Cobden News

A man and woman from Maine-- wanted in connection with a murder-- are arrested in Southern Illinois.

Despite people coming in Saturday afternoon a little slower than expected, attendance soared at the Wartrace MusicFest in comparison to last year, with many in the crowd anticipating festival headliner Marty ...

Although it's actually closer to the beginning of summer, strawberry season is one of the benchmarks letting you know spring is here.

“Of course there was a concern for by-laws which heightened upsetedness when a statement of faith and by-laws changed”

The Cross of Peace on Bald Knob near Alto Pass, Ill. is in need of major repairs. via Southeast Missourian

“I am a teacher in training who needs to develop an algebra learning center to be used in a classroom. It needs to be geared towards first grade. I've search high and low on the Internet for ideas with little luck. Does anyone have any ideas?”

I now find that a few live plants on the windowsill, a few pictures of the authors and books they'll be reading, some handwritten quotes tacked up here and there, and believe it or not, coordinating color ... via NEA Today

“Are you great at setting up your classroom -- seating, bulletin boards, storage, display of student work, etc.? What suggestions would you give new teachers who are setting up their learning environments?”

I finally found a way: remove 'ing' verbs. This suggestion forces students to write either in present or past tense. via NEA Today

“Here's another one that's a lot of fun even if it is about a dead horse.”

Acoustic music naturally lends itself to an intimate gathering and brings to mind a sense of community and interconnectedness, of simpler times and warm hearts. via The Local Tourist

“These are our future thinkers.”

Illustrating a variety of subjects through various media, the artistic creations of Southern Illinois students were on exhibit here Sunday afternoon. via Southern Illinoisan

Illinois State Police District 22 in Ullin has identified the 87-year-old man who died Tuesday afternoon after crashing his vehicle on Old 51 in Union County. via Southern Illinoisan

Gilbert Harrell Knupp, 95, of Anna died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, at Union County Hospital. via Southeast Missourian

“I have the experience and integrity to run the office.”

There is no shortage of experience between the two Democratic candidates on the Feb. via Southern Illinoisan

Agriculture Director Chuck Hartke crowned Miss Georgetown Fair Molly Reeves as the 2008 Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Sunday evening. via Illinois Farm Bureau

“I can't begin to describe what it is about it that attracts me so ... is it the easy back-porch alto, the slight twang, the way it just sounds real?”

" don't get much better than this ..." That's what a country-western music magazine in England says about a talented singer-songwriter who hails from tiny Cobden, Ill. via Belleville News

Paul Sharp, 82, of rural Anna died Wednesday Jan. 2, 2008, at his home. He was born Jan. via Southeast Missourian

“At their best the pottery's designs are not only strikingly original -- I will argue seminal -- but surprisingly forwarded-looking, even contemporary, in their invocation of sexual, social, cultural and political themes.”

During the last half of the 19th century, brothers Cornwall and Wallace Kirkpatrick operated a pottery here that produced utilitarian and sometimes eccentric ceramic pieces. via Southeast Missourian

“It involved both the restoration of the Du Bois Building as well as the establishment of the museum”

History has impacted the present for Union County, where volunteers efforts to open a museum earned a Governor's Hometown Award. via Southern Illinoisan

“We always save some gifts for kids who will be here on Christmas day”

The holiday season can be a time of mixed feelings for residents of area children's homes. via Southern Illinoisan

“He'll be in the caboose talking to the kids and giving out presents from 8 a.m. to noon, then we have to get him back to Hartford for the parade there”

For train enthusiasts it's an awesome sight to see the old Soo Line 1003 engine come rolling down the tracks in full glory, spewing white steam black smoke and tooting her whistle. via WiscNews.com

A Cobden Illinois woman has pleaded guilty to helping rob the First State Bank of Dongola back in August. via WPSD-TV Paducah

“The bands say they just love playing here; they're not background noise here”

Ricky Fritch purchased the Yellow Moon last October from previous owner Mike White. via Southern Illinoisan