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A horse and donkey soak in morning sunlight Monday in rural Jackson County.

CARTERVILLE — Despite a deep divide between the aisle, the U.S. House and Senate last week passed a temporary spending measure that will fund the federal government and many of its programs through the fall.

A man died Tuesday after driving his truck onto a water-covered roadway in Saline County, according to Harrisburg Fire Chief John Gunning.

CAIRO — The lights were dimmed as Phillip Matthews fiddled with a laptop.

CAIRO — After shouting at the top of their lungs for at least 10 years, if not more, Cairo leaders seem to have finally been heard — at least that’s the way it seems.

A statement from the Union County Sheriff's Office says the voluntary evacuation order, which was put into effect as floodwaters rose last week, has been lifted as of 4 p.m. Monday.

ELKVILLE — Even as a toddler, Oakley Bowlin showed great empathy, her mother said.

CARTERVILLE — If there is a secret to longevity in the field of education, retired chairman of the John A. Logan College Board of Trustees Don Brewer probably knows it.

A local couple has posthumously given a large donation to the Robert N. Brewer Family Foundation.

ANDERSON, Ashley and Austin, a daughter, Friday, April 28, 2017, Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.