Mascoutah News

Senior Citizen Spelling Bee winner Anne Harry , representing the Mascoutah Senior Center reaches over Mary Scott to congratulate second place winner Elnora Taylor at far right.

Last week, a Mascoutah woman noticed a strange man drive by her several times while she was out walking.

Anne Harry of the Mascoutah Senior Center lettered her way to victory Monday in the Senior Citizens Regional Spelling Bee held at the Clyde C. Jordan Senior Citizen Center in East St.

An observant police officer may have saved the lives of an entire family Wednesday when she spotted flames and smoke coming out of a garage on Antique Lane in Mascoutah.

Maj. John Yorko, center, and Maj. Clinton Conzemius, right, advisors with a Military Transition Team, speak to an Iraqi interpreter while assisting with Iraqi Army security operations in Tall Afar, Iraq.

South American cargo deal could help airport fly; Outlay St. Clair County would spend $2.79 million on equipment at MidAmerica By Valerie Schremp Hahn ST.

The new comprehensive plan for Prairie Park in Mascoutah, which provides the city with a plan to improve the park for visitors, was approved at the June 2 City Council meeting.

MASCOUTAH, Ill. - The head of the U.S. Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base in southern Illinois will be leaving the installation, just not as a retiree as planned.

A body has been recovered from Sportsman's Lake in Mascoutah. Around 8pm Sunday evening, witnesses say a car plunged into the lake at Highway 161 and North County Road and the car's driver never surfaced.

A drowning averted Sunday night by a quick thinking response after a young boy falls in the water at a north county recreation center.

Crime victims and their advocates spoke out Wednesday afternoon at a roundtable hosted by Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office.

The Hon. Dr. Mike Kelly, AM MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Defense Support, presents US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Eugene Rossel with the citation of outstanding service at a ceremony held at the Australian ...

“We'll give him some time to do that. I think he's got some good experience, and he's coached at all the different levels.”

After spending the past three seasons as the girls freshman basketball coach at Mascoutah High School, Dan Underwood has been promoted to varsity head coach. via Belleville News-Democrat

Personnel at Scott Air Force Base east of St. Louis are testing their readiness for a disaster. via State Journal-Register

What are your weather and crop forecasts? Here's a sampling of what some folks are saying: 5/8 - Kearny County, Southwest Kansas: I would like to know what state the wheat tour went through yesterday. via Dairy Today

The McKendree University women's golf team finished as runner-up in the American Midwest Conference and came in fifth place in NAIA Region V this weekend at the NAIA Region V/AMC/HAAC golf meet held at A.L. ... via Athletics.mckendree.edu

“This is a lot different than what you would think of a library”

Clockwise- Joe McCauley, Zach Peterson, Abby Wilhelm, Julianna Graf, and Samantha DiCenso in the "Our Space" area of the Mascoutah Public Library. via Belleville News

Authorities say a Metro East man was killed when the stolen sport utility vehicle he was driving crashed in Clinton County. via WAND-TV Decatur

A man from Mascoutah, Ill. died in a rollover accident in Clinton County. Chief Deputy Mark Etter of the Clinton County Sheriff's Department said John Burch was driving eastbound on Illinois Route 177, when he ... via KSDK NewsChannel 5

Appointments are being accepted for Mascoutah School District preschool screenings May 13 at Scott Air Force Base Youth Center, 4691 Patriots Drive, and May 14 at Mascoutah First Baptist Church, 816 West ... via STLtoday