Enjoy homegrown herbs all year long by harvesting and drying them for tasty teas and added flavor for many meals. For example, University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator Rhonda Ferree recommends drying lemon balm. “It has a very strong lemon scent and provides a nice subtle lemon flavor. Since this is a tender perennial and will most likely not survive […]
Millstadt News
Community News For Millstadt, IL
Domestic Disturbance
9/06 – 3:26 p.m. – A passer-by reported a domestic disturbance in progress, in public view, in the 200 block of South Jefferson Street. Officers arrived to find a disturbance between a male and female, with a child present. The disturbance was found to be verbal only. The parties were separated, and no arrests were […]
Burglary
On Thursday, September 6th, at approximately 4:40 a.m. a Millstadt Officer was conducting a routine business check of the Millstadt Pharmacy, located at 120 West Washington Street. Upon checking the building, the officer discovered forced entry into the back of the business. While clearing the building, he found evidence of a burglary and secured the […]
How To Save Money On Food
One thing we all have in common, we need food. Likely, every week you spend money on food. How can you keep your costs down? Planning our food purchases and comparison-shopping can help. Planning your meals helps keep food costs down and decreases food wastage as well. Planning includes: checking what’s in your cupboard, refrigerator […]
Felony Warrant Arrest/Traffic Charges
8/29 – 6:55 p.m. – Police received a complaint of a reckless driver, coming into town on South Jefferson. The complainant advised the vehicle was speeding and tailgating. Police located the vehicle on North Jefferson Street, and stopped the vehicle. The driver, Ervin L. Sanders Jr., 33 of Cahokia, was arrested on felony and traffic […]
Millstadt Sister Cities Organization Youth Ambassadors Exchange
Five Millstadt area high school students recently spent a month in Millstadt’s Sister City, Gross-Bieberau, Hessen, Germany, with a host student and family: Erica Gruenewald, daughter of Dale and Krista Gruenewald; Alyssa Riley, daughter of Jon Riley and Gwen Riley; KC Stedman, daughter of Kelly and Randy Stedman; Madeline Trinity, daughter of Ellen Trinity; and […]
DUI Arrest
8/26 – 9:10 p.m. – Police received a report of a reckless driver, coming into town on East Washington Street, with one of the vehicle’s wheels being driven on its rim. The vehicle was believed to have struck a guardrail on Highway 15, in Belleville. Upon investigating the driver of the vehicle was arrested. The […]
Camp Wild 2018
Back by popular demand! Camp Wild 2018 is a 4-week, after-school program for kids 7yrs – 14yrs that is all about nature and primitive skills. If entomology, herbology, forestry, and wildlife knowledge is interesting to them, then this is where they will want to be this fall. Set back in the woods on a homestead […]
Unwanted Guests: Invasive Insect Pests
With the end of summer approaching, homeowners may start noticing some unwanted house guests. There are a number of pests that will be looking to invade homes during the cooler months, according to University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator Andrew Holsinger. The most common are multicolored Asian lady beetles, boxelder bugs, and brown marmorated stink bugs. The south and […]
Homecoming Parade/Millstadt Police Float
The Millstadt Police Department would like to invite kids to ride on our D.A.R.E. wagon, in the parade. Kids should be at least 5 years old, and feel comfortable riding without a parent. We have a very limited amount of space, so if you have interest in participating, let us know as soon as possible. […]
