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Two arrested following lengthy high speed chase on motorcycle
The Marion County Sheriff’s Department arrested both occupants of a car following a lengthy high-speed chase of a motorcycle that reached over 100 miles per hour early Thursday morning. The driv...
Dec 18, 2020
COVID-19 reinfections causing concerns in local health departments
Both the Marion and Clinton County Health Departments say they are beginning to receive reports of those who have recovered from COVID-19 getting the disease again. Marion County Health Department Adm...
Dec 18, 2020
OSU Tries To Claim 4th Straight Conference Crown
No. 3 Ohio State will try to claim its fourth consecutive outright conference crown Saturday when it faces No. 15 Northwestern in the Big Ten championship game. Last year’s victory over Wisconsi...
Dec 18, 2020
Florida postpones 3 home games while Johnson makes progress
UNDATED (AP) - Florida has postponed its next three men's basketball games while forward Keyontae Johnson continues to show what athletic director Scott Stricklin calls "truly encouraging signs of pro...
Dec 18, 2020
Interest Rates and Your Mortgage
Interest Rates and Your Mortgage What you need to know. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources With the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates at or near zero, you may wonder about your mortgage. ...
Dec 18, 2020
Illinois spared COVID-19 'surge,' but deaths still mounting
SPRINGFEILD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois might have eluded the COVID-19 "surge upon a surge" that has struck some parts of the country in the aftermath of Thanksgiving. Officials predicted a post-holiday sur...
Dec 17, 2020
Marion County Health Department reports two more COVID-19 related deaths; 5 others in South Central Illinois
The Marion County Health Department is reporting two more COVID-19 related deaths bringing the death toll in the county to 92. A male in his 50’s with underlying health care problems who was liv...
Dec 17, 2020
Jones, Harvey lead S. Illinois over North Dakota 85-64
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Lance Jones had 18 points, seven assists and five steals as Southern Illinois rolled past North Dakota 85-64. Gertautas Urbonavicius led the Fighting Hawks with 13 points.
Dec 17, 2020
2020 12/19 - Marilyn Kay Jenkins
Marilyn Kay Jenkins, 84, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away December 17, 2020 at her residence. Kay worked at JCPennys for many years and met many friends and acquaintances there. She was a life m...
Dec 17, 2020
2020 12/19 - Paula S. Gentry
Paula S. Gentry, 71, of Waltonville, Illinois, passed away at 10:54 pm December 16, 2020 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Mrs. Gentry loved the Lord and her dog, Sadie. She was...
Dec 17, 2020
