Thomson

University of Illinois Extension has announced two upcoming programs aimed at improving everyday life through laughter and memory enhancement.

A 23-year-old Savanna fetanyl dealer already serving time in Iowa and convicted of dealing in Illinois is charged in Carroll County court with drug-induced homicide in the 2022 death of a 28-year-old Thomson woman, the Illinois State Police said.

Here is a list of upcoming sessions offered by Carroll-Lee-Whiteside Extension.

The Carroll-Lee-Whiteside Extension Office is offering several educational sessions, including some that stimulate the brain and others that teach gardening skills and bullet journaling.

Extension gardening program, RiverChor concert also on weekend roster of events

Masonic Soup Supper set for Nov. 16.

A Thomson woman was found not guilty at a bench trial Wednesday in a case in which she struck and killed a pedestrian Dec. 25 near Fulton.

Four federal lawmakers on Wednesday sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and others seeking information about allegations of abuse at the United States Penitentiary Thomson in Illinois.

The trouble-plagued federal lockup, a high-security penitentiary with a minimum-security satellite camp, was temporarily designated low security on March 23.

A bench trial is set for Sept. 27 in the case of a Thomson woman charged with a traffic offense in the death of a pedestrian, who was struck and killed Dec. 25 near Fulton.

In the ongoing saga of inmate deaths at Thomson federal prison, an inmate from Sonora, Mexico was indicted this week in the death of his cellmate.

The event features bird-related activities and displays.

A Thomson woman pleaded not guilty to failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident in a collision Dec. 25 that took the life of a pedestrian near Fulton.

The embattled West Carroll superintendent is back on the job, but with fewer duties.

West Carroll Superintendent Julie Katzenberger is on administrative leave through Wednesday, the day the teachers union and the school board are set to discuss staff complaints that lead to a vote of no confidence in her.