A new headstone was dedicated yesterday in Carbondale – for a Civil War Soldier.

Frederick Rickarts of Ohio died in Carbondale in 1865 and was buried in an unmarked grave. He was recently identified by historian Mike Jones and received the new headstone – which was dedicated on Memorial Day.

Johnson County residents dedicated a new veterans memorial yesterday.

The Johnson County Honor Roll Memorial was finished just last week in Vienna after an older memorial was torn down for safety reasons. It contains more than 2,000 names.