With the score tied and disappointment just 2:07 away the Marion boys basketball team dug deep and held off Mount Vernon to beat the Rams, 39-36, to win its first South Seven Conference championship ...

A Marion man has received the Outstanding Achievement in Workforce and Labor award from Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs. Terance Henry is the chair of the Southern Illinois Workforce ...

Golden Irene Rogers, 94, of Elizabethtown passed away Feb. 22, 2025, at Hardin County General Hospital. Service took place Feb. 28 at Hardin County Funeral Service in Rosiclare with interment in ...

Ricky Eugene Mills was born June 16, 1954, in Eldorado to the late Richard Mills and Myretta Mills. Rick departed from this world on Feb. 15, 2025. Services took place Feb. 25 at Potters Church 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 ...

Jerry Eldon Rich, 89, of Shiloh, born on Jan. 13, 1936, in Eichorn, Ill., passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Feb. 3, 2025. Services were held at Kassly Mortuary in Fairview ...

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 ...

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.

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 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, the ...