), whose life was a testament to generosity, kindness, and unwavering compassion, peacefully passed away on May 16,...

Cindy G. Korte, 67, of Germantown, died May 17, 2026, at Aviston Countryside Manor. She was born April 25, 1959, in Breese, daughter of Urban and Dorothy Behrman, nee...

Marilyn R. Timmermann, age 89, of Avondale, Arizona (formerly of Breese, IL), passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 25, 2026. Born on February...

Athletics/Organizations - Nevaeh Quitmeyer Over the last few weeks, Nevaeh Quitmeyer has been putting up some big numbers and collecting awards...

SIXTY-FIVE WESCLIN HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS became Wesclin Graduates at the Sunday afternoon 2026 commencement exercises. Class sponsors were Heather...

The next meeting of the Clinton County Retired Teachers Association is June 4, 2026 at Bretz’s Winery in Carlyle. The program speaker is Cindy Hardin-Weiss, Physical...

WESCLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE EMMA MUELLER as the Student Athlete of the Month for May. Emma is described by her coaches and...

The Wesclin Lady Warriors are simply without a peer. At least not in the Illinois Division of the Cahokia Conference. On Wednesday afternoon at...

WESCLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL RECOGNIZES KOBI PECK as the Student Athlete of the Month for April. Kobi is described by his teachers and coach as a hard...

-1906- Daughters were born to Mr. and Mrs. Herm. Holtkamp and Mr. and Mrs. John Furtwengler on Saturday and a son on Monday to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lodes. The Class of 1906 at...

-1906- Philip Gross, 70, a wealthy retired farmer, died at his home northwest of this city on May 22. George Gelluras of New Baden drowned while swimming in the river near...

-1906- Mr. and Mrs. Edward Burge mourn the loss of their infant daughter, Valeria, who died suddenly Thursday. The graduating class of Trenton High School consists of...