The Friends of the Shawnee National Forest will mark its 15-year anniversary from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 at Alto Vineyards, 8515 Highway 127 in Alto Pass. The event is sponsored by the SIU ...

The Illinois Soybean Association seeks qualified candidates to fill a vacant board seat for District 18, which includes Franklin, Hamilton, Williamson, Saline, Gallatin, Union, Johnson, Pope, Hardin, ...

If you try to keep pace with Marsden Fisher, bring good boots and an even better planner. In the past year alone, the ...

Kamran Mogharreban, 71, of Carbondale, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. He was born on Aug. 7, 1954, to Ismael Mogharreban and Akram (Khorsand) Mogharreban ...

Leo Avery Gher, 80, passed away peacefully at his home on Lake Chautauqua in Murphysboro on Sept. 30, 2025. Born in Chicago on Aug. 23, 1945, Leo was the son of Walter A. and Laurene E. Gher. He is ...

Walter Burl Shipley, 82, passed away peacefully on Sept. 11, 2025, at 12:31 p.m. at home surrounded by family. He was born on March 14, 1943, in Lenoir City, Tenn., to John and Bessie (Huskey) Shipley ...

Laverna B. Simmons, 89, of Cave-In-Rock passed away peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, at Midtown Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind. Services for Laverna took place Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, at ...

Barbara Faye Peterson, 88, of Carbondale passed away Sept. 24, 2025, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Barbara was born Aug. 4, 1937, in Jefferson County, Ill., to Marion Wesley and Fern Loretta ...

Lelia Magdalene “Lee” Anderson, age 92 years, a resident of rural Vienna, passed away peacefully Friday morning, Sept. 26, 2025, at 2:20 a.m. at her home. Lee, as she was known to family and friends, ...

William Francis Davault, 87, of Vienna passed away at 12:40 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, at Metropolis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Francis was born April 19, 1938, in Cypress. He attended ...

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that drainage work on Illinois 37 between Wildcat Drive and Cochran Road south of Marion in Williamson County is underway starting this week.

Impactful projects making a positive difference in local communities did not go unnoticed at the 2025 University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener Conference, held Sept. 4-5 in Springfield. This ...