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Softball Recap: Abigail (Abby) Compton leads Goreville to victory over Elverado
Goreville entered their tilt with Elverado with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Elverado Falcons a 15-0 shutout on Tuesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Goreville also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Marion Veterans of Foreign Wars to hold annual Memorial Day program
MARION, Ill. (KFVS) - The Marion Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold its annual Memorial Day program on Monday, May 27. According to the release, the program starts at 11 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial on the south side of Rose Hill Cemetery. It honors all deceased veterans of all of America’s wars.
Metropolis police chief performs CPR off-duty, saves a life
METROPOLIS, Ill. — Metropolis Police Chief Harry Masse was playing pool at Sully’s Billiards Bar & Grill Tuesday night when a man collapsed. He performed CPR until paramedics arrived. Masse is in a pool league at Sully’s, and he said a player on the opposing team who had...
Easton Twp. woman scammed out of $40,000, 2 men arrested after trying to come back for more
IONIA COUNTY, Mich. — A 72-year-old Easton Township woman lost over $40,000 but avoided losing any more after a relative realized she had become the victim of a wire fraud scam. On May 8, the woman was locked out of her computer tablet as it displayed a phone number...
2nd-seeded SEMO Baseball to open up OVC Tourney play Thursday
MARION, Ill. (KFVS) - The SEMO Baseball team opens up Ohio Valley Conference Tournament play Thursday in Marion, Illinois. The 2nd-seeded Redhawks are scheduled to play 3rd-seeded Morehead State at 3 p.m. at Mtn. Dew Park. The Redhawks finished the regular season with an 18-9 mark in the OVC and...
Rte. 146 east of Anna, Ill. reopens after 2-vehicle crash
ANNA, Ill. (KFVS) - Route 146 east of Anna reopened Friday afternoon, May 17 after a two-vehicle crash. This was about halfway between I-57 and Route 51. We learned one of those vehicles may have rolled over. The Union County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.
Two escaped inmates in Harrisburg back in custody
HARRISBURG, Ill. — Two inmates who escaped custody in Harrisburg on Friday morning are back in custody. The Harrisburg Police Department stated at 9:06 a.m. on May 24, the Saline County Central Dispatch got a call from a correctional officer at the Illinois Youth Center in Harrisburg who reported two inmates ran away during work detail.
10 students graduate high school with college degrees in southern IL
VIENNA, Ill. (KBSI) – For more than a decade, Vienna High School has had multiple students who have marched to pomp and circumstance back-to-back. Superintendent Josh Stafford says that 10 seniors in this class of 2024 have completed their requirements for high school, but also completed their associates degrees. They earned them at Shawnee Community College or Southeastern Illinois College.
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