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LOCAL NEWS
New President & CEO at HSHS Holy Family Hospital
Hospital Sisters Health System has named a new president and chief executive officer for HSHS Holy Family Hospital in Greenville.
Kelly Sager will begin her...
Quick Acting Students & Staff Help Choking GES Student
A fifth grade student at Greenville Elementary school had a scare earlier this week.
GES Principal Eric Swingler told WGEL a student had...
BCSWCD Directors Re-Elected
A good crowd attended the annual Bond County Soil and Water Conservation District annual meeting last Friday.
Two directors were re-elected to the board. ...
Greenville Police Department January Activity Report
The January Greenville Police Department Activity report shows there was one misdemeanor, one person wanted on a warrant, and 11 traffic violations.
Officers...
GHS FFA Section Proficiency Winners
Congratulations to the following FFA Section Proficiency Winners:
Chad Stearns in Ag Mechanics Repair and Maintenance
Dawson Graber in Ag Services
Taylor Huels in Dairy Production
Cole Wall...
SPORTS
Record Lady Comets Season Ends Thursday
An outstanding season came to an end Thursday night for the Greenville Lady Comets.
At Hillsboro, the Hilltoppers defeated Greenville 59-56 to advance to the...
Lady Comets In Sectional Championship
The Greenville Lady Comets are in the Class 2A basketball Sweet 16 after winning at the Hillsboro Sectional Monday night.
The Lady Comets beat Petersburg...
Comets Are Conference Champions
The Greenville Comets repeated as South Central Conference champions with a come-from-behind win at Litchfield Tuesday night.
It was a 22-point turnaround in the second...
Tough Loss For Aces Tuesday
The Mulberry Grove Aces lost a tough one Tuesday night at Marissa/Coulterville.
After trailing by three at halftime, the Aces were edged 39-38.
Mulberry Grove’s final...
Lady Comets Win At Sectional
The Greenville Lady Comets are in the Class 2A basketball Sweet 16 after winning at the Hillsboro Sectional Monday night.
The Lady Comets beat...
OBITUARIES
Qwinton M. Shackleford
Qwinton M. “Turtle” Shackleford, Sr. age 27 of Centralia, passed away in Centralia on Sunday, February 10, 2019.
Mr. Shackleford was born...
Carolyn L. Spradling
Carolyn L. Spradling, age 76, of Greenville, IL passed away Saturday, February 9, 2019 at Greenville Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral services will...
Alvin C. “Al” Mourlam
Alvin C. “Al” Mourlam, age 86, of Breese, died Sunday, February 10, 2019 at Memorial Hospital in Belleville.
He was born February 21, 1932 in...
Mary K Schroeter
Mary K Schroeter, age 86 of Troy, IL, died Thursday, February 07, 2019, at Memorial Hospital East in Shiloh, IL.
She was born on July...
Thomas G. Warnecke
Thomas G. Warnecke, age 63 of Highland, IL, died Wednesday, February 06, 2019, at his residence.
He was born on September 16, 1955, in Highland,...
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