MAROA - By the way Daly O'Brien was swishing in free throws, it's hard to notice the Monticello senior has had a nagging hand injury all season.

MONTICELLO — On her fifth try as a speller, eighth-grader Emily White took first place in the Piatt County Spelling Bee.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With the economy slowly making a comeback, commercial loan rates are at attractive levels. The Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index, a monthly analysis ...

The New York Lottery today announced the name of a Mexico Mega Millions player who won $10,000 in the drawing held on Feb. 3. The winner, Sharon Clark, purchased the winning ticket at the Big M at 3385 Main St. in Mexico. Continue reading →

MONTICELLO — A Monticello man was arrested Friday morning after he allegedly tried to rape a 22-year-old woman at a residence on York Avenue, according to village police.

NEW YORK — Eight words Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants added to the New York State Constitution have lifted the hopes of racetrack owners and betting fans and raised concerns of others about increased gambling and increased competition for American Indian casinos.

When Amy Monticello and Jason Tucker got married, it wasn't the passionate act of two people who'd fallen madly in love. It was a far less romantic mix of love, legal protections, and health insurance. They met in graduate school, dated for a while, and began staying over at each other's apartments.

One million pages. It seemed "an exorbitant amount," or so Monticello Middle School librarian Randy Heinz assumed when he challenged students, administrators and staff at the Longview middle school to read one million pages in books by the end of the school year.

There’s long-held tradition in naming buildings — Monticello, Farnsworth and Robie, to name a few. Houses are typically named after the first owner or the architect. What do you get when the first owner is also an architect? In Lansing, you get the Darius B. Moon House.

MONTICELLO - Local merchants are hoping chocolate will lure hundreds of customers into their businesses later this week in search of Valentine's Day gifts.