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Winton Eugene "Gene" Rush, 74, of Norris City, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022. He was born on March 14, 1948 in Springerton, IL, the son of Robert W. and Kathryn Rush. Gene owned and operated Rush Marathon in Enfield for many years, and later Rush's Station in McLeansboro, Illinois. He was a Christian and was a Past Master and member of the Enfield Masonic Lodge. Gene served in the United States Army during Vietnam. Gene is survived by his sister, Kay Smith of Paducah, KY...

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In Fayette County, people died of overdoses in record numbers in 2021, and overdose deaths in Washington County are projected to be comparable or exceed 2020’s record-setting numbers.

Greene County’s 2021 municipal election will feature few local races, with several incumbents running unopposed.

Isolation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in drug overdose deaths across the state last year, and the trend appears to be repeating itself this year. Ray Barishansky, a deputy secretary at the state Health Department, said there were 422 more overdose deaths last year than there were in 2019. The numbers had been dropping since the peak year of 2017 when there were 5,300 such deaths. “We are seeing a different picture,” Barishansky said Thursday during a virtual...

Greene County coroner Gene Rush has announced that he is seeking a second term. Rush, a Rogersville resident and retired funeral director, is seeking the Republican Party nomination. Rush became Greene’s first new coroner in more than 20 years when he defeated Democratic incumbent Gregory Rohanna in 2017 by just four votes out of 7,000 votes cast. Since becoming coroner, Rush said he has been focused on streamlining practices and updating its methods. Work that had previously been done man...