Ashmore News

Now that the stinging insects are gone, the Charleston High School FFA chapter's work to restore a 55-year-old tractor might not be that tough.

Citizens for Recycling will travel to the Urbana Recycling Company on Monday. According to group member Donna Wieck, about eight community members are expected to make the trip.

Ashmore estates, located in Coles County, has been closed since 1987 when the state government decided not to fund the establishment any further.

Spooky tales from an old Coles county mental hospital are getting a special sci-fi series.

All of Central Illinois is really coming together to help clean up. Volunteers were out in force today trying to save anything they could.

Fourteen-year-old Kohl Guffey was a promising motocross racer, but a March 29 accident sidetracked his progress.

“It was a leap year when I had my 16th birthday, but it was actually only my fourth birthday”

By DAWN SCHABBING, Features Writer dschabbing@jg-tc.com Karen Butler leaps when it comes to birthdays. via Journal-Gazette

“I would say don't be scared. Just vote for me”

By ROB STROUD, Staff Writer rstroud@jg-tc.com UDPATED 5:30 PM ASHMORE -- Davis Coffey and Adrienne Gullion carefully considered their three options at the ballot Tuesday afternoon before stepping into the ... via Journal-Gazette

“Lack of Evidence". I am outraged at the lengths this States Atty's Office will go to try and make another dime for their system. Thank you Circuit Judge Teresa Righter for saving the taxpayers from the States Atty's Office! ”

A judge dismissed a theft charge against a Mattoon woman because evidence indicated her only link to the alleged victim was that they lived in the same building. via Journal-Gazette

“We had every officer we could get out there”

Thick fog contributed to three separate collisions within minutes Monday morning along Illinois Route 16 in front of Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. via Journal-Gazette

“Shirley and I thought about this for several years. The timing was right.”

Jerry and Shirley Willison of Oakland have purchased Coffey Real Estate in Ashmore from Jim Coffey. via Journal-Gazette

By MARK PHELAN, Manager of the Coles County Farm Bureau The Coles County Farm Bureau held their annual meeting last week to elect directors for two-year terms and approve the business for the previous year. via Journal-Gazette

“The (Ashmore) cemetery, located in the 'middle of nowhere,' is overrun with grass and weeds and houses a haunted cement tombstone ball, with the date of death being Feb. 31.”

A recently released book about some unexplained events includes more than 50 haunted locations around the state of Illinois, namely two sites in Coles County. via Journal-Gazette

“It's no longer necessary to remove labels, clean materials out.”

Without the convenience of curbside pickup, recycling programs in Coles County are about as easy to use as they can be, the county's solid waste coordinator said. via Herald & Review