This fish was caught at Harrisburg Lake by Tammy Gunning. The weight of the bass was about 2.5 lbs. The fish was caught on a pumpkin-colored worm.

We would like to see your photo of your summer catch.

Have a strange item in the garden? A tomato that looks like Glenn Beck? A gourd that looks like Sarah Palin?

HARRISBURG -- On Tuesday rural officials and officials of all incorporated areas of Saline County were able to see, for the first time, new flood risk mapping with most observers interested in the so-called 100-year flood areas.

MACOMB -- Jeff Biggers's near constant touring since the release of his book "Reckoning at Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland" brings him to Equality's Ohio River Visitor Center 2 p.m. Sunday.

ST. LOUIS — An administrative law judge has ordered Peabody Energy Corp. to pay nearly $174,000 of $230,000 proposed fines tied to questioned safety at the Willow Lake mine that federal regulators had claimed continues to endanger workers.

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ Flood Map Modernization Program recently released updated, preliminary digital flood hazard maps that show the extent to which areas throughout Saline, Hardin and Pope counties are at risk for flooding. 

HARCO -- A new AT&T tower is going up at the outskirts of Harco that should fill a service gap for cellular phone customers in the area.

POPE COUNTY -- The newest addition to the Illinois Audubon Society Shawnee Chapter's 16th Annual Insect Awareness and Appreciation Day is an old fashioned dragonfly hunt.

COUNTY COURTHOUSE--County Board members gave a cool reception to a proposal by Western Fuels to allow sale of some property.
 

HARRISBURG--Mentors 4 Kids had a very successful Saline County orientation Wednesday night.

ELDORADO -- Eldorado city officials continue to worry about the condition of a building on Locust Street, and the upcoming Town and Country Days heightens the worries.

SIC CAMPUS -- Comic book enthusiasts have a chance to buy comics, action figures and other comic memorabilia at the Burg Comics Con 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Southeastern Illinois College's conference center in the new G building.

MUSEUM GROUNDS -- The War of 1812 is an often overlooked, but important part of our nation's history that is soon to be celebrating its 200th anniversary.

HARRISBURG -- Harrisburg firefighters responded to a smoke scare caused by a malfunctioning central air conditioning unit early this morning.

STONEFORT -- Saline County Sheriff's Deputies are investigating the theft of items from the porch of a rural Stonefort residence.

COUNTY COURTHOUSE--A trial date has been set for September 19, 2011 in a federal lawsuit filed after a 2008 belly-bumping incident at a Harrisburg City Council meeting.

HARRISBURG -- A measure to eliminate future hiring of relatives within city departments was before council for final action Thursday. However, it was again sent back to the city attorney for a change.

HARRISBURG — Harrisburg city officials, including members of council, have been wrestling with the proper way to make dirt excavated at the city flood impoundment area available to various groups requesting a portion.

SHAWNEE NATIONAL FOREST -- The Shawnee National Forest has proposed a new approach to combating invasive species integrating manual, mechanical and chemical methods.

SALINE COUNTY -- The Saline County Tourism Board has produced a new brochure for the scenic and historic attractions of southeastern Illinois, the region the board has branded "Garden of the Gods Country."