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Friday, Nov. 18 Lost Property – 9700 block Hayden/Veres Ambulance Call – 400 block Anna St/Penet 9-1-1 Hangup – 100 block W. Main/Veres Possession of Cannabis – Mascoutah High School/Sunnquist Fire Call – 1300 block W. Main/Sunnquist Fire Call – 300 block Impala Dr/Penet Animal Complaint – 300 block W. Poplar St/Penet Animal Complaint –…

Friday, Nov. 11 Assist Other Agency ISP – I-64 Rest Area/Penet Suspicious Activity – 6th St/Hoffman Fire Call – 9700 block Hayden Dr/Rettig Verbal Disturbance – 9600 block Hayden Dr/Rettig Illegal Parking – 200 block W. South/Hoffman Found Property – Church/Rettig Well Being Check – 9800 block Perrin Rd/Bumpers Saturday, Nov. 12 Business Alarm –…

By Keith Gillett Herald Publications MASCOUTAH – At its November meeting, the Mascoutah District 19 Board got an early look at the District’s upcoming budget environment from Dr. Frank Williams, executive Director of Business, as the District gets ready to make its levy requests known at the next Board meeting in December. Dr. Williams told…

Friday, Nov. 4 Standby/Keep The Peace – 200 block of S. Jefferson St/Penet Assist Other Agency-ISP – 9700 block Rt. 161/Hoffman Juvenile Problem – 900 block Park Dr/Penet Saturday, Nov. 5 Noise Complaint – 400 block Jackson St/Penet Fire Call – 500 block S. 10th St/Sirtak Public Service Call – E. Phillips St & S.…

By Pamela Rensing [email protected] The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) recently announced that five senior citizens have been selected for Senior Illinois Hall of Fame in 2022. Mascoutah resident Robert Cearnal was named one of the honorees. “The Senior Illinoisan Hall of Fame honors older adults who have made invaluable contributions to their communities—some over…

Friday, Oct. 28 Investigation/Lambert Accumulation of Garbage – S. County Rd/Donovan Ambulance Call – 900 block N. 10th St/Bumpers Traffic Accident – 100 block E. Main/Donovan Assist Other Agency ISP – Old State Rt. 158 & Mascoutah Ave/Donovan Saturday, Oct. 29 Found Property – E. Phillips St & S. Jefferson St/Bumpers Criminal Damage to Property…

By Zachary Daum [email protected] MASCOUTAH – The Leu Civic Center has been undergoing radical transformation in the past few months, led by new Director Jenna Smith. Built in the 1930’s, the Leu Civic Center was once Mascoutah’s Elementary and High School. It then transitioned into the civic center it is today in 1978, where it…

Friday, Oct. 21 Reckless Driver – I-64/Hoffman Noise Complaint – 300 block N. Jefferson/Penet Standby/Keep The Peace – 100 block E. Main/Sirtak Ambulance Call – 700 block Fountain View Dr/Penet Forgery – E. Main St/Penet Domestic Disturbance – 300 block Douglas Ave/Sirtak Ambulance Call – 300 block Salem Ave/Hoffman Saturday, Oct. 22 Investigation – 100…

By Zachary Daum [email protected] MASCOUTAH – U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Ken Shelton shared an emotional moment with his son Oliver in Christa Whetstone’s 6th grade classroom at Mascoutah Middle School on October 28. Oliver had no idea that he would be seeing his father, who was deployed to Ali Al Salem Air Base in…

By Zachary Daum [email protected] MASCOUTAH – This year’s winner of the ILLINOISouth Tourism Bracket: Pizza Edition is none other than local bowling alley, Mascoutah Community Lanes. In a bracket consisting of 26 different businesses, Mascoutah Community Lanes came out on top, with 2948 votes against 2935 votes for Auten’s Pizza House in McLeansboro. A very…