Members of Metropolis Elks Lodge #1428 recently presented a donation totaling $1,000 that will be used to purchase personal items for veterans who are living at the Southgate Nursing Home.

The public has its chance now through Saturday, Dec. 20, to place its vote in the Miss Cosmo International Competition. Among the competitors is Yolina Lindquist, of Metropolis, who won ...

While it still awaits final information at the federal level, the Massac Unit 1 school board approved its fiscal year 2025 audit and agency financial report during its meeting Monday, ...

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While American pop culture has undergone dramatic shifts throughout its history, one staple remains relatively unchanged: Charles Schulz's “Peanuts” comic strip. The property celebrates its 75th anniv ...

Smoking and vaping in city parks and city recreation areas is now banned after the Metropolis City Council approved the official ordinance during its Monday, Nov. 24, meeting. According to the ...

Massac County got the 2025-26 basketball season off the ground last Friday, Nov. 21, with its “Meet the Patriots” event. The night consisted of scrimmage games featuring the freshmen team, the junior ...

Fans got their chance to meet the 2025-26 rendition of the Massac County Patriots on Friday, Nov. 21. Dee Carruthers fires off a short jumper. Devin Harris guards Caden Evans. The pep band gets “peppy ...

The sixth official Metropolis Christmas tree lighting is Saturday, Nov. 29, at the Superman Statue on Market Street. Hot cocoa and cookies will be served at 4:30 p.m. while carolers sing in the season ...

Kingsley V. Bennett, 89, of Ewing, passed away at 9:40 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, at the Nature Trail Nursing Home in Mount Vernon. Kingsley was born Nov. 12, 1936, in Benton. He attended the Benton ...