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Tractor Fire North Of Route 40

Mulberry Grove Firefighters responded Thursday, at 1:37 p.m. to a report of a tractor fire. According to Fire Chief Dwight Volkmar, a farmer was disking in a field about half a mile north of...

Vessel Checks Offered Saturday At Governor Bond Lake

The City of Greenville, in conjunction with the US Coast Guard Auxiliary, will provide voluntary boat safety checks this Saturday.  The checks will be offered from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday at the...

Transit Sponsoring Trip To Grafton

Local residents are invited to join Bond County Transit on a trip to Grafton, Illinois on Tuesday, October 10. Stops will include the Grafton Visitor Center, lunch at The Loading Dock, and the Aries Winery....

Greenville Town Hall Scheduled For Thursday

The Greenville City Council is hosting a town hall meeting Thursday, September 30 at 6:30 p.m. on the third floor of the SMART Center in downtown Greenville. The meeting will focus on the future of...

Tourism Committee Meeting Set For Thursday

The Greenville Tourism Committee has a meeting scheduled for Thursday, August 24 at 5:15 p.m. in the municipal building. Four funding requests are on the agenda. They are for the Greenville Airport Airstravaganza, Bond County...

ISP Issuing Firearm Enforcement Grants

The Illinois State Police (ISP) is issuing $2 million in grants to local law enforcement agencies interested in a collaborative effort to reduce and prevent illegal possession and use of firearms, firearm related homicides,...

Weekend Activities At Carlyle Lake

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Carlyle Lake Project is preparing for another fun and safe weekend. Whether you enjoy fishing, camping, boating, bike riding or other outdoor activities, Carlyle Lake offers an abundance...

County Board Meets September 19

The Bond County Board will meet Tuesday, September 19 at 7 p.m. in the Bond County Courthouse. The board will be visited by a representative of the Good Energy community aggregation company. Also on the agenda...

47,147 Deer Harvested In Opening Weekend

Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 47,147 deer during the first weekend of the Illinois Firearm Deer Season Nov. 20-22 compared with 50,173 deer taken during the first firearm weekend in 2019....

Mulberry Grove Dollar General Taking Shape

Construction of the Dollar General store in Mulberry Grove is underway. It is located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Rt. 40 and Mulberry Grove Road.