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LOCAL NEWS

KC To Purchase Nevco Marquee

A new LED marquee sign at Kaskaskia College is being purchased from a Greenville company. At it’s November meeting, the KC Board of Trustees approved...

GHS Madrigal Dinner This Weekend

A madrigal dinner is being presented by Greenville High School this Friday, December 8; Saturday, December 9; and Sunday, December 10, at The Hangar,...

County Board Meeting Tuesday

The Bond County Board will meet Tuesday, December 5 at 7 p.m. in the courthouse. On the agenda is a resolution to place a referendum...

ISP Announces Online Form To Report Suspected Public Corruption

To help root out public corruption in Illinois, the Illinois State Police (ISP) Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has created an online form for the...

Ceremony Held For New Library Storywalk

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Wednesday morning at the Greenville Public Library to officially open the Joanne Anderson-Bill Davidson storywalk. Memorials, made in the...

SPORTS

Lady Comets Lose At Nashville

The Greenville Lady Comets travelled to Nashville Saturday afternoon and lost 51-21. The Hornettes led 27-6 at halftime and outscored GHS 19-9 in the third...

Carlyle Second, Comets Third In Tournament

The 24th Annual Kaskaskian Classic boys basketball tournament wrapped up Saturday in Carlyle. Pinckneyville won the title for the sixth straight time. The Panthers...

Comets Edge Flora To Take Third In Tournament

The Greenville Comets played excellent defense to defeat Flora 42-40 in the third place game of the Kaskaskian Classic at Carlyle Saturday. Flora led by...

Coach Cantrill For Sports Shop 12-2

The Greenville Comets play at 6 this evening for third place in the Kaskaskia Classic at Carlyle. Their opponent will be Flora. Click below to hear...

High School Boys Basketball Scores Friday Dec 1

Carlyle 59 SIUE Charter 28 Wesclin 57 Father McGivney 33 Marion 62 Mater Dei 34 Nashville 70 Tremont 64 Triad 49 Waterloo 28 Altamont 68 Vandalia 53 Carrollton 63...

OBITUARIES

Carroll E. Sanders

Carroll E. Sanders, 87, of Pocahontas, IL, passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2023, in Alhambra, IL. He was born on June 20, 1936, in...

Robert “Bob” Denny Wade

Robert "Bob" Denny Wade of Greenville, IL and Sun City, AZ, passed away on November 8, 2023 after a brief illness. He was born...

Marvin O. Wendler

Marvin O. Wendler, age 84 of Highland, IL, died Saturday, December 2, 2023, at Belleville Memorial Hospital in Belleville, IL. He was born on Friday,...

William “Bill” D. Lueking

William "Bill" D. Lueking, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully at his home in Hoffman, Illinois on December 2, 2023....

Andrew Tyler Boldrey

Andrew Tyler Boldrey, born on July 24, 1984, passed peacefully away on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, IL. He...