The George Portz Traditional Music Festival is back, with a weekend full of bluegrass and other styles of music to entertain attendees.
When Audrey Neel of Hillsboro first performed bluegrass music as a toddler, she didn’t know she had discovered a passion that would shape her …
Bluegrass musician CJ Lewandowski, a Jefferson County native, will be featured in a Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum exhibit starting thi…
George Perry Portz, 70, of Shiloh, Ill., died suddenly Jan. 9, 2023. Mr. Portz was a landlord, musician and coach. In 1988, he took over the S…
A Grammy-nominated bluegrass band founded by a Jefferson County native will reignite a series of concerts to benefit the Arnold Food Pantry.
Fiddle champion George Portz said his band cannot wait to return to the stage Saturday and Sunday at Larry G. Crites Memorial Park along Old H…
Leroy Weber, 87, of St. Clair died April 23, 2021, in St. Clair. Mr. Weber was a Korean War veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He loved western mo…
Jefferson County native C.J. Lewandowski, a bluegrass musician, is headed to Los Angeles this week to see if his band, the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, …
Leroy Louis Godat, 97, of De Soto died Jan. 31, 2019, at his home. Mr. Godat was a retired engineer for Wagner Electric Co. and a proud World …