Mason County News

WMBD/WYZZ MASON COUNTY -- A two car accident in Mason County kills two and seriously injures a third on Wednesday.

A White Hall man was one of two people killed instantly in a two-vehicle traffic collision Wednesday night in Mason County.

Upcoming road construction will mean a ruined habitat for wildlife, according to one local woman who has contacted everyone from the Village Board to the governor's office to hear her cause.

The Mason County Board took the first step last week toward adopting an ordinance to regulate wind farms in unincorporated Mason County.

Business owners displaced by fire last month are beginning to pick up the pieces and start again - this time with a little help from Elvis.

A Mason County coroner's inquest Tuesday determined the drowning death of a Danvers man was accidental.

After waiting two months for a reply to a lawsuit filed in January, the Mason County Emergency 911 Telephone System Board has filed a motion for default against the city of Havana.

With prom and graduation season coming up, teenagers from Manito and Havana will be out in full force Thursday to participate in the statewide Sticker Shock campaign to warn against providing alcohol to minors.

A late night fire in Havana has heavily damaged an historic restaurant and several other business.

Five Havana businesses were severely damaged Monday night as a fire tore through the Town House Plaza at 116 Market St.

A fire did extensive damage to several downtown businesses Monday night when it caused a shared roof to collapse, and flames threatened nearby buildings.

It could be days before investigators find out what caused a huge fire in Havana's business district Monday night.

Fire heavily damaged the Town House Restaurant and Lounge in Havana Monday night, according to officials.

Two Havana residents were sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to drug charges last week in Mason County's Eighth Judicial Circuit Court.

Tim Wright of Kilbourne walks back to his porch after putting his horse Betty out on her long halter.

Although Superintendent Terry Scandrett is encouraging area residents to vote for a tax increase to save the New Holland-Middletown school district, he is also talking about the possibility of a future tax ...

A Forest City man is dead after he was struck while riding his bicycle south of Manito, according to the Mason County Sheriff's Department.

A 24-year-old Chandlerville resident was killed in a one-vehicle accident in Mason County on Sunday.

A gruesome discovery for some local hunters this afternoon. Mason County authorities say the body of 34-year-old Thomas Wellenreiter was found in the Illinois River today.

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