Area News
POW/MIA ‘Chair of Honor’ ceremony to be held in Rosiclare, Elizabethtown, and Cave In Rock on Saturday
A POW/MIA ‘Chair of Honor’ ceremony will be held Saturday to remember those American heroes who went off to war and have yet to return home. These heroes are considered missing in action (MIA) or may be prisoners of war (POW). Their remains have not been recovered and their whereabouts are unknown. Since World War…
Read MoreObituary of Lonnie Dean Dutton, Sr.
Lonnie Dean Dutton, Sr., age 82, of Golconda, IL passed away in Harrisburg, IL on November 4, 2019. Lonnie was born June 9, 1937 on Rock Creek near Cave-in-Rock to Kenneth and Nellie (Rash) Dutton. While attending college he met and married Wilma (McGill) and upon graduation he began his teaching and coaching career at…
Read MoreLinda A. Lowe
Linda Avis (Aubrey) Lowe, 76, died on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at Herrin Hospital in Herrin, IL. Linda was born on April 22, 1943 to William and Garnet V. (Lincicum) Aubrey in Albia, IA. She is survived by her husband, James Wilson Lowe; daughters, Theresa (Mike) Pryor, of Waterloo, IA, Brenda (Mike) Ledford, of Cedar…
Read MoreObituary of Gaylon Hoke
Lewis Gaylon Hoke was born September 17, 1938 in Pope County, Illinois to Lewis and Lora (Twitchell) Hoke. He passed away Monday, October 28, 2019 at his home after a long illness. He married his best friend and love of his life, Dorothy Lee Cox, on August 5, 1957. They were married for 55 years…
Read MoreObituary of Brayden Kirk Bainbridge
Brayden Kirk Bainbridge, 16, of Elizabethtown, IL died Saturday, November 2, 2019 at Hardin County Hospital. He attended Potters Church in Cave-In-Rock, IL. Brayden’s favorite pastime was riding his dirt bike. He was a pro at riding wheelies and, as many of our deputies can attest, he enjoyed playing a little game of cat and…
Read MoreRoad closure on IL 34 this weekend
The Illinois Department of Transportation would like to alert motorists traveling on IL 34 of the upcoming ROAD CLOSURE for the replacement of hte existing box culvert 4.2 miles north of IL 34/IL 146 intersection. Beginning Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, weather permitting, at 7 a.m., the contractor will reduce IL 34 to one lane to…
Read MoreTurn your clocks back early Sunday
Daylight saving time 2019 in Illinois began at 2:00 AM on Sunday, March 10 and ends at 2:00 AM on Sunday, November 3. Sunday morning, turn your clocks back 1 hour.
Read MoreHistory Classes travel to New Harmony
By Jolene Fowler Hardin County High School teacher On Thursday, October 10, students in Ms. Fowler’s and Mr. Jones’ history classes traveled to Indiana for a tour of historic New Harmony, IN. The town is located fifteen miles north of Mount Vernon and was the site of two social experiments. Although neither experiment…
Read MoreGaylon Hoke
Gaylon Hoke, 81, of Herod, IL died Monday, October 28, 2019 at his home. Survivors include his daughters, Vicky (Todd) Gourley of Evansville, IN and Kelly (Dave) Clark of Champaign, IL; grandchildren, Blake and Brock Gourley of Evansville, IN and Nathan and Jacob Clark of Champaign, IL; and special friend, Carolyn Anderson of Karbers Ridge,…
Read MoreTyler Blake Bivins
Tyler Blake Bivins, 25, of Marion, KY died, Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was a member of Marion General Baptist Church. Survivors include his son, Brayden Thomas Blake of Princeton, KY; mother, April Bivins of Marion, KY; father, Eric Tolbert of Elizabethtown, IL; step-father, David Matthew “Diddy” Faith; grandparents,…
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