Unit 2 Executive Session Results
Following an executive session during their meeting Monday night, the Bond County Unit Two School Board hired Joshua Cox as a Special Education Teacher at Greenville Junior High for the 2014-2015 school year and...
Comets Head To Regional Championships
Your Number One Seed Greenville Comets defeated the East Alton-Wood River Oilers last night in Regional action. Final score of the game was 59-54. The Comets will head to the Regional Championship this Friday...
Tornado Confirmed In Fayette County
The National Weather Service has confirmed another tornado from last Thursday’s severe weather. This twister developed 2.8 miles northwest of Brownstown.
The damage path was approximately 40 yards wide and the intensity was rated EF0....
Madison County Forming Heroin Task Force
In response to a string of heroin overdose deaths and the continuing epidemic of heroin addiction in Madison County, Sheriff Bob Hertz and State’s Attorney Tom Biggons have announced the formation of a Task...
Family Celebrates Boy Scout Tradition At Eagle Scout Ceremony
For Taylor Hill of rural Greenville, Boy Scouting is a family tradition. Hill was recently awarded his Eagle Scout, the highest award given in the Boy Scouts. His uncle, Bud Carpenter, also an Eagle...
Bond County Humane Society Continues To Meet Original Goal
The Bond County Humane Society recently announced the number of adoptions completed in 2013. Humane Society Representative Rachel Hunsdorfer said the organization has consistently met its original adoption goal.
“When we started the organization, our...
Greenville Man Wins Ellen Show Costume Contest
More than 1,000 University of Illinois and Parkland College students will make a cameo appearance on the “Ellen” show today…including one from Greenville.
19 year old Tad Logullo, son of Jon and Stephanie Logullo, of...
KPD Approves Bonds
In a meeting Monday night the Kingsbury Park District approved $401,000 in bonds. KPD Director Jerry Sauerwein previously told WGEL some of the bond money will go to matching funds to apply for grants...
Unit 2 Sets Graduation Date And Last Day Of School
At this week’s Unit 2 School Board meeting the board set May 23 as this year’s graduation date along with June 5 as the last day of student attendance. Because of the amount of...
Illinois Has Fewer But Larger Farms
A new federal report says there are fewer farms in Illinois, even though the number of acres being cultivated has risen. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's five-year farming census shows that Illinois has lost...