Vienna News

I believe the hype in Illinois is beginning to conjure up excitement in some local counties and people are bracing for change as the Illinois Legislature is considering regulations that might set off a rush among energy companies who are set to start drilling deep in the southern Illinois bedrock areas for oil and natural gas.

In this April 9, 2013 photo, Ron Duncan, Johnson County economic development director, talks about the immediate economic relief oil drilling may bring because of the hopeful influx of jobs for the community, in Vienna Ill.

In this April 9, 2013 photo, Ron Duncan, Johnson County economic development director, talks about the immediate economic relief oil drilling may bring because of the hopeful influx of jobs for the community, in Vienna Ill.

William L. "Woody" Goins, 74, of rural Vienna died at 5:17 p.m. Thursday, May 2, 2013, at Baptist Health Paducah.

Lillian Pauline Colboth, 90, a resident of rural Tunnel Hill, passed away Friday, April 12, 2013, at 9:48 a.m. at her home.