Angels outfielder Vernon Wells is bound for thumb surgery and will miss the next eight to 10 weeks. Wells injured his right thumb while sliding into second base on Sunday against the Padres, and on Monday he was diagnosed with torn ligaments, Mike ...

Vernon County will be hosting the regional 4-H Area Animal Science Days at the fairgrounds in Viroqua on Wednesday, June 20.  Pam Hobson, interim 4-H youth development specialist focusing on agriculture programs, explains how Area Animal ...

There’s an appropriate quality to the jersey numbers selected for rookie camp by the Dolphins’ 2012 draft picks from the University of Miami. Running back Lamar Miller wears No. 44 on his jersey, double the No. 22 worn by Reggie Bush.

As if losing a 13-inning game against the Padres on an error-induced walk-off run scored by a pitcher who pinch-hit wasn’t bad enough, the Angels also lost Vernon Wells and Ryan Langerhans to injuries. Wells injured his thumb stealing second ...

A 55-year-old Vernon Hills man was sitting on top of his submerged Grand Cherokee Jeep when rescue workers responded to a call Monday afternoon that a vehicle had plunged into a retention pond following a 3-vehicle accident. The man and drivers ...

Members of the East Central Narcotics Task Force arrested a Vernon man Thursday on several drug charges, including running a marijuana growing operation. Officers executed a search warrant at 18 East St. in Vernon after several reports of drug activity ...

The Vernon Company has been named one of the 2011 Top 40 Distributors in the promotional products industry by the Advertising Specialty Institute’s (ASI) Counselor magazine. The honor was announced at ASI’s annual industry gala in New York City.

MARION — Carbondale’s softball team stunned Mt. Vernon with a seven-run third inning on its way to an 18-8 win over the regional’s top seed Tuesday. “The last couple weeks we played together as a team,” Carbondale coach Kim Wheeler said.

While resource sharing is becoming more popular among public agencies as a way to save money, Vernon Hills has taken the idea in a somewhat different direction. Instead of trucks or employees, the village is sharing with the village of Lake ...