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Meet the Candidates School Board 2023
The Herald Newspaper presents Meet the Candidates, hosted by Herald Publisher Greg Hoskins. The Mascoutah School Board Candidates present were Tonja Johnson, James C. Wolfe, Matthew Stukenberg and David Eidman.
Read MoreSewer Treatment Plant Project Costs Rise
By Zachary Daum Mascoutah – The council unanimously approved three change orders and one credit to the sewer treatment plant facility construction project at the March 20 council meeting. This amount increases the cost of the project by over $400,000. It includes $2,019.48 for door thresholds. The staff requested this addition for sound barrier and…
Read MoreCongressman Mike Bost Opens New Office in Mascoutah
By Zachary Daum Republican Congressman Mike Bost officially opened his new Mascoutah Office at 205 East Harnett St. on Tuesday, March 7, with an open house. Bost spoke briefly about why he relocated to Mascoutah recently. “We’ve gotten a lot of good response from moving in here and why we moved here. The new district,…
Read MoreHistoric Mascoutah House is Demolished
By Zachary Daum Standing since 1862, the house at 213 East Church St. is now being demolished. The house is best remembered as the home of the founder of “The Herald,” Carl Montag. The house was also known to be the only home in Mascoutah with a “mansard” roof. The mansard roof is a roof…
Read MoreMascoutah City Council – Officer Penet Receives Life Saving Award
By Zachary Daum Officer Brad Penet received a Life Saving award at the March 6 City Council meeting. Penet arrived at a residence to find a woman unresponsive and turning purple. He was alerted that she may have been choking on a bratwurst. He noted quickly that although not breathing, she had a pulse and…
Read MoreCongressman Mike Bost Speaks to Mascoutah High School JROTC Cadets
By Zachary Daum [email protected] Republican Illinois 12 Congressional District Representative Mike Bost spoke to members of the Air Force JROTC (Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) cadets at Mascoutah High School on Feb. 4. Students asked hard hitting questions about the economy and gun laws. Bost answered a question about the economy, explaining that he believes…
Read MoreScott Air Force Base Hosts Pilot for a Day
On Feb. 28, Scott Air Force Base, in partnership with the Check-6 Foundation and Shriners Hospital for Children – St. Louis took 11 year old Avery Propst of Hartsburg, Mo. on a day-long tour of the base. He was accompanied by his mother, Kelsey Brooks, his father, Robert Propst and his stepfather, Garret Brooks. This…
Read MoreMascoutah Council Approves St. Clair County’s New Emergency Alert System
By Zachary Daum [email protected] The Mascoutah City Council met on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 7:00 PM instead of their regular Monday date because of Presidents Day. Mascoutah will be receiving a new city-wide siren system soon. This siren system is a county-wide measure to install and update siren systems across St. Clair County. This would…
Read MoreFirst Annual Art Show at Library and Leu
By Zachary Daum On April 29 the Leu Civic Center and Mascoutah Library will be hosting their first annual collaboration Art Contest for grades K through 12. Available to anyone in the Metro-East area, the contest will be divided into three groups by age. Grades K through 5 will not be judged, while 6 to…
Read MoreLebanon City Council
By Sean Ditch The Lebanon City council met on Monday, February 13th at 6:30 PM to continue discussing the need of a police officer on duty at both of Lebanon’s Jr. and Sr. High Schools from last month’s meeting. Lebanon Police Chief David Roth shared viewpoints of how a SRO would be beneficial for the…
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