Falconer firefighters helped a tour bus group make it through the night when the bus became stranded on old Route 17. Firefighters’ efforts, and those of the Falconer community, weren’t forgotten.

Residents in Virden and the surrounding areas still are grappling with the loss of a local father and his two sons during the weekend. Kyle James, 34, and his sons, 13-year-old Hunter and 10-year-old ...