The Mt. Olive Herald

12/15/2023

Today, December 15, The Mt. Olive Herald will be closed for an extended lunch, so that we can enjoy a Christmas lunch. We will be closed from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thank you and have a great day.

11/16/2023

The community Thanksgiving service will be held on November 19 at 5:00 p.m. at the Mt. Olive Baptist church. The combined choir will sing and there will be an offering for the Mt. Olive Care Center Food Pantry.

10/06/2023

MT. OLIVE, Ill. - A gun battle took place on October 12, 1898, in Virden, Illinois, and this year is the 125th anniversary of that event; October 8, in

09/21/2023

It has been brought to our attention that on page 2 of this week's Mt. Olive Herald in the community calendar, September 26, the time for the Pickleball Club starts at 6 p.m. the correct time is 5 p.m. Sorry for any inconvenience.

09/01/2023

Due to the Labor Day holiday, the Mt. Olive Herald will be closed Monday, September 4, 2023. Thank you and have a great weekend!

08/24/2023

08/04/2023

08/03/2023

The Mennel Milling Co. is hosting an employee appreciation lunch on Tuesday, August 8 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. It is open to the public, and A&G's Kookin Kitchen Food Truck will be serving the food. (at your own expense of course). Hope to see everyone there.

07/27/2023

I-55 work planned at Hamel
BY THE TELEGRAPH

HAMEL — The Illinois Department of Transportation is planning lane closures in both directions on I-55 starting July 28.

The northbound direction will have one lane closed between Illinois 143 and Illinois 140. The southbound direction will have one lane closed between Illinois 143 and I-270.

All lane closures will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, July

28. One lane, in each direction will remain open at all times.

In addition to this work, the ramp from Illinois 4 to I-55 northbound will be fully closed during the same time frame. This work is needed for road repairs; all lanes will be open by 5 a.m. Monday, July 31.

Drivers are urged to reduce speed, be alert for changing conditions, obey all construction signage, and refrain from using mobile devices while approaching and traveling through the work zone.

The contractor on this project is Keeley & Sons, Inc of E. St. Louis, IL.

07/27/2023

VETERANS ASSISTANCE COMMISSION TO BE IN BENLDThe Macoupin County Veterans Assistance Commission will be in Benld on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 from 9am to 11:30am. Superintendent Bobby Scott will be at the Cahokia Township Office. He will be able to help qualified veterans and their families with claim work and assistance such as shelter, food, utilities, etc.The Veterans Assistance Commission is an agency that is operated by and for veterans. The Commission provides aid to those military veterans and their families that reside in Macoupin County and that may qualify for need and assistance. We can also provide veterans from outside Macoupin County with referral service to the appropriate agency.

06/20/2023

Due to the 4th of July holiday, The Mt. Olive Herald has early deadline, June 30 at noon for the July 6th issue. The Mt. Olive Herald will be closed Tuesday, July 4 for Independence Day and Wednesday, July 5 as usual. If you have any questions, pleas feel free to call us at 217-999-3941.
Thank you in advance.
The Mt. Olive Herald Staff

06/13/2023

HELP WANTED: Office Manager/Editor for the Staunton Star Times, four days a week. Computer and writing skills a must. Stop by the office in Staunton and leave your resume or send to The Journal News, PO Box 100, Hillsboro IL 62049.

06/09/2023

The Mt. Olive Herald is now operating with new business hours. The paper will be open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. closing at 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. for lunch, and will reopen at 1 p.m. to close at 4 p.m. We are now closed on Wednesday. You will be able to pick up a paper at anytime at the office using the paper receptacle in front of the office located at 112 West Main St., Mt. Olive. We also have a drop off box for any payments or articles you would like to drop off. Thank you for your patience with this new transition.

05/25/2023

Our office will be closed Monday, May 29, for Memorial Day.

05/12/2023

Our newspaper machine in front of the building is now functional and contains this week's paper.

04/06/2023

The office will be closed on Friday, April 7 for Good Friday.

12/22/2022

Check this week's issue for your child's letters to Santa and holiday recipes!

Today, Thursday, Dec. 22, we will close at our usual time, 4 p.m. We will return to the office at 9 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 26. Have the happiest of holidays and we will see you against next week.

12/16/2022

11/30/2022

Check out the Herald for this week's upcoming Christmas activities! 🎄🎁

11/11/2022

It's turkey drawing day!

11/10/2022

Today is the last day to enter to win a FREE turkey from all of the participating businesses! Names will be drawn tomorrow morning.

10/03/2022

We thank you for reading us, supporting us, and engaging us.

09/12/2022

Hello, all! If you have photos from Homecoming that you'd like to submit for publication, please message or email them to us at [email protected]. Feel free to include a caption as well!

09/02/2022

The Herald staff was recently recognized by the Illinois Press Association for excellence in ad composition and special sections being MOHS Graduation 2021 and Christmas 2021.

09/02/2022

The Herald office will be closed on Monday in observance of Labor Day.

08/22/2022

We will be closing at 3:35 today, as I am leaving early to take a picture.