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[slider_pro id=”1″] A garage located near the home of Mark Craig at Boles was totally destroyed Wednesday evening by fire. The Buncombe Fire Department responded to the call at 440 State Route 37 N at 5:33 p.m. When firefighters arrived, the structure was fully engulfed by flames. The Vienna department …

The Vienna Times will be delayed by one day next week due to the Fourth of July holiday falling on Wednesday. The production deadline will be on normal schedule.The deadline for all advertising and submissions will remain at 10 a.m. Tuesday. The newstand and post office deliveries will be on …

Vienna Grade School recently honored two long-time teachers during their retirment reception. Suzanne Dixon and Cherie Hill retired at the end of the school year. Both women have taught school for over 30 years each. Suzanne Dixon graduated from Vienna Grade School and Vienna High School. Other than her time …

When Delta Companies’ Southern Illinois Stone Company quarry opened its gates to groups of 5th graders from Lincoln Elementary School in Marion recently, the Buncombe miners did not have a community relations award on their minds, they just wanted to show the students the foundation of foundations. Southern Illinois Stone …

State Rep. Brandon Phelps (D-Harrisburg) released the following statement regarding Governor Pat Quinn’s planned August 31, 2012 closure of the Tamms Correctional Center and other Southern Illinois facilities: “I am disappointed and shocked by the governor’s out-of-touch efforts to close the Tamms Correctional Center, one of the few facilities in …

John Obourn of Vienna escaped serious injuries Friday when the Jeep Liberty he was driving made contact with a vehicle driven by Nisabea Veach, also of Vienna, near the Vienna post office. The crash happened at approximately 12:05 p.m. According to Vienna police, both Obourn and Veach were traveling east …

A group from Johnson County set off on June 8th for a 10 day mission trip to the country of Haiti. While there, they volunteered their time at the Children’s Lifeline International (www.childrenslifeline.com). The team, consisting of 16 people, taught bible schools for orphanages and local schools, witnessed to the …

In what was an otherwise uneventful Johnson County commissioners meeting Monday, the Eagle Point Bay Homeowners Association packed the room with its members in hopes of a resolution to road repairs it says are desperately needed. Speaking on behalf of the association, its vice president, Armen Asaturian, read aloud a …

The City of Vienna has issued a water conservation notice until further notice. “Even though there is no immediate threat to the current supply, the request to conserve water is a preventative measure,” said city superintendent Gene McNeely.  “The city’s water supply is lower than normal for this time of …

Robert R. Billingsley, 54, of Vienna, was killed Friday afternoon, June 1, while working on the Olmsted Lock and Dam project on the Ohio River. Billingsley was pronounced dead at the scene at about 1:35 p.m. Billingsley, employee of a joint venture between URS Washington Division, Boise, Idaho, and Alberici …