The famous song "Take Me Home, Country Roads" opens with John Denver singing, "Almost heaven, West Virginia," and when you visit Plum Orchard Lake, you may understand just what he was singing about.

JACKSON COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - A popular southern Illinois fishing spot is well into the process of being drained. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, it’s part of a two-year process to ...

(WSIL) -- Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge will host its annual Kids Free Fishing Derby Saturday, May 21. The fishing derby is for kids ages 12 and under. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the ...

SOUTHERN Ill. (KFVS) - The Crab Orchard Kids Fishing Derby has been postponed due to weather. Because of forecasted thunderstorms, the event was postponed to Saturday, June 21. According to the U.S.