Ruth Mathis of Pinckneyville took this adorable picture. If you have one you want to share, Post It here.

After a wet and cool start to the growing seasoning all signs now point to a bountiful harvest.

{joomplu:181}"We are 'Quilt-a-holics," Flossine Schrader of Pinckneyville unabashedly proclaims. She is one of about a half dozen ladies who raise money for the Perry County Jail Museum by handstitching quilts.

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{joomplu:115}The 50th Annual Steam, Gas and Threshing Show rumbled into Pinckneyville and runs through Sunday. The event included the "Parade of Power" where antique tractors and other agriculture implements of bygone years took to the streets. Click here to view more pictures then click on Member Pictures.