Pinckneyville News

Don't count on new trees To the Editor: The Bush administration announced a global warming initiative to plant on mined lands 38 million trees a year for three years.

Using a unique distribution system, the Least of the Brethren food pantry provided nearly 200 families with a truckload of food Tuesday.

When the Smithsonian Institute's "Between Fences" exhibit comes to Pinckneyville next month, it will tell stories of barriers both physical and symbolic.

Perry County residents have until Oct. 7 to vote in November's elections. Anyone who has moved or changed their name since the last election should update their information quickly, Perry County Clerk Kevin ...

"Follow your dreams." This is the theme Toni Engelhardt, co-owner of The Flower Patch in Pinckneyville and an active member of the community, has found to be her key to success.

Cars were bumper to bumper in West Frankfort on Saturday, but nobody cared. A car show to kick off the Old King Coal Festival drew a large crowd with over 70 entries of fancy vehicles from across Southern ...

SIU president kicks off Pinckneyville leadership program THE SOUTHERN PINCKNEYVILLE - Fielding questions from an audience gathered Friday to kick off a new community leadership series, Southern Illinois ...

Local laborers from unions across Southern Illinois joined for a Labor Day picnic Monday on the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds.

There won't be as many new clothes for Mary Franzen's daughter this school year.

State fair vendors target sweet tooth THE SOUTHERN DU QUOIN - Squeeze a fresh lemon.

Friends and family are rallying around a Galatia woman who received major injuries in a motorcycle crash last weekend.

An SIU student from Galatia remains in critical condition after an accident during a poker run this weekend.

The pavilion at the Pinckneyville City Park was filled with food and beverages Sunday afternoon.

A motorcyclist and his passenger suffered major injuries a few minutes before 5 p.m. Saturday at the Intersection of Illinois 13/127 and Cottontail Road in Perry County about a mile south of Pinckneyville.

Southern Illinoisans are urged to attend the area "Run for the Fallen" relay event at 4 p.m. Sunday in the Pinckneyville City Park.

U.S. Congressman Jerry Costello, D-Belleville, will hold open office hours two days this month in Southern Illinois.

Cecelia Ruppert of Pickneyville is 110 years old today. In an early celebration, many of Ruppert's friends at the Pinckneyville Community Hospital Skilled Care Unit joined with relatives and friends Friday for ...

Illinois state prisoners artwork is on display at the Chicago Cultural Center as part of an exhibit, 'Light from Inside.' "I paint because it's an avenue that lets people know that people know that I'm more ...

It sounds like a paltry sum of money for the municipalities to kick in, compared to what federal grants would pay for a new hangar expansion at the Pinckneyville-Du Quoin Airport.

Patrons and visitors to this year's 49th annual Steam, Gas & Threshing Show hosted by the American Thresherman Association should likely notice renovations at the Perry County Fairground exhibition hall.