Bushnell News

Christian followers, music lovers and bands from across the country flock to Bushnell, Illinois to take part in the festival.

Genre: Alternative rock, Indie Web site: www.myspace.com/ellephare Kyle Mathis, Patrick Little, Scott Harrison, Jay Gandy and Drew Porter make up the indie rock band known as Ellephare.

For Marcus and Shanna Hess of Bushnell, Ill., the birth last week of their first child, Harper Elizabeth, outshone any other development on the farm -- or in the CME option pits where Marcus works when not busy tending his crops.

A McDonough County manufacturer is fighting the recession with its most valuable resource, its employees.

This week, while Matt Wolle finished planting soybeans on the farm near St. James, Minn., Marcus Hess in Bushnell, Ill., was still just one-third finished planting rain-soaked cornfields.

This week, while Matt Wolle finished planting soybeans on the farm near St. James, Minn., Marcus Hess in Bushnell, Ill., was still just one-third finished planting rain-soaked cornfields.

Former KORN guitarist BRIAN "HEAD" WELCH has announced the preliminary dates for his first U.S. solo tour in support of his debut album, Save Me From Myself .

April 28, 2009 -- It's the announcement his fans have been waiting for:A BRIAN "HEAD" WELCH will launch his first solo U.S. tour in support of his debut album, SAVE ME FROM MYSELF , which was released September 9 on his Driven Music Group label.A With a new band at his side--Scott Von Heldt , Ralph Patlan , Michael Valentine , Dan Johnson , Brian ...

Criminal charges filed last September against nine people for smoking in a public establishment were dropped this week in McDonough County court.

Nevada-based technical death metal band I BUILT THE CROSS has set "Bridging The Gap Between Heart And Mind" as the title of its debut album, due this spring via Open Grave Records .

A thanks for the many hands that helped clean up the city after December's ice storm came Monday from Mayor Mick Wisslead and Public Works Director Walter Burnett.

The family of a Bushnell man who was fatally beaten in 2004 at a Bushnell tavern has been awarded more than $3.5 million by a McDonough County jury.

The scroll saw artwork of a Lewistown veteran brought tears to the eyes of many Friday as he presented handcrafted pictures of McDonough County soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan to their families.

Six candidates are running for four open seats on the Macomb School Board in the April 7 election.

A two-way Colchester mayoral race and a tax referendum to bring in additional money for county roads and bridges top the April 7 general election ballots in McDonough County.

John Bunch, 38, of Bushnell is charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, aggravated driving on a suspended license, criminal damage to property and resisting or obstructing police.

With another two inches of rain expected to fall on an already saturated central Illinois, the companies which help homeowners with their flooded basements are bracing for heavy business.

A strong thunderstorm roared through parts of McDonough County early Sunday morning, causing localized flooding and leaving damaged property behind.

Cleanup from the wrath of December's ice storm will come to an end in the coming days as city crews wind up their passes through Macomb neighborhoods.

Local, state and federal law enforcement officers conducted a compliance check on McDonough County parolees Thursday, resulting in numerous felony arrests.