Cleta ‘June’ Oliver Staton, 90, passed away on the evening of Friday, April 16th at her home outside New Columbia with her family at her side. June, as most knew her by, was born on March 29, 1931 in Ozark, IL to Johnnie and Beulah Oliver, and was 1 of 4 …

Illinois Farm Bureau will be the financial sponsor of this year’s Illinois Press Foundation mini-grants program that assists existing media programs at public and private high schools throughout the state. Selected schools receive grants of up to $1,500 from the Illinois Press Foundation to pay for a computer, software or …

The consolidated election was held on April 6, 2021. The ballot included nine candidates for the Vienna High School Board, with voters choosing four. Winning candidates include David Allbritten with 362 votes,  John Summers with 404 votes, Jay Morgan with 331 votes, and Debbie Jones with 404 votes. Jones was …

A very special edition of The Vienna Times is hitting newsstands today and will be in your mailbox soon. We would like to give a special thanks to all the local businesses that contributed some fantastic “seasonal” advertisements to this one-of-a-kind issue!

Every school district has students who have faced traumatic experiences and New Simpson Hill School is no exception. For twenty-two years, the Poshard Foundation has sought to help such children throughout Southern Illinois, and now students at New Simpson Hill will be feeling that impact. Thanks to the work of …

VHS Homecoming was held on Saturday, March 12. In a ceremony broadcast live for the community, Sophia Canada was named Homecoming Queen, with Mason Poland as Homecoming King. From left to right: Freshman Attendants Owen Treat and Emmy Vinson, Sophomore Attendants Cambell Douglas and Kassidy Taylor, Junior Attendants Weston Henderson …

After an overnight fire damaged Miles Brothers Foods last weekend, the store was forced to close. In the announcement of the closure on the store’s Facebook page Saturday, the Miles brothers stated that they were looking forward to opening back up as quickly as possible. Less than a week after …

Teresa Lynn Jackson (McCoy), 54, of South Elgin, Illinois passed away Monday, February 22, 2021. Teresa was born June 7, 1966 at St Joseph’s hospital in Elgin, Illinois to Dewey and Kay (Perry) McCoy. Teresa graduated from Larkin High School class of 1984 and would later go on to graduate …

Gabriel Wrye 2021 Illinois Ms. United States Agriculture presented Melissa Tripp the Activity Therapist care packages to the Illinois Veterans Home of Anna one for each resident! Some of the items were Valentine’s Day Cards, toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, snacks, drinks, things to write with, chapstick, and a nice bag. One …

Donald E. Kerley, age 90 years, a resident of Goreville, Illinois, passed away peacefully Saturday afternoon, February 27, 2021, at 4:20 p.m. at his home. Don was born December 15, 1930 in Simpson, Illinois.  He was the son of Hubert Ray Kerley and Helen Rose (Stewart) Kerley. On August 13, …