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New veterans clinic opens at Doctors Park
By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com MT. VERNON - The very first outpatient veterans clinic in the nation opened in a basement office at Doctors Park in Mt.
Downtown accident snarls traffic
A three-vehicle accident with injuries has snarled traffic downtown for those attending tonight's fireworks display at the airport.
Downtown accident snarls traffic
A three-vehicle accident with injuries has snarled traffic downtown for those attending tonight's fireworks display at the airport.
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Two men charged in Herrin slaying
Rose Lawn cemetery owner fails to pay back victims Rose Lawn Memorial Estates may have been targeting veterans and their families when it began selling pre-need burial items without a license three years ago.
Early morning house fire being treated as crime scene
By TESA CULLI and KANDACE MCCOY Register-News MT. VERNON - Police are investigating a house fire after officials were called during the overnight/early morning hours to a residence.
Did the Williamson County Board jump the gun in announcing that the Illinois PCB accepted the county's petition of review concerning the Marion Ridge Landfill? The Polution Control Board says "yes". However, if ...
Big Truck and SUV Sales Slowing
If you're looking to unload that gas guzzler so you can save money at the pump, we got some bad news for you; it's a buyers market for large SUV's and trucks.
Quincy Recycle Paper Snaps up Central States
Quincy Recycle Paper, a paper recycling firm headquartered in Quincy, Ill., has acquired Central States Fiber, a Shelbyville, Ind., based paper recycling firm.
Police Looking for Credit Card Thief
Police need your help to find a man who apparently went on a shopping spree with a stolen credit card.
One man is dead and another injured after a train-truck crash in Marion, Illinois.
A new report on working conditions at Veterans Medical Center in Marion, Illinois says hospital management created a hostile work environment and intimidated employees to keep them quiet.
VA chief to visit troubled vets hospital in Marion
Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake says he'll go to southern Illinois to visit a VA hospital where surgeries were halted last year after a spike in patient deaths.
Some with breast cancer opt for surgery
Marilyn Eiceman, center, of Marion, Ill., learns from her doctor that she is recovering from a mastecomy without any complications last week.
Authorities: Man's body found in water-filled strip pit
HERRIN, Ill. - Authorities in Williamson County are investigating the discovery of a 68-year-old Herrin man's body inside a pickup truck in a water-filled strip pit.
West Frankfort council approves plan for TIF district
City council members voted unanimously Tuesday night to accept a redevelopment plan and project for a second tax increment financing district, which is tentatively set to be located in West Frankfort's downtown ...
Restaurants in Marion, Illinois are selling alcohol June 8th on Sunday for the first time in years.
OfficeWare merges with Haley Office Equipment
A longtime Marion business owner has joined forces with a larger office supply company.
Four fired as Banterra Bank realigns mortgage division
Four fired as Banterra Bank realigns mortgage division THE SOUTHERN MARION - Dixi Blackford, her husband, Rod, and two other Banterra Bank employees who worked in the mortgage division learned Monday they had ...
Investigation continues in cold-case murder of Herrin woman
The nude body of Regina Oliver Costellia, 19, of Herrin was found dangling by the arm off Market Street Bridge in Marion on Sunday, June 3, 1979.