Stories from Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Mauris D. Kern, 94, of Thompsonville, Ill., passed away Monday, Aug. 5, 2013 at the Franklin Hospital in Benton, Ill. He was born Sept. 29, 1918 in Ewing, Hamilton County, Ill., to Alvie Earl Kern & Grace (Fullerton) Kern. He married Pearline (Crawford) Kern on June 28, 1941 in Herrin, Ill,, and she preceded him in death...

CLOVERDALE -- An early-morning Tuesday crash on Interstate 70 left one woman seriously injured. The crash happened in the eastbound lanes shortly before 1:30 a.m. near the 39-mile marker, approximately two miles west of the Cloverdale exit. Putnam County Sheriff's deputies indicate the woman's car left the road and crashed...

Richard (Dick) R. Benge, 62, Roachdale, passed away suddenly on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013 while hiking with his grandsons. Born on April 27, 1951 in Indianapolis to Les and Barbara (Taylor) Benge. They preceded him in death. He worked at AT & T for 17 years as a field coordinator. Formerly, he had been employed at Wood-Mizer in Indianapolis...