The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the risk of an outbreak of the bird flu in humans is low, although Illinois’ health department is preparing for the possibility. On Friday, ...

After almost handing the South Seven Conference title to Mount Vernon with a double-overtime loss on the road, the Marion boys basketball team beat 25-win Centralia, 70-60, Friday night at Virgil ...

The impending closure of a University of Illinois soybean research lab due to federal funding cuts could impede the study of a fungal disease that experts say would decimate the crop if it makes its ...

Foster care officials will have to prioritize placing children with their relatives under a new law signed by Gov. JB ...

Farms are growing while providing fresh, local food to underserved communities through the Illinois Equitable Access Towards Sustainable Systems (IL-EATS) grant program. Participants in IL-EATS ...

The Marion boys basketball team has hit its stride at the right time heading into the final three games of the regular season on an eight-game winning streak after beating Carbondale, 67-53, and Mt.

Canada Geese are one of those birds that almost everyone can recognize, even if they are not a bird watcher. They are big, they are boldly patterned, they are loud, and they have invaded many of our ...

While it wasn’t exactly saving the best for the last since the Marion boys basketball team still has five games left in the regular season, but senior Kyan Cole made personal history last week with ...

Facing escalating crop damage, the Jasper and Clark County Farm Bureaus hosted a meeting for local farmers and landowners to voice their concerns to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources ...