Chandlerville News

Tournament coordinator Edie Weaver gives instructions to golfers Meghan Kramp of Springfield and ... Photo 1 of 60 Alex Brue of Chandlerville and Meghan Kramp of Springfield shake hands prior to teeing off on ...

Items for The Guide should be submitted in writing to Polly Greer, A&E, newsroom, third floor, The State Journal-Register, by noon Monday for Thursday publication.

Although it borders the rain-swollen Illinois and Sangamon rivers, Cass County has thus far had few flooding problems.

Got flood photos? E-mail them here. A flood warning continues today for areas near the Sangamon River and other low-lying spots.

“Once we had 20 people playing up here”

The band always eats first. That way, they can kick off their traditional opener, "Steel Guitar Rag," while the rest of the crowd is still enjoying its dinner. via State Journal-Register

No students were injured when a bus carrying AC Central High School students collided with a pickup truck Wednesday night. via State Journal-Register

“It's a shock. We know where they intend to be, and it's still hard for those of us who are left behind”

"There's a lot of pain. Some have come to me and said it's not fair. He understood his life was in God's hands," said Todd Antrobus. via IllinoisHomepage.net

One was the Reverend Rick Hohimer. He was pastor at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Chandlerville, about 30 miles northwest of Springfield. via WBBM-AM Chicago

Congress has passed a bill that would funnel more than $1 million total to Passavant Area Hospital, the City of Virginia and MacMurray College. via Journal-Courier.net

“They come particularly readily during the slow ascent of wooded hills on a sunny day”

The great 19th-century naturalist John Muir was onstage at New Salem State Park last Sunday, in the person of the actor John Wallace. via Illinois Times