Cowden News

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wall of Cowden will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a trip to Branson and a family gathering.

Now that Halloween has passed, people's thoughts have turned to Christmas and the gifts they wish to give to family and friends.

A Shelbyville teen died as the result of a two-vehicle collision on Route 16 west of Shelbyville Saturday morning.

Chuck and Sara Dilley announce the birth of their son Charles Carter Dilley. Charles was born August 29, 2008, at 10:28 a.m. in Decatur Memorial Hospital.

Melvin and Sandy Pope of Beecher City will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on September 21 with an open house from 2 - 4 p.m. at the First Christian Church of Cowden.

Pearl and Joan Simmons of Cowden will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on September 20.

Illinois. But they were nearly 90 miles away in Champaign and didn't have a car.

Jessica Wright of Shelbyville and Lee Roadarmel of Cowden announce their engagement and upcoming marriage.

Often times a festival will advertise how they offer something for everyone. The 2008 Cowden Pioneer Days Festival may actually live up to that billing.

On Sunday afternoon, Shelbyville firefighters were called out to the home of Cleve and Joyce Johnson, located at 406 E. North 9th St.

A Mattoon man agreed to prison time when he admitted that he failed for the second time to register his address with police as someone with a conviction for a sex offense.

Erica Dunaway of Cowden and Michael Tate of Herrick announce their engagement and upcoming marriage.

Fern Robertson of Cowden will observe her 90th birthday with an open reception from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, July 26.