Makanda News

Gas prices may not keep people from traveling this summer as they did in 2008, but the economy may still restrict vacation budgets.

Volunteer teams worked over the weekend to clear trees and debris from two Boy Scout properties affected by the May 8th severe thunderstorms.

Thousands are still without power, and leaders across the region are working to piece back together their communities.

Brett Haynes, of Lemont, and Hannah Streicher, of Kankakee, enjoy an outdoor concert Saturday at Spring Fest in Makanda.

Mushroom season leaves a short window to gather edible morels, so Piasa Winery makes the most of it.

By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com MAKANDA - The Mt. Vernon Register-News received awards in every general excellence category announced during the Southern Illinois Editorial Association 113th General Meeting Friday at Giant City State Park Lodge.

Elizabeth Lewin, left, and City Council candidate Kevin Clark watch as election results are tallied Tuesday at the Jackson County Courthouse in Murphysboro.

A three-car collision on U.S. Highway 51 near Arnold's Market sent six people to the hospital and caused police to redirect traffic Friday.

Had it not been for a Congressional extension on the deadline for television stations to begin broadcasting digital-only signals, Angela Hutchcraft and millions of other Americans' televisions would be ...

Support local pet shelters To the Editor: As the movie "Marley and Me" sweeps theaters across the country, my thoughts turn to the thousands and thousands of little "Marleys" that will be bred in sleazy puppy ...

It was a big year in arts and entertainment in Southern Illinois. In fact, it was so big, it proved now, more than ever, if you can't find something to do around here, it's your own fault.

A 47-year-old Carterville woman suffered non-life threatening injuries Thursday when the motorcycle she was riding left a roadway in Giant City State Park.

Carbondale Community Arts announced the awarding of 11 grants in seven Southern Illinois Counties.

Even though there's less than a week until Christmas, there still is time to find handcrafted gifts made in Southern Illinois.

Illinois Department of Transportation and Canadian National Railroad will begin to repair the railroad crossing at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec.

The Makanda Fire Department responded, freeing 21-year-old Brent Blank from the water and the wreckage.

It was 3:30 a.m. July 24, and the medivac helicopter had restarted its engine in preparation for another lifesaving mission.

Several road accidents over the weekend included some blamed on slick Southern Illinois pavements.

Three-car crash injures four: A three-vehicle accident at the intersection of Illinois 13 and Country Club Road in Murphysboro Tuesday injured four people, one of whom crews had to extricate from the vehicle.