By Charlie Keegan THE Tinnahinch/Graignamanagh area along the Carlow/Kilkenny border lost one of its most distinguished citizens with the peaceful death at his…
The latest numbers from the Illinois Department of Public Health indicates a total of 3,094,485 cases of the coronavirus in the state and 33,510 total deaths. Media reports indicated Wayne County and Jefferson County reported less than ten cases during the past week. The IDPH is warning that cases of COVID-19 are starting to rise slowly in many areas of the state. The federal mask mandate for public transit that had been set to expire on Monday has been extended another two weeks, and is now set to expire in early May. Several agencies continue their investigation into a vehicle fire earlier this week that resulted in the death of a Mt. Vernon, IL woman. Media reports Friday indicated that 75-year-old Genevieve Barciszewski was found dead in a vehicle that had caught fire in St. Michael's Cemetery near Radom, in Washington County. Washington County Coroner Mark Styninger identified the person as Barciszewski, and indicated the identity was made through dental records. The victim w