Cass County News

A 74-year-old Cass County woman charged with first-degree murder in the death of her granddaughter's estranged husband has learned that because a gun was used, she faces an additional 25 years in prison if convicted.

An Ashland woman arrested in Florida in the shooting death of her granddaughter's estranged husband returned to Illinois on Wednesday.

A 74-year-old Ashland woman arrested in Florida on charges she killed her granddaughter's estranged husband nearly a year ago said Tuesday that she's not going to challenge extradition to Illinois.

A 74-year-old woman is in custody in Florida on charges that accuse her of killing her granddaughter's estranged husband nearly a year ago in west-central Illinois.

The shooting of Steven Watkins took place in November of last year in Ashland, in Cass County...a day before he was to go to divorce court.

When they start to bring in their crops, their machinery will be sharing the road with faster vehicles as nightfall arrives earlier and earlier each day.

As a child Tony Thomas wouldn't eat the burgoo he helped stir. "It's got vegetables in it, so I wouldn't even try it," said the 60-year-old Arenzville resident.

Looking for information on Elizabeth Kesterson born 1844 in Cass County Illinois.

Kelsey Honkala, of Ashland, captured the title of 2009 Miss Cass County Fair Queen Tuesday night at the fairgrounds in Virginia.

Steven Watkins was the type of guy who would do anything to help someone in need, a longtime friend of his parents recalls.

A little girl whose father was slain in Ashland more than five months ago has been taken out of Illinois by her mother, who may be under investigation by the Department of Children and Family Services.