Royalton Community Garden State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) is proud to announce that the Village of Royalton was recognized this week with the Governor’s Hometown Award for its “Royalton Community…

The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity’s Office of Community Assistance announced today that the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) will begin scheduling appointments and accepting applications for…

State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton), a member of the Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee, announced that the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is now accepting applications for property tax…

Pictured (L-R) are Rick Linton (Executive Director); Mark Kays, Pat Hollada (new Vice President); Lowanda Johnston; Steve Vercellino (outgoing president); Dave Freeman (new President); and Tom Vaughn. Congratulations to Dave…

State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) is asking that local businesses and community groups support the efforts of the Hamilton County Chamber of Commerce to compete for a renewed “Enterprise Zone”…

Deborah Hogg, Community Education Managerfor the Hospice of Southern Illinois, joinsRep. Dave Severin in giving a thumbs-upto the “GO Pink” effort to help bring awareness to the breast cancer issue in our…

State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) today visited Christopher Elementary School to help promote safety on the roads to the 2nd Grade students. Through their “Trucker Buddy” event, the students learned…

Ameren Illinois is partnering with the Crosswalk Community Action Agency in West Frankfort to host a bill payment assistance event this week. It will be held on Wednesday, September 12th…

State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) supports Governor Bruce Rauner’s proclamation to declare a ‘harvest emergency’ to help farmers dealing with rain-related delays get commodities harvested. The decision is meant to…

State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) announced that Centerstone of Illinois has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Human Services/Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery. The…