Harry Munster received the 2025 Andrew Torok Award as Secretary of the Year in the Eastern Area of Illinois from the Masonic ...

Stewart Family Hardware Monticello True Value is celebrating a grand opening.  Gary Stewart took ownership of the store in ...

Marisa’s Purpose is bringing Josh Norrad to Monticello. Norrad will perform on March 6 at the Gridiron Gala, co-hosted by ...

Braxton’s kidneys were not functioning due to Polycystic Kidney Disease. Emily Chitwood and Austin Tomko decided to do ...

A dog-grooming business in Piatt County is looking to expand its operations by bringing services directly to its canine ...

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The Mansfield Clovers and the Mansfield Cloverbuds 4-H Club have been busy serving their community. In 4-H, Clovers include youth ages 8 and up, while Cloverbuds serve youth ages 5–7.

The Monticello boys’ basketball team opened its postseason on Monday night at the Sievers Center. The goal for the Sages? To get back to play another game — or two — at their home gymnasium. That ...

The IHSA Class 1A and 2A baseball tournament will be staying in Champaign for the foreseeable future. After Illinois Field hosted the state finals on a temporary basis in 2025 because of a schedule ...

In Birdland the wind rose, and clouds scuttled across the sky from west to east. Lightning flashed in the south and rain spattered across the dining room window. I went ...

Nearly a decade has passed since the Monticello girls’ basketball program won an IHSA regional title. The drought is still ongoing, but this season’s Sages put forth a valiant effort to almost bring ...

Bourbon is a working class beverage. Sour mash is a suitable substitute. Scotch is too refined. Scotch and wine drinkers talk about the palate, the nose, and the finish. They use words like crisp, ...