The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports that a new scam has surfaced of a subject(s) falsely representing themselves as working for Ameren Electric. The subject(s) told the homeowners that there ...

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 ...

History comes alive through the play “The Golconda Madstone,” which is about a stone that is said to have cured people of mad dog and poison snake bites. The play was written by Eva Baker Watson.

Tamms – County farmer Scott and Cheryl Miller of Scott Miller Farms directed a $2,500 donation to the Horseshoe Lake Volunteer Fire Department as part of the America’s Farmers Grow Communities program ...

Kelton Keith “ Bear” Grear, 71, of Murphysboro, and formerly of Dongola, died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion. He was born on Nov. 22, 1950, the son of John ...

Bonita June Laster, 64, of Jonesboro, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau with her family by her side. She was born on June 6, 1960, in Memphis, Tenn., the ...

Teresa Sue Mowery, 57, of Dongola, died Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, at home, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on June 10, 1967 in St. Clair County, the daughter of Freddie Allen and Carolyn Sue ...

Christina E. Nickles, 89, of Anna, died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at Mercy Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born on Jan. 15, 1935, in Jonesboro, the daughter of Christ and Estella Goodman ...

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 ...

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.

The first River to River yard sale is scheduled for Aug. 4-6 in Southern Illinois. Organizers said the yard sale's route will follow from Illinois Route 146, from East Cape Girardeau to Golconda.