Earning titles in three individual events and battling challenging weather, Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Flying ...

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 ...

James W. Cannon, former President of Safeco Insurance, computer science pioneer, and beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully at home on April 28, 2025, at the age of ...

Ruth McGhee was born on July 29, 1929. She went home to be with Jesus on May 7, 2025, at the Hardin County General Hospital. Services took place Saturday, May 10 at Hardin County Funeral Service in ...

Dr. Hussein Elsaid, 88, of Carbondale passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on Nov. 20, 1936, in Tanta, Egypt, to Hassan Elsaid and Olfat ...

Virginia “Ginny” Lee Holt, 96, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, at The Anchor of Marion. Virginia was born on April 26, 1928 in Akron, Ohio, to Raymond and Berta (Hoffman) Buice. Virginia married ...

It is early in the season, but soybean planting is ahead of the five-year average pace and the forecast for May generally ...

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 ...

Rhonda Loy, 74, of Cave-In-Rock passed away April 16, 2025, at her home with her family by her side. A private family service will be held at a later date. Hardin County Funeral Service will oversee ...

If you thought one turkey was trouble to prepare on Thanksgiving Day, imagine cooking 30 of them. Dibble's Inn on Route 5 in Vernon is just one of many local restaurants offering holiday buffets and ...

State Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) recently welcomed students from across the 59th Senate District to the Illinois State Capitol as part of his Student Advisory Council (SAC) program. Students had ...

With recent natural disasters, displacing people and temporarily removing their power and services, it has given me pause to consider how our society would play out if we had to suddenly go back to ...