Washington County News

A one -vehicle wreck Saturday morning on Interstate 64 in Washington County, Illinois, claimed the life of a Carlisle, Ill., man.

Jason M. Martin was westbound at about 10:26 a.m. when the front tire on the driver's side of his 1993 Ford dump truck blew out, and the truck crashed into the median and rolled over, according to an Illinois State Police accident report.

Margie Politsch baked cupcakes and brewed a fresh pot of coffee Monday for friends who sat in the chairs set up along the sidewalk in front of her house on South Main Street.

The first piece of a new generator under construction at the Prairie State Energy Campus in rural Washington County will arrive Monday and travel through the area at 1 mph.

By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com MT. VERNON - The Jefferson County Sheriff is seeking to terminate the employment of a deputy who has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and failure to reduce speed in Washington County.

An alleged scheme involving copier leasing has ensnared two senior services organizations in this small Washington County town.

The way a few teachers tell it, the elementary school in the central Illinois farming town suddenly started giving off freakish cracking and popping sounds on a Saturday not too long ago.

Frank Haney has spent much of his film career documenting important moments in American history, and now he is turning his camera on family legends.

By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com RADOM - A Jefferson County Sheriff's deputy has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and failure to reduce speed in Washington County, after being involved in a one-vehicle accident happened early Sunday morning.

A prisoner who escaped by jumping from the back of a moving transport van was recaptured Sunday night, after spending a little less than 24 hours on the loose.

Editor: The recent Power Holdings' new items give a rosy scenario. It's time for a reality check.

The musical bases will be loaded at GCS Ballpark in Sauget when Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp all take the field for a concert tonight.

Members of the Washington County Horticultural Society will be touring private gardens, the Duluth Rose Garden and Edelweiss Nursery in Duluth on July 11.

Many Washington County reservists are returning to Iraq for second and third times, while some others will deploy for the first time.

DU BOIS, Ill.-- The search is on for the suspect who robbed the Farmers and Merchants National Bank on Broadway Friday.

The Women's Committee recently enjoyed a trip to Washington IA to view barn quilts.

When Norbert Zinck points out where he has been on agricultural aid missions, it takes a world globe, and he has to spin it back and forth several times.

Washington County, Illinois, located less than an hour's drive east of the Gateway Arch in St Louis, is a quiet, rural county with a population of just 15,000. The county seat, Nashville, has a population of 3200.

Update 1:20 p.m. : After almost two and a half hours of debate, the House moved the bill to the next session.

The 53rd Annual Panhandle Watermelon Festival 2009 entertainment lineup. Friday, June 26, Daryle Singletary will be live in concert starting at 6 p.m. at PALS Park Be sure to take your lawn chair.