Mackinaw News

MeLisa Cleary was 30 years old and a mother of three when her marriage started to fall apart.

WMBD/WYZZ TV - PEORIA -- Christmas came a little early for retirement residents in Morton.

Snowy and icy roads in central Illinois may have contributed to two separate crashes that killed three people this morning.

A Mackinaw couple died in a two vehicle crash Monday morning. The Tazewell County Coroner's office says 83-year old Harold Cotter and his wife, 79-year old Inez Cotter died when their car struck a sports ...

It's likely you've heard the phrasea 'the world is getting smaller. That is especially true when it comes to the variety of consumer goods that make their way into our area from all over the world.

When Barack Obama gives his inaugural address as president, his audience likely will include congressmen, new Cabinet appointees, celebrities - and one exceptional Deer Creek-Mackinaw High School student.

A local high school student will get a once in a lifetime chance to witness Barack Obama's inaugural address in person.

More Central Illinois moms mirror the growing national trend of blogging. Whether you're banking, finding a recipe, or checking your email, it's seems more and more you can't get through the day without using ...

Two Tazewell County fire protection districts will ask voters for more money through referendums to help pay for ambulance and fire services.

Limestone pushed. But Dunlap pushed back. In the end, Dunlap grabbed the Mid-Illini Conference volleyball match Tuesday night, 23-25, 25-18, 25-14. Junior middle hitter Claire Peterson had 11 kills for the ...

The death of a Mackinaw mother is ruled a homicide. That's the decision from a Logan County Coroner's jury late last week.

A Logan County coroner's jury has ruled that the June 9 death of 30-year-old MeLisa Cleary of Mackinaw was homicidal.

MeLisa Cleary's death has officially been ruled a homicide. A jury of six made the decision after hearing testimony from deputy coroner Warren Rogers and Tazewell County investigator, Capt.

Due to the river flooding some roads are closed. In Peoria, Water Street between Hamilton and Liberty Streets.

A small rural subdivision seven miles south of Pekin is completely underwater. Residents of Mackinaw Valley Park say water from the Mackinaw River started coming out of its' banks Saturday.

On the helmet of each Deer Creek-Mackinaw football player is a sticker adorned with a simple "7." It represents a total of seven points - the margin of defeat in losses to LeRoy and El Paso-Gridley - that kept ...

Just one day after the massive fire that destroyed Mackinaw's only grocery store, the reality for some people is just setting in.

Firefighters battle a fire that destroyed Mackinaw's only grocery store today. The fire broke out about 10:30 a.m. at the IGA on Main Street.

By Mark Weinraub

MACKINAW, Illinois (Reuters) - The price was higher than Bill Boyd wanted to pay and still rising, but it didn't really matter. He needed a combine harvester.

He lost most of his farm equipment to fire when lightning struck his shed earlier this year, leaving him no way to harvest his part of what could be the most valuable crop in U.S. history.

So Boyd, who grows corn, soybeans and wheat on 1,000 acres in Rushville, Illinois, joined about 150 others in this small town in central Illinois to bid on the used equipment of retiring farmer John Kuhfuss. And the prices were high.

A month after MeLisa Cleary was found dead, her family still has been unable to lay her to rest, or to learn much about what happened to her.