Lebanon Advertiser

12/07/2022

07/04/2022

David and Jennie Porter, owners of the Tuscola Review, Arcola Record-Herald and Lebanon Advertiser, have announced they have sold their three newspapers effective July 1 to Better Newspapers, Inc., in Mascoutah. David Porter will continue to work for the new owners in an editorial capacity.

This week marks the final editions for the Tuscola Review and Lebanon Advertiser. The current subscribers to those newspapers will receive another local paper covering those communities. Review subscribers will receive The Journal and Lebanon subscribers will receive The Herald. They will still be receiving local news coverage plus coverage of a wider geographic area.

The Arcola Record-Herald will continue its’ publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Douglas County founded in 1866.

Porter said the sale assures that the communities served by the newspapers will continue to have local news coverage and advertising opportunities. “As most people know, it has become increasingly more difficult to maintain newspapers large and small across the country,” Porter said. “The pandemic made things worse with the loss of event advertising. But steep increases in printing costs, postage and personnel also added expense during a two-year revenue drought.”

However, those were not the only factors in the decision to sell, he said. “My wife and I are nearing retirement age, so we knew this was a probability within the next several years. We were not yet actively seeking a buyer, but in today’s economic climate, it would be a huge risk to turn down a legitimate offer.”

He said Better Newspapers, Inc., is a logical fit because many of their newspapers are located in the MetroEast and in Douglas County where his newspapers circulate. “We’ve been chopping the pot in those markets,” he said, “so it makes sense to pool our resources. I’m proud of the work we’ve done, and I’m looking forward to being a part of the solution to ensure that our communities will continue to be served by newspapers that they can be proud of, too.”

Publisher Greg Hoskins welcomed Porter to the staff and said he believes the communities will be served even better through this consolidation. The merger will bring more resources to the papers, and Porter will be able to focus on editorial content without the burden of overseeing the business and delivery side of three newspapers.

“We have a lot of exciting plans for these communities,” Hoskins said. “David is well-known in the communities and in the industry for his writing and reporting skills. Our team will be stronger with him on board, and the communities will be better served as well.”
Better Newspapers, Inc. owns more than 30 newspapers in Illinois and Missouri.

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06/14/2022

Public comment sought on proposed
Illinois 4/15 improvements over Kaskaskia River

ST. CLAIR COUNTY – The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold an open house-style public meeting to discuss plans to replace the bridge that carries Illinois 4/15 over the Kaskaskia River in St. Clair County. The meeting will be held:

Wednesday, June 15
4 – 7 p.m.
St. Pancratius Church Hall
2213 N. Second St.
Fayetteville, Ill. 62258

The project involves replacing the Illinois 4/15 bridge over the Kaskaskia River. The purpose of the meeting is to provide an overview of the project and obtain public input on the need of the project.

Handouts and display boards of the existing conditions will be available for review, as well as information regarding engineering, land acquisition and environmental processes. Representatives from IDOT and the project consultants, Horner and Shifrin Inc., and Quigg Engineering Inc., will be available to discuss the project and answer questions. There will be no formal presentation.

Comment forms will be provided at the meeting and available on the project website: https://idot.illinois.gov/projects/IL-4-Kaskaskia-River-Bridge-Study.html. The public can mail comments directly to 1102 Eastport Plaza Drive, Collinsville, Ill., 62234. Comments may also be submitted via email to [email protected] on or before June 29.

The meeting site is accessible to people with disabilities. For those who need a sign language interpreter or similar accommodations, please notify IDOT at least five days prior to the meeting through the TTY/TTD number (800) 526-0844/or 711; TTY (Spanish users) (800) 501-0864/or 711; and/or for Telebraille dial (877) 526-6670.

For more information on IDOT projects, click here. For IDOT District 8 updates, follow on Twitter or view area construction details on IDOT’s traveler information map on GettingAroundIllinois.com.

Anyone, 5 years of age and older, is eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Find your nearest vaccination location at vaccines.gov.

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A gunman shot three people and killed one person Thursday during an interrupted burglary in southern Illinois.

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Some of our Summer Reading Merch has begun to arrive! Each child receives one of these awesome totes and a FREE t-shirt just for participating.

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Lebanon High School National Honor Society and Student Council are hosting a blood drive Friday, March 25 from 9:00am to 2:00pm in the high school gym. You can register to give blood at bloodcenter.org/group using the group code 10756. Students need to be 16 with parent permission or 17 and older to donate. Guests will be asked to sign-in in the office.

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Congratulations to our Junior High Bowling programs. All 4 teams: Varsity Boys, Junior Varsity Boys, Varsity Girls and Junior Varsity Girls finished 1st in the Conference season standings which just concluded this past week. They will all now bowl on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday this week in the team tournament and individual tournaments. Good luck to all of our bowlers and our 2 coaches Glenn Stark and Cheyenne Pinkstaff

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