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2021 02/13 - Manuel "Pete" Harris, III
Manuel "Pete" Harris, III, 70, of Centralia, passed away Monday, February 1, 2021 at DePaul Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Per Pete's wishes, cremation rites will be accorded and a Celebration of Life Ser...
Feb 04, 2021
Metro-East moves to Phase 4, reopening inside dining and drinking, allowing larger groups, and more sports
The Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday announced the Metro-East Region that includes Clinton and Washington Counties is moving to Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan effective Thursday....
Feb 04, 2021
Governor redirects 100,000 unused doses of vaccine
The State is redirecting nearly 100,000 unused doses of the vaccine away from a federal pharmacy program. Governor JB Pritzker says the doses are leftover from the allotment set aside for the program,...
Feb 04, 2021
State lawmakers allowed to jump to the head of the line for vaccine
State lawmakers will be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in the current Phase 1-B. Governor JB Pritzker says his office received several calls from legislators concerned about exposure to the v...
Feb 04, 2021
Marion County Board Community Relations Committee once again looking at controls over animals running at large and illegal burning
Marion County Board Chair Debbie Smith wants to move forward on limited ordinances to deal with repeat violations of dogs running at large as well as to enforce burning of items prohibited by the Envi...
Feb 04, 2021 Marion County Board Chair Debbie Smith.
Second person pleads guilty to robbery of Central City man who was also stabbed
A second person has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of robbery in connection with the Christmas Eve 2019 armed robbery and stabbing of a 25-year-old Central City man. 26-year-old David Sickler of C...
Feb 04, 2021
Illinoisans to bet on Super Bowl, not related novelty action
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - While this is the first year Illinois gamblers can place bets on the Super Bowl, they won't be able to wager on novelty action, like the length of the National Anthem. The Chi...
Feb 04, 2021
Sitting on billions, Catholic dioceses amassed taxpayer aid
An Associated Press investigation has found that scores of Roman Catholic dioceses in the U.S. had more than $10 billion in cash and other readily available funds when they received at least $1.5 bill...
Feb 04, 2021
South Central Falcons Knock Off Stew Stras
The SC Falcons shutout visiting Stew-Stras for the first quarter in grabbing a 13-0 lead that they would hold on to for a 34-17 win in Kinmundy. Jalen Smith and Maddox Robb had 8 each to lead SC. Brod...
Feb 04, 2021
Sandoval Beats Odin, Raccoon Takes On Selmaville Tonight
(Photo by Winning Lens) An area battle tonight as Raccoon takes their 1-0 record to the court when they take on Selmaville who enter at 0-1 after a 3 point loss in their opener to Central City. Raccoo...
Feb 04, 2021
