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LOCAL NEWS
City Manager To Announce Retirement
The Greenville City Council's agenda for Tuesday night has been released and it includes notification that City Manager JoAnn Hollenkamp will announcer her plans...
Grass Fires Friday
Friday evening around 7:30 PM Smithboro Firefighters were dispatched out to two grass fires at the 48 mm East Bound on interstate 70. Fire...
The Simple Room To Celebrate Pavilion Grand Opening Monday
The Simple Room in Greenville is inviting the community to celebrate the grand opening of its new outdoor pavilion on Monday, October 12.
A ribbon...
HSHS Hospitals Seeking Public Input On Community Health Needs
HSHS Holy Family Hospital in Greenville and HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospitals in Breese and Highland are asking residents of Bond, Clinton, and Madison counties...
Bond County Health Department 60th Anniversary Event Monday
The Bond County Health Department is celebrating 60 years of caring for the community with a special anniversary celebration on Monday, October 12, from...
SPORTS
Greenville High School Marching Band Wins Top Honors At Mt. Vernon...
The Greenville High School Marching Band earned top honors at the 2026 Mt. Vernon Fall Fest Marching Band Expo.
The competition was held Saturday, September...
Comets Grab 19-14 Victory at Southwestern
Drake Graber accounted for all 19 of his team’s points and the defense played very well as the Greenville Comets travelled to Southwestern Friday...
Volleyball GHS Squad 2-2 At Tournament
The Greenville High School varsity volleyball team participated in a tournament at Carlinville on Saturday and finished in sixth place.
The Lady Comets won two...
Christian Swalley Qualifies For State in Golf
Greenville High School golfer Christian Swalley earned a medal at Monday’s golf sectional and also a trip to the state finals this Friday.
Swalley finished...
Football Scores from Around the Area
Greenville 50 Gillespie 0
Pana 55 North Mac 6
Staunton 41 Vandalia 33
Hillsboro 49 Lincoln 7
Carlinville 30 Southwestern 13
Red Bud 39 Wesclin 22
Triad 52 Granite City...
OBITUARIES
Gary Dean Wilson
Gary Dean WilsonGary Dean Wilson, 77, of Highland, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O'Fallon, IllinoisGary...
Bruce W. Butterfoss
Bruce W. Butterfoss, age 90 of Breese, passed away at Evercare of Breese on Saturday, October 3, 2026Bruce was born in Camden, New Jersey,...
Catherine Eva “Cat” Schneider
Catherine Eva “Cat” SchneiderCatherine Eva “Cat” Schneider, 58, of Pocahontas, IL, passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at her home, surrounded by loved...
Wilma Y. Bauer
Wilma Y. Bauer
May 14, 1937 – October 4, 2026
Wilma Bauer, 89, of Urbana, Illinois, formerly of Smithboro, passed away on October 4, 2026, at...
Renato B. Rivera
Renato B. RiveraRenato B. Rivera, M.D., age 84 of Breese, passed away at his home on Sunday, October 4, 2026Dr. Rivera was born on...