Recent polling by Reuters found that 45% of voters list “cost of living” as their top concern heading into the 2026 election.

The Marion boys basketball team opened the season Friday at Virgil “Cuss” Wilson Gymnasium with a 71-64 South Seven Conference win over Cahokia behind 30 points from new starter sophomore Mahki ...

Each year, the Illinois State Board of Education releases an annual report card with data showing how students are doing in the basic subjects of reading, writing and math. And each year when those ...

Janet Lee Barnard, 73, of Elizabethtown passed away Nov. 24, 2025, at Hardin County General Hospital. Services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 3, 2025 at Hardin County Funeral Service in ...

Rev. Dr. Linda Rachel Berry of Champaign passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones. Rachel was born in Fort Wayne, Ind., the daughter of Imogene Owen Berry. She earned a ...

Dillard O. “Sket” Scruggs, age 64 years, a resident of rural Vienna, passed away unexpectedly Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Deaconess Illinois Medical Center in Marion. “Sket,” as he was affectionately ...

Patsy “Pat” Earlene Hise Sprague, 86, of Owensboro, Ky., passed away on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation. She was born April 2, 1939, in Harrisburg, Ill., to the late ...

David Zmuda, Sr., age 74 years, a resident of rural Vienna, passed away peacefully Monday afternoon, Nov. 3, 2025, at 4:42 p.m. at his home. David was born July 31, 1951, in Blue Island, Ill. He was ...

Wayne E. Speck, age 90 years, a resident of rural Golconda (the Brownfield community), passed away unexpectedly Friday morning, Nov. 7, 2025, at 7:30 a.m. at his home. Wayne was born Sept. 27, 1935, ...

Margaret Graves, age 91 years, a resident of rural Vienna, passed away Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 4, 2025, at 5:25 p.m. at Baptist Health in Paducah, Ky. Margaret was born Aug. 1, 1934, in Belknap. She ...

The 2025 season for the Marion football team started with quarterback coach Matt Brown still sitting on top of the record list for career passing yardage and touchdown passes and season records in ...

Don’t veer for deer on the road this fall, the peak time of year for collisions The leaves are changing, the nights are getting longer, the smell of pumpkin spice is in the air — and deer are on the ...