Gorham News

Police were kept busy on Walnut Street Tuesday as three traffic crashes occurred consecutively on Murphysboro's main street.

“The levee will hold up for this event”

A weakened levee in southwestern Illinois near the Mississippi River no longer poses a threat to residents in a nearby low-lying community for now, county officials said. via Chicago Tribune

Thanks to search team To the Editor: The Hurst Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Department would like to sincerely thank all those involved in the search for the lost child on Feb. via Southern Illinoisan

“I've see him walk his dog all the time, but he's never wandered this far off.”

More than five hours after a 10-year-old Hurst boy was reported missing Saturday, a Royalton resident called police with news that she found the boy and his dog. via Southern Illinoisan

County clerks throughout Southern Illinois were compiling candidate lists Monday, the last day for candidates for office in the Feb. via Southern Illinoisan

After sitting in jail for 146 days, Shane Bramlett, 18, of Ava was sentenced Thursday to 30 months in the Illinois Department of Corrections on charges of intimidation and violating an order of protection. via Southern Illinoisan