Ruth McGhee was born on July 29, 1929. She went home to be with Jesus on May 7, 2025, at the Hardin County General Hospital. Services took place Saturday, May 10 at Hardin County Funeral Service in ...

The Marion baseball team came into last week riding high on a 10-game winning streak, but the Goreville Blackcats snapped the streak with a 7-6 win and the Harrisburg Bulldogs were rude hosts beating ...

With prescription drug costs soaring, Illinois lawmakers announced legislation this week reviving efforts to create a prescription drug affordability board with the goal of capping the growing cost of ...

The Williamson County Republican Central Committee Executive Board has selected Kristen Bayer to be the Republican nominee for the WIlliamson County Circuit Clerk in November. Due to the timing of the ...

John A. Logan College is pleased to announce the Spring 2024 President’s and Provost’s Lists. Each semester, any full-time student with a 4.0 grade-point average earns recognition on the President’s ...

Advocates for community-based after-school programs say as many as 40,000 youths statewide could lose access to tutoring services, recreation and other extracurricular activities this summer unless ...

A modern homesteading series kicked off in January as residents from across southern Illinois gathered to learn how they can become better connected to their food, family and community. Homesteading ...

<i>This article was produced for ProPublica's Local Reporting Network in partnership with Lee Enterprises, along with Capitol News Illinois.</i> Over a year ago, the security chief at Choate Mental ...

I recently realized I have a warped perception of the word good. Each night, I think about my day and recollect my eating habits, time spent in prayer, and how much scripture I read. If I hit some ...

The tragic death of a 9-year-old Marion boy, who was hit by a vehicle the afternoon of Aug. 12 near his home, remains under investigation by Marion police. Marion Mayor Mike Absher said Tuesday that ...

Temperatures were in the 90s and the humidity was high, but hundreds of citizens came to Kaskaskia Island on Monday to celebrate freedom and enjoy the 52nd Annual Patriotic Ceremony. Two hours prior ...

Students from 15 regional high schools demonstrated their talents in a variety of academic subjects during the Academic Challenge sectional competition held recently at the Southwestern Illinois ...