The Herald

08/26/2025

Mascoutah Indian Sports Network Expands with New Weekly Show at The Vault By Editor | August 24, 2025 | 0 Owen Dressler, voice of the Mascoutah Indians Sports Network and one of The Herald’s sports contributors By Zachary Daum [email protected] For more than a year, the Mascoutah Indian Sports Ne...

08/22/2025

City of Mascoutah - The 2025 Oil & Chip Program is scheduled to begin Monday, September 8, 2025 - Friday, September 12, 2025 for selected areas of Mascoutah.
The order of roads to be completed is at the discretion of the contractor.
Oil and chip work is a widely used essential operation for road maintenance. If certain roads are not maintained with this method the pavement becomes enormously unreasonably expensive to repair. We appreciate your patience as we maintain the infrastructure in our community.

08/21/2025

Mascoutah Woman Killed in Hit-and-Run By Editor | August 21, 2025 | 0 Belleville/Mascoutah – A tragic hit-and-run accident early Thursday morning claimed the life of a Mascoutah woman on Green Mount Road near Eckert’s in Belleville. The victim has been identified as Emily Johnson, 33, of the 500...

08/15/2025

SPLISH SPLASH HOORAY!!!
The City of Mascoutah Splash Pad is OPENED back up to the public🤩💦

08/14/2025

It's that time again!

Post photos of returning and new students on their first day of school for a chance to be featured in The Herald next week.

08/13/2025

The City of Mascoutah Splash Pad will be CLOSED tomorrow, August 14, 2025 from 8am - 4pm for maintenance!

08/11/2025

Mascoutah City Honors Retiring Crossing Guards for Years of Service By Editor | August 11, 2025 | 0 TJ and Vickie were both very honored to receive plaques from the city in honor of their years of service as crossing guards for the Mascoutah School District (From left to right, Police Chief Scott Wa...

08/11/2025

Daytime closures of Illinois 177 set Aug. 11-13

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that daytime road closures will be encountered on Illinois 177 beginning Monday, Aug. 11, and continuing until Wednesday, Aug. 13, from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, weather permitting.

Illinois 177 will be closed to through traffic between Illinois 4 in Mascoutah and Illinois 160 near New Memphis. A detour will be in place utilizing Illinois 4, Illinois 161 and Illinois 160 to assist motorists around the closure. This closure is necessary to allow District 8 Operations crews to complete a culvert replacement, approximately ¼ mile west of Clinton County Line Road.

Motorists can expect delays and should allow extra time for trips through this area. Drivers are urged to pay close attention to changed conditions and signs in the work zones, obey the posted speed limits, refrain from using mobile devices and be alert for workers and equipment.

08/11/2025

The City of Mascoutah Splash Pad is OPENED back up to the public!

07/31/2025

You can also find the list of events in The Herald this week, all throughout the Homecoming weekend!

07/31/2025

The Herald spoke with some of the businesses and organizations who work in Mascoutah about how they have coped with the extreme heat in the past few weeks. Check it out and see what they've done.

Mascoutah Residents Find Ways to Cope With Intense Summer Heat By Editor | July 31, 2025 | 0 Above is a field just outside Mascoutah on a hot summer day Mascoutah – Over the past week, Mascoutah has experienced multiple days of high humidity and temperatures in the mid-90s. With the heat index, or...

07/30/2025