JOHNSON COUNTY, Ill. (KBSI) – The future of Johnson County’s historic courthouse is back in the hands of voters as residents consider whether county leaders should continue pursuing funding to restore the condemned building. The courthouse was evacuated in 2023 after a serious structural problem raised concerns about a potential roof collapse. Since then, the building has remained condemned, with...

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (KBSI) – Rural Health Inc. is partnering with financial institutions in three Southern Illinois counties to raise awareness about diabetes prevention during National Diabetes Month in November. The “Banking on a Healthier Future” campaign will provide free diabetes information at participating banks in Johnson, Massac and Union counties throughout November. The initiative aims to educate residents about diabetes...

Jason Golden, a write-in candidate for sheriff in Johnson County, Kentucky, posted a wacky video claiming he was falsely arrested for being drunk and disorderly. The post ‘I Didn’t Have Nothin’ to Drink!’ Kentucky Sheriff Candidate Arrested for Public Intoxication Defends Himself in Absolutely Bonkers Ad first appeared on Mediaite.

A man in Paintsville is facing charges of abuse of a corpse, failure to report a death, theft by unlawful taking, and possession of forged instrument after investigators say they found he had been keeping his mother’s body for months after she passed away. According to the Paintsville Police Department, on October 19, at around 11:39 a.m., they were called...

A Johnson County man is facing multiple charges after police discovered his mother’s body inside a Paintsville home, where investigators say it had been for approximately four months. Police say John Carroll was arrested Monday in Pikeville following an investigation that began with a welfare check on October 19th. Carroll [...] The post PAINTSVILLE MAN ARRESTED AFTER MOTHER’S BODY FOUND IN HOME appeared first on 103.9 The Bulldog – Whitesburg, KY.

A man in Paintsville is facing charges of abuse of a corpse and failure to report a death after investigators say they found he had been keeping his mother's body for months after she passed away.

Investigators say the circumstances surrounding the death remain under investigation and additional information will be released as it becomes available.