Marshall News

Grace Ellen Roach Hoopingarner, 84, of Marshall, Ill. passed away at 10:17 a.m., Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Burnsides Community Health Center in Marshall, Ill.

An Illinois woman was charged Tuesday with stealing more than $17,000 from her Terre Haute employer.

Lincoln reading programs set in July The Library of America has awarded free Lincoln in American Memory Readers to Marshall Public Library to facilitate public programming.

Kalorama Gardens Open Garden Days are slated from noon to 5 p.m. July 11-12. Admission is free to the the 1.5-acre gardens at the home of owners Steve & Linda GaRoad.

Sullivan Tree identification workshop coming up The University of Illinois Extension, Moultrie-Douglas Unit, is hosting a tree identification workshop this summer on June 29-30 from 8:30 a.m. to noon each day.

The Marshall Illinois Police Department welcomed Kevin Paddock as the new chief of police.

A complaint was made at 8:42 a.m. Friday in the 1400 block of South 4th St., relating to a felony assault that is under investigation, Marshall Police said.

The former site of an adult novelty store is getting a makeover. The building formerly known as the G-Spot in Marshall, Ill.

The Marshall Independent School District will undergo very few structural changes - if any - this summer, according to one school official.

An eastern Illinois woman has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to drowning her newborn in July 2008.

The Lincoln Heritage RC&D, along with the University of Illinois Extension, Clark County SWCD, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and Recycling for Illinois Inc.

Some sites Landmark Illinois considers threatened: Arcade Building, Riverside, Cook County.

A historic preservation group is out with its latest listings of the 10 most-endangered landmarks in Illinois, and it's adding a twist.

Julia Cain and Tamara Smith, clinical supervisor for In-Home VNA, have fun while trying on a couple of hats from Cain's extensive hat collection.

Local government officials in Illinois will have the opportunity to gain valuable information about important issues without leaving the county, thanks to University of Illinois Extension programs.

Indiana State's men's basketball program received signed letters-of-intent from Jake Kelly, Jake Odum, Logan Eitel and Lucas Eitel today, the first day of the NCAA men's basketball signing period.

In conjunction with the upcoming visit to Marshall by children's author and poet Rebecca Kai Dotlich, the Marshall Visiting Author Committee is planning a poetry contest for all ages.

On Tuesday, over 1,000 votes were cast in Marshall, Ill. A winner was announced, but the race may not be over.

Some parts of Illinois have been targeted by a phishing scam. The scammers appear to be targeting people with 217 and 618 area codes.

Marshall, Illinois may be seeing a much bigger jail, without spending any tax dollars.