A man was also discovered with a gunshot wound. The Monroe County Coroner said Cheryl Okie, 35, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The man, Robert Okie, 36, was transported to the hospital where he ...

Ellis Library & Reference Center librarian Doris Sheldon is looking for Monroe County women who served as Red Cross war ...

In this OP/ED, a local high school student writes cuts to library funding hurt rural communities and children.

The Illinois Heartland Library System provides 520 libraries in the southern half of Illinois the ability to share physical ...

Monroe Arts Artists will hold their 28th annual Arts Show from Tuesday, April 15 through Friday, May 9 at the Monroe County ...

Just one other county bordering Monroe doesn't have vote centers, which make casting a ballot more convenient than precinct ...

Libraries are now feeling the impact of major cuts at the federal level.  Last week, the Institute of Museum and Library ...

Tropic Cinema, in partnership with the Monroe County Public Library, is preparing to wrap up its “Movies Under the Stars” series this winter.

This discussion took place during public comment at a Monroe County Election Board hearing at the Monroe County Courthouse.

Rattlesnakes are pit vipers. Pit vipers have two little heat-sensing pits on their heads between their eyes and nostrils.

The Monroe County Vote Center Study Committee, created in 2023 by the Election Board, recommended the county convert all 29 ...