Carlinville News

A star-spangled 1979 Corvette is one way rural Carlinville Vietnam Marine veteran Paul "Scotty" Scott shows his patriotic nature.

Ralph Skinner, a two-time former Wood River police chief, died at his Carlinville home at 10:06 a.m. on Friday.

Prairie Farms CEO Ed Mullins says the dairy cooperative has lost more than 30 of its 750 members to date and expects more to drop out.

One man dead is after a house fire in southern Illinois. The fire was reported around 5 a.m. Saturday at a home just outside of Carlinville.

A house fire has claimed the life of a man six miles southwest of town. Friends identified the victim as Carroll Johnson, a widower who apparently lived alone.

Locations have been set up around the state to take some of the sting out of the summer heat.

Archbishop-designate George J. Lucas will ordain 12 men to the Order of Deacons for the Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois on Saturday, June 20, at St.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of two parts on the potential effects of Illinois budget reductions to area service organizations.

Even with today's economy and tight job market, Gloria Helderman still loves the field she's toiled in for 21 years - helping people find employment.

A 17-year-old Modesto boy lost control of his car, which landed upside-down in a creek Monday morning, trapping him under water, but authorities said he died before being submerged.

The city is almost back to normal after nearly a week of storm cleanup that focused on damage to buildings and businesses along Macoupin Street/Illinois Route 4. Mayor John Hicks said that AmerenIP was working on getting the streetlights along the main drag back on and said he hoped they would be back up Friday morning.

State Sen. Deanna Demuzio, D-Carlinville, said she is working to find funding for modular classrooms that would house Benld Elementary School students until a permanent structure is built.

Central sophomore Jena Hemann will compete in four events at the girls state track and field meet for the second straight season after winning three individual titles and adding a second-place finish at the rain-delayed Class 1A Carlinville Sectional.

A Macoupin County mental health center that serves seven counties is struggling to stay open, and a lack of state payments is to blame.

Authorities filed attempted murder and aggravated battery charges Wednesday against a Gillespie man for allegedly stabbing a city resident, who remained hospitalized in critical condition.

State Sen. Deanna Demuzio, D-Carlinville, says she will not support any state budget that does not fully fund operations at the Pere Marquette Illinois Youth Center in Grafton.

State comptroller Dan Hynes on Thursday unveiled a bill designed to strengthen state law governing pre-need funeral trust funds.

Bradley J. Banovz, 21, of St. Jacob, and Thomas P. Cassady, 22, of the 200 block of Ashley Place, Edwardsville, both were charged Monday with residential burglary.

Scott Thomas is one of the faces behind Macoupin County's unemployment statistics.

Macoupin County will use federal stimulus money to help its municipalities fix their roads and bridges.