The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the risk of an outbreak of the bird flu in humans is low, although Illinois’ health department is preparing for the possibility. On Friday, ...

After almost handing the South Seven Conference title to Mount Vernon with a double-overtime loss on the road, the Marion boys basketball team beat 25-win Centralia, 70-60, Friday night at Virgil ...

The impending closure of a University of Illinois soybean research lab due to federal funding cuts could impede the study of a fungal disease that experts say would decimate the crop if it makes its ...

Foster care officials will have to prioritize placing children with their relatives under a new law signed by Gov. JB ...

Farms are growing while providing fresh, local food to underserved communities through the Illinois Equitable Access Towards Sustainable Systems (IL-EATS) grant program. Participants in IL-EATS ...

The Marion boys basketball team has hit its stride at the right time heading into the final three games of the regular season on an eight-game winning streak after beating Carbondale, 67-53, and Mt.

Sara “Sally” Schauwecker passed away peacefully Dec. 21, 2024, with her husband, Harry, faithfully by her side along with family and friends. Sally had bravely fought through her dementia and ...

Betty June Suits, 79, of Rosiclare passed away Feb. 14, 2025, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. Services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, at Hardin County Funeral Service in ...

Gary Neal Smith, 85, formerly of Rosiclare, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, at his home in Paducah, Ky. He was born to Blanche (McClure) and Harley Smith in Rosiclare on Nov. 4, 1939. Neal ...