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Danny L. Flanagan, 63, of Thompsonville, Illinois, formerly of Mount Vernon, passed away at 11:06 pm January 1, 2021, at his home. He was born December 1, 1957, in Mount Vernon, Illinois to the late B...

Bernard Merl “Butch” Jackson, 79, of Bonnie, Illinois, passed away at 10:57 pm on December 31, 2020, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois. He was born March 9, 1...

Two more COVID-19 related deaths were reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health on Saturday. The deaths were a female in her 50s in Jefferson County and a male in his 90s in Fayette County....

O. E. Stimson, 91, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 4:50 am on January 2, 2021, at Mount Vernon Countryside Manor in Mount Vernon. O.E. proudly served his country in the United States Navy fr...

Bette A. ‘Mimi’ (Chisholm) Frost, 96, was granted her angel wings on December 31, 2020. She was given the gift of life, and now she must return it, This is very difficult for her family, b...

A new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 has been identified in the United Kingdom and has now been identified in three states. The US cases are not known to be linked to travel, which could in...

There was slightly less precipitation in 2020 compared to the prior year. The Salem Water Plant recorded 50.43 inches of precipitation compared to 51.94 inches in 1999. The highest amount of rain came...

Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a 48-year-old Odin woman for aggravated assault after she allegedly chased her husband on several streets in Odin early Saturday morning while armed wit...

CHICAGO (AP) - A December decision by insurer Aetna to drop Walgreens from its Illinois Medicaid plan is making it harder for thousands of low-income Chicago residents to get their prescriptions fille...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The leader of the Central Illinois Foodbank says the group plans to use an anonymous donor's $500,000 gift to expand its reach during a time of growing need amid the ongoing c...