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Bruce C. Appleby, 88, died peacefully at 2:20 a.m. Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, at his beautiful Makanda home, surrounded in his last days, as in life, by his dearest friends, both human and canine. Our Boy ...
Kathleen Sue Swindell passed away peacefully at home on June 5, 2025 at the age of 75. She was born Sept. 9, 1949, in Milford, Ill., the daughter of Russell and Ruth (Decker) Bury. She Married Joe ...
William H. Walker, formerly of Cave-In-Rock, passed away June 2, 2025, in Massachusetts. Services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday June 18 at Cave-In-Rock Methodist Church in Cave-In-Rock, with ...
MARION - Nearly 90 seniors from Mario High School will be continuing their education at colleges and universities across the nation next year. On Monday, they found out just how much financial help ...
<div>HERRIN - Basketball was the topic of the day Saturday in Herrin&#160;where 70 Tigers fans crammed into a small&#160;meeting room at the city library to watch two ...
Marion High School athletes were honored during Monday evening's baseball banquet. From left are Karsten Stotlar, top pitcher, Ryan Trokey, top defensive player, Josh Deaton, Wildcat award, Zach ...
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS -- A classroom at John A. Logan College in Carterville looked more like the finishing room of Santa's Workshop last week, thanks to efforts of donors across southern Illinois. This ...
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 ...
Shorebirds represent one of the largest families of birds in the United States, made up of 62 species. They are small to medium-sized birds that can often be seen probing for food in flooded fields ...
MARION -- The Southern Illinois Miners made a lot of area boys and girls happy Saturday when they hosted nearly 100 kids at their first "Passing The Game On." The brainchild of Miners Manager Mike ...
SALINE COUNTY - These are the Saline County Primary election results. According to these unofficial results, 4,235 voters of 15,945 registered voters cast ballots, meaning 26.56 percent of registered ...
CARBONDALE -- Testing individuals for COVID-19 is a major part of the ongoing effort to control the virus' spread, and faculty at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are stepping forward to ...