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 ...

The first school report card issued under Illinois’ new, revised scoring system shows higher student proficiency rates in ...

The leaves are changing, the nights are getting longer, the smell of pumpkin spice is in the air — and deer are on the move. The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois Department of ...

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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale senior has cocaptained an Army ROTC Ranger ...

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 ...

Chesney Patience Gholson, age 15 years, the beloved daughter of Rodney and Kari Beth Gholson, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, Oct. 11, 2025, at 1:45 a.m. at her home. At the time of her ...

Ellen Annette Skelton, age 91 years, a former resident of rural Vienna, passed away Friday afternoon, Oct. 3, 2025, at 12:20 p.m. at River’s Bend Retirement Community of Kuttawa, Ky. Annette, as she ...

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 ...

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 ...

James David Knight, 78, passed away Aug. 22, 2025, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. He was born Dec. 21, 1946, in Rosiclare to Maurice and Minnie Knight. A Celebration of life will be held for both ...

The Marion Wildcats football team played just about a perfect game on both sides of the ball scoring touchdowns on seven of its nine offensive possessions while the defense forced five turnovers to ...