There are three main goals before any sports season starts and the Marion baseball team achieved one of them last week winning the South Seven Conference for the second straight year with a win at ...

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 ...

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 ...

Medical marijuana patients can now purchase cannabis grown by small businesses as part of their allotment, Illinois’ top cannabis regulator said, but smaller, newly licensed cannabis growers are still ...

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 ...

Breana Bagley has been named Miss Illinois 2024. The 26-year-old won the title Saturday evening at the Marion Cultural and Civic Center following five days of interviews, performances and rehearsals.

Six fallen police officers were honored at an annual memorial service outside the State Capitol last Thursday. The Illinois Police Officers Memorial occurs annually on the first Thursday of May to ...

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 ...

On a nice weather day in early December last year, I took a walk around Campus Lake. I usually park where the boardwalk is now (where the beach used to be). Often, I'll do some chin-ups on the bars ...

<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 ...

MARION – A Marion businessman was arrested on Friday and faces multiple felony charges as the result of months long investigation by the Illinois State Police. According to a media release from ISP ...