Honoring former president Abraham Lincoln is a big deal in LaRue County and local officials wanted to make sure his 216th birthday is a celebration befitting the 16th president.

Presidents Day is on Monday, Feb. 17. What began as a holiday honoring George Washington has expanded into a day recognizing all U.S. presidents.

Some facts about Black History Month have been well-established: Carter G. Woodson was a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity.

Black History Month is celebrated every February, the shortest and one of the coldest months of the year. At first glance it may not seem like a very festive choice, but there’s a significance to the ...

The Vandalia Statehouse State Historic Site will celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday with a special event on Sunday, Feb. 9. Bond County historian Kevin Kaegy will present the program “The Lincoln ...

George Jensen, the principal of Eureka High School in 1925, was slated to speak at the Eureka Knights of Columbus celebration ...

Black History Month is here, but Black history isn’t just a month—it’s an essential part of U.S. history that deserves ...

A 1915 silent film about Abraham Lincoln was thought to be lost forever before being found in a warehouse on New York's Long ...

One year after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at nearby Fort Sumter, the Planter’s three white officers went ...

Civil servants have been struggling with whether to leave their posts as a deadline approaches for them to take a deal ...

Independence Health System has grown its general surgery team at Clarion Hospital with the addition of two experienced ...