BY RHIANNON BRANCH FarmWeek For the second year in a row, data collected from the Southern Illinois Wheat Tour projected a record weighted average yield. This year’s estimate is 106 […]

Edward John Yager, age 84, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 10:43AM-Wednesday, May 21, 2025, surrounded by his family at Newton Care Center in Newton, Illinois. Mass of Christian Burial […]

Rita Cox, 65, passed away peacefully at her home in Charleston, IL on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. A celebration of life service will be at 7:00 pm on Tuesday May […]

(ST. REP. BRAD HALBROOK IS FLANKED ON HIS RIGHT BY OFFICER JOSEPH HOUK AND ON HIS LEFT BY SERGEANT PAUL BENNETT) State Representative Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) presented certificates to officers […]

Cumberland school board members voted this month to approve the 2025-2026 fees schedule, and voted to purchase a garden tractor, mower deck and tiller from Sloan Implement. The Board employed […]