Clinton County Voice

28/09/2023

28/09/2023

The City of Breese recently started work on installing water lines for the new water tower.

28/09/2023

27/09/2023

LOST AND FOUND
Picked up on college rd
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27/09/2023

Chicken Dinner at the Highland KC Hall

27/09/2023

🌦️The rain cleared and sun is starting to peek out for the last concert of the year in the park TONIGHT!

🎤 ShortMist will be here starting at 7pm🎤

🌮 Taco Tuesday Everyday, LLC will be slinging tacos starting at 5pm 🌮

🌳☀️ Come on out to the park tonight! You don’t want to miss out!! 🌳☀️

27/09/2023

https://clintoncountyvoice.com/2023/09/26/article-display-scott-air-force-base-conducts-week-long-exercise/

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. --

27/09/2023

https://clintoncountyvoice.com/2023/09/27/fundraiser-for-washington-county-animal-control/

Fundraiser for Washington County Animal Control on Sep 30 at Irvington Community Center. Silent auction, chili supper, karaoke. Donations welcome.

27/09/2023

https://clintoncountyvoice.com/2023/09/27/illinois-department-of-corrections-audit-shows-lack-of-s*x-offender-oversight-illinois/

(The Center Square) – An Illinois Auditor General report shows that the Illinois Department of Corrections has failed to keep other law enforcement agencies

20/06/2023

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23/04/2023

Americans are suffering from the high inflation.

01/04/2023

https://clintoncountyvoice.com/2023/03/31/200-million-aimed-at-improving-the-movement-of-freight-around-illinois-illinois/

(The Center Square) – In an effort to improve the movement of freight, Illinois is spending $200 million on 22 projects around the state.

14/03/2023

https://clintoncountyvoice.com/2023/03/11/judicial-redistricting-added-to-campaign-contributions-as-concerns-ahead-of-high-profile-illinois-cases-illinois/

14/03/2023

https://clintoncountyvoice.com/2023/03/11/judicial-redistricting-added-to-campaign-contributions-as-concerns-ahead-of-high-profile-illinois-cases-illinois/

(The Center Square) – Attention on judicial integrity has been raised with the focus on $2 million in campaign contributions Gov. J.B. Pritzker made to two Illinois Supreme Court justice candidates who won in November. The court hears cases next week. In one high-profile case, Pritzker is a top de...

13/03/2023

https://clintoncountyvoice.com/2023/03/12/as-illinois-gaming-hits-highs-so-has-gambling-debt-illinois/
Opinions?

Calvin Miller, associate director of the Illinois Council on Problem Gambling, has heard some heartbreaking stories in his work on the council.

19/02/2023

https://clintoncountyvoice.com/2023/02/18/measure-would-allow-noncitizens-to-vote-in-illinois-school-board-elections-illinois/

Measure would allow noncitizens to vote in Illinois school board elections

(The Center Square) – Some see a measure at the statehouse as a threat to democracy by allowing non-citizens in Illinois to vote in school board elections. Others see it as giving them a voice in their child’s education.

23/02/2022

https://clintoncountyvoice.com/2022/02/22/lawmaker-wants-to-block-pritzker-from-paying-staff-with-private-dollars-illinois/

23/02/2022

https://clintoncountyvoice.com/2022/02/22/lawmaker-wants-to-block-pritzker-from-paying-staff-with-private-dollars-illinois/

(The Center Square) – Saying private dollars shouldn’t be used to pay public employees, an Illinois lawmaker has introduced legislation that would prevent Gov. J.B. Pritzker from paying state employees out of his pocket on top of the salaries taxpayers already pay for.

23/02/2022

https://clintoncountyvoice.com/2022/02/22/scott-showcases-375th-amw-to-amc-leaders-scott-air-force-base-news/

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, AMC command chief, and their spouses visited the 375th Air Mobility Wing April 8-9 to see the wing’s capabilities and recognize Airmen who deliver rapid global mobility.

21/02/2022

How is inflation and high taxes impacting your life?

https://clintoncountyvoice.com/2022/02/21/how-the-cost-of-living-in-illinois-compares-to-the-nation-illinois/

20/02/2022

https://clintoncountyvoice.com/2022/02/20/school-association-doesnt-expect-isbe-to-enforce-mask-mandate-at-this-point-illinois/

(The Center Square) – An association representing large school districts across Illinois expects the issue of mask mandates to eventually dissipate, despite the attorney general appealing to the Illinois Supreme Court.

20/02/2022

https://clintoncountyvoice.com/2022/02/20/maj-manuel-john-pete-fernandez-jr-scott-air-force-base-news/

Maj. Manuel John “Pete” Fernandez, Jr. was the third highest scoring U.S. Air Force and American ace of the Korean War with 14.5 victories. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Silver Star for extraordinary heroism in Korea on March 21, 1953.

20/02/2022

The President of Colombia visited Scott AFB. He loved the area.

President Ivan Duque of Colombia, greets U.S. Air Force Capt. Mary Guzman-Muro, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse at Base Operations on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, August 23, 2021. Guzman-Muro helped act as one of the translators for numerous Colombian business leaders, state me...

30/09/2021

Wesclin School Board just voted for Mandatory Masks.

15/06/2021

https://clintoncountyvoice.com/2021/06/15/new-baden-woman-warns-of-bad-experience/

A New Baden resident has shared a bad experience she wants to make sure others are aware of. It concerns a social media post advertising 50% off vent cleaning. She booked an appointment with the company. Then she was contacted with a text and asked them where they were located. The answer was Trento...

15/06/2021

https://clintoncountyvoice.com/2021/06/15/clinton-county-health-daily-updates-ceasing/

As coronavirus pandemic winds down, the Clinton County Health Department has announced it will stop providing daily numbers about the cases reported. Instead those numbers will be posted on its web site every Friday till further notice.

15/06/2021

EMS Training Agreement

https://clintoncountyvoice.com/2021/06/15/training-agreement-set-up-for-new-baden-ems/

A training reimbursement agreement has been set up for new employees with the New Baden EMS. Staffing the ambulance service has been a great challenge in the recent past. This agreement will help keep people from getting their training paid for by New Baden then quickly moving on to something else.

28/05/2021

UNAPPOINTED ZONING OFFICER MAKES DECISION ANYWAY

https://clintoncountyvoice.com/2021/05/28/unappointed-zoning-officer-makes-decision-anyway/

            No one objected and it did not seem to matter that a decision in New Baden about a sign variance was made by a man who was not appointed to the position responsible for making such decisions.

28/05/2021

FERRIN ROAD WORK ANNOUNCED BY IDOT

https://clintoncountyvoice.com/2021/05/28/ferrin-road-work-announced-by-idot/

            There will be repair work and asphalt resurfacing on Ferrin Road in Clinton County until late in June. The Illinois Department of Transportation announced the road will be intermittently restricted to one lane beginning on May 24, weather permitting.

28/05/2021

CLINTON COUNTY TOWNS GET REBUILD ILLINOIS MONEY

https://clintoncountyvoice.com/2021/05/28/clinton-county-towns-get-rebuild-illinois-money/

            Villages, cities and townships in Clinton County are on a list put out by the governor to get money from his Rebuild Illinois program. These grants are for infrastructure improvements like repairs and maintenance.