Perfect spring weather welcomed Nauvoo residents and “Millie the Poodle Petersen” to the tree planting ceremony at the Dog ...

The Illini West softball team traveled to Mendon to take on Unity Tuesday, April 22, and returned home with a 3-2 victory.

The Illini West softball team hit the road Thursday, April 24, for a date with South Fulton. The Chargers scored five runs in the fifth inning to take home an ...

The Illini West and Central Southeastern (CSE) track teams competed in the 2025 Rob Garcia CoEd Invitational track meet at Rushville on Saturday, April 26. The CSE boys finished fifth ...

The Shadrach Bond Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) met on Monday, April 21, at the Kibbe Museum in Carthage. The DAR is patriotic hereditary ...

The West Hancock baseball team took to the road Tuesday, April 22, for a varsity game against South Fulton and came home happy with a 9-0 victory.

Rain showers in the morning will evolve into a more steady rain in the afternoon. High 59F. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70%. Rainfall around a quarter of an inch.

A gas station clerk greeted me with a smile when I entered to pay for gas. She was in mid-sentence when I walked in, but since no one else was ...

Our world suffered a great loss this week. Pope Francis was a pope for all people. I saw on the news that he had a favorite bakery where he ordered ...

I’ve just finished binge-watching a season of Mad Men. My eyeballs are dry, and I’m craving a Lucky Strike. I feel uneasy for sitting so long, falling into the newest ...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a 29-year-old father of three, has never been charged with a crime. Yet, the Trump Administration sent him to an infamous prison in El Salvador. Trump has ...

Per a letter in the April 23 edition, perhaps a response is in order. My initial response to the accusation that President Trump has a “media mouthpiece” was hilarious! Considering ...