One of the many local firework shows that were displayed Monday evening for the 4th of July in Union County. Video by Amber Skelton with the Gazette-Democrat in Anna.

Cyclists who are participating in the 2018 Remember the Removal Bike Ride were guests last Sunday at the landmark Camp Ground Church near Anna. The cyclists are in the midst of a three-week journey ...

Robert E. Heisner, 94, of Metropolis, and formerly of Grand Chain, died at 1:57 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis. Funeral services honoring the life of Robert E ...

Anita Marie Dillow Beard, 98, of Marion, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Tuesday morning, Nov. 12, 2024. Anita was born in Dongola on Nov. 2, 1926, the daughter of Carl Levi and ...

We are so very sad to share that our dear mom, Sondra Kay Cooley Boie- “Miss Kay,” left us on July 23, 2024, at the age of 86 at Saint Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Our mom was born on ...

The Illinois Department of Transportation, IDOT, on Tuesday, June 18, announced it has been awarded $1.8 million from the Federal Transit Administration to launch a pilot program in Southern Illinois.

John Aaron Wagoner, 58, of Anna, died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, at his home. He was born on March 18, 1965, in Cape Girardeau, the son of James Elmer and Jackie L. Simms Wagoner. He married Janice Kelly ...

Ira D. Tripp Jr., 53, died suddenly and unexpectedly at home on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. He was born in Muncie, Ind., on June 6, 1967. He was the son of Ira Dugan and Linda Irene Tripp. His family ...

Camden Smith, 18, of Cobden was born Jan. 16, 2007 and left us Jan. 31, 2025. He is survived by his father, Cale Smith, his grandmother, Maribeth Smith, sisters, Kadence Smith and Kimber Meirndorf and ...

Earl Edward Stuart, 69, of Columbia, Ala., died Saturday morning, June 10, 2023, at his home. Mr. Stuart was born and reared in Cairo. He served in the U.S. Army and later retired from Army National ...

Sammy Lee Bryan, 76, of Dongola, formerly of Peoria, passed away, Wednesday, Feb. 12, at his daughter’s home. He was born July 26, 1948 in Peoria, the son of George Merill and Maude Viola (Fox) Bryan.

It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of our beloved Brian on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. William Brian Barkley was born on Aug. 27, 1961, the son of William Joseph and Verneda Packard ...