Ava News

Doris M. Illig, 64, died Oct. 5, 2008, at the Missouri Southern Healthcare. Born Nov.

An elderly Ava man who had been missing since Saturday evening was found Sunday afternoon near Lake Murphysboro State Park, the Jackson County Sheriff's Department said.

AMVETS Department of Illinois Commander William Scheffel of Chicago, will be in town to visit local AMVETS Post 4 in Mount Vernon this Friday.

Police investigate an attempted arson after they say someone tried to burn down a home Saturday night.

A vehicle catches fire in rural Jackson County yesterday. Sheriff's deputies investigated a single vehicle traffic crash taking place at 11:00 yesterday morning on Hog Hill Road , about one tenth of a mile east ...

Authorities say they have identified 5 juveniles suspected in a rash of recent burglaries in the rural Campbell Hill-Ava area. via Magic 95.1

Reports from the National Weather Service of Freezing rain and icing on trees and cars in Pinckneyville and Sesser Il, with some icing beginning on power lines. via WPSD-TV Paducah

Wilson's Funeral Home in Ava confirmed the victim of a fatal Thursday morning accident as Donald "Duce" McBride of Ava. via Southern Illinoisan

Property Info Description: 18.3 acres for sale just minutes from Kinkaid Lake between Murphysboro and Ava IL. via HomeSaleWizard.com

One person was killed in Jackson County, Illinois early this morning in a single vehicle crash. via WPSD-TV Paducah