Edwards County News

There certainly are bigger chowders and perhaps older chowders, but there's not a chowder in Southern Illinois prepared with more tradition than the annual Bone Gap Chowder.

A picture from reader Rick Lewallen, taken at the Mission Viejo apartment complex on the West Side of Evansville.

The Village Cafe rode out the April 18 earthquake that put this Edwards County community of around 1,100 squarely in the glare of the national media.

Linda Lee Mendenhall, wife of serial killer suspect Bruce D. Mendenhall was found dead this morning at her home on S. 3rd Street in Albion.

An interim administrator has been named to oversee the operation of the Edwards County Ambulance service after the former director abruptly resigned last week.

“There's a 3-foot section of concrete that has crumbled to the point that the reinforcing steel bars are showing.”

Damage from last month's 5.2 magnitude earthquake likely will delay the normal Memorial Day weekend opening of the Fairfield municipal swimming pool. via Evansville Courier & Press

A federal jury will resume deliberations Thursday in the trial against three former job-training officials accused of conspiring to misspend nearly $2 million in government funds. via Hawk Eye

The number of aftershocks linked to last week's earthquake has grown to two dozen. via Tribune-Star

“The Illinois National Guard remains ready to respond to any incident or disaster”

Belleville News-Democrat By Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Apr. 18--A significant aftershock from this morning's earthquake hit the region at 10:15 a.m., almost six hours after a magnitude 5.2 quake struck the ... via Air America Radio

A 5.2 magnitude Midwest earthquake that appeared to rival the strongest recorded in the region rocked people early this morning, including those in downtown Kansas City.The quake just before 4:37 a.m. was ... via KansasCity.com

The presidential field has been paired from fifteen-plus candidates to just four. via WHBF-TV Rock Island

“I dispatch for a lot of tornados and severe weather, and California can keep their earthquakes”

By Alex Fees -- The residents of Edwards County in eastern Illinois are accustomed to being threatened this time of year by tornados and flooding. via KSDK-TV Saint Louis

“It takes a little bit of time to average all the stations.”

A predawn earthquake rattled Southen Illinois and eastern Missouri early today, waking up neighborhoods across the area and flooding police departments with calls. via STLtoday

“All of a sudden, I was awakened by this rumbling shaking”

WEST SALEM, Ill. - A 5.4 earthquake in Illinois has rocked people awake as far away as Ohio and Kentucky, surprising residents unaccustomed to such a large temblor in the Midwest. via WBNS

A man accused of killing his son appeared in Edwards County, Illinois Circuit Court for his initial hearing Wednesday. via TristateHomepage.com

“There's a lot of poverty in this area”

Gene Seals remembers an elementary school-age youngster who got a winter coat at Threads of Hope. via The Evansville Courier and Press

“Suits him perfect. Sometimes he even wore that hard hat in the house”

Even in death, hard hat identifies man By Garret Mathews Tuesday, February 12, 2008 As a working man, Roscoe William Short never was without his hard hat. via Evansville Courier & Press

Homicide charges are expected to be filed in connection with the death of a five-month-old baby in Albion, Illinois. via TristateHomepage.com