Area News

By Zachary Daum [email protected] The City of Mascoutah previously announced a transition to a new trash and recycling collection company, effective April 1, 2024. This decision came after careful consideration and evaluation of bids, with Aspen Waste Services emerging as the chosen provider. To facilitate this transition, the City has mandated the removal of all…

Having starred in over 1,000 TV shows to include Santa Barbara, Falcon Crest, General Hospital, LA Law, Melrose Place, and opposite Meg Ryan on As the World Turns, Frank Runyeon is well-respected in Hollywood. But for more than 25 years, Frank has also performed the gospel for hundreds of thousands of people in almost every…

By Abigail Clayton (Age 15) Tour Member A group from Mascoutah, made up of members from Zion Lutheran Church and St. John United Church of Christ, recently got back from a trip to Israel. I had the exciting opportunity to go along on this journey! You might be wondering why we went to Israel when…

By Zachary Daum [email protected] The Mascoutah City Council met at 7:00 PM and discussed several points. Citizen Eric Mercer spoke during the public comments, discussing several topics that were covered during the prior, Monday, Feb. 4 meeting, where he was also arrested after being asked to leave after going over time. Citizen James Shanks, who…

by Randy Pierce [email protected] Visible signs of a major renovation project upgrading Belle-Clair Fairgrounds in Belleville should be seen in the next few weeks as, if all goes as planned, the first step regarding preliminary work on the installation of a new roof on the Exposition Building at this location is expected to start sometime…

In a special board meeting convened on Monday, February 12th, Lebanon Community Unit School District #9 confronted its pressing financial predicament head-on. The gathering, held in the Lebanon Elementary School gymnasium, attracted concerned residents from the community, all eager to grasp the severity of the situation and explore potential solutions. The central figure at the…

By Reese Dimmitt The United States of America, the country considered to be the most powerful in the world by many countries. Let’s face it! Most, if not all, residents of the U.S consider this land to be the most powerful indeed. But, what is the driven force behind such power? Some might say the…

By Zachary Daum [email protected] Emmy Award winning cast members Rob Paulsen and Maurice LaMarche and Emmy Award winning composer Randy Rogel drove Lebanon mad, making an appearance last weekend at the Russel E. and Fern M. Hettenhausen Center for the Arts (The Hett), performing skits and music numbers from “The Animaniacs.” Animaniacs was a comedy…