Farmersville News

WAGGONER, Ill. - A portion of northbound Interstate 55 in central Illinois was closed after a tanker truck hauling corrosive chemicals overturned.

Dave White was reminded during construction why a hilltop just off Interstate 55 south of Springfield was selected as the site for a wind turbine that is expected to begin churning out electricity this week.

Construction of what developers are calling Gob Nob wind turbine began last week and is scheduled to be complete by the end of next week.

One person died and three others were injured in a rural one-vehicle accident three miles northeast of Farmersville Saturday night.

Make thejournal-news.net your home page. Latest news! A surprise for the audience was the feature event at a relatively short city council meeting Tuesday evening, Nov.

A Girard man was killed when he was struck by a vehicle while walking on Mine Avenue after dark a mile and a half west of Farmersville Friday.

Voters in Montgomery County elected three new county board members and re-elected seven incumbents, returned three county officeholders to their jobs, and joined with their state and country in electing ...

Denisha Brethorst, 39, of Farmersville, was sentenced to four years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on Wednesday, Sept.

Dry corn stalks appear in a field near Farmersville, Ill., Wednesday. Less than two months after Midwest farmers watched torrential rains and swollen rivers flood their fields, corn crops are drying under hot, ...

Nearly two years after plans were announced, groundwork has begun for construction of a wind turbine on the site of a reclaimed coal mine along Interstate 55 south of Springfield.

Parents concerned over suspended vaccinations More fans means more fun Associated Press - July 5, 2008 10:54 AM ET FARMERSVILLE, Ill.

An executive session and a subsequent decision regarding sale of water and airport property to the Hillsboro Energy coal company are at the end of a list of agenda items for the Hillsboro City Council.