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Chester “Ed” Edwin Cooper, 82, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 11:45 am December 9, 2020 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon. Mr. Cooper worked as a Plumber Pip...

Patricia Tobin , 77, of Centralia , passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at her home. Services are pending at the Sutherland-Garnier Funeral Home at 235 North Sycamore Street Centralia, Illinois 6280...

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Marion County Board Chair and Liquor Commissioner Debbie Smith now believes Salem Township should be considered ‘wet’ and will proceed with issuing at least one liquor license that has bee...

Barbara Loretta Brown of Salem, Illinois passed away December 9, 2020, on her 80th birthday at Odin Care Center in Odin. Following graduation from high school, she worked at Brown Shoe Co. formerly of...

Loretta Fae Smith, 73, of Salem, IL passed away December 9, 2020 at SSM of the Good Samaritan Hospital, Mt. Vernon, IL. Loretta was all about her family. She loved to cook for them and made the very b...

The South Central High School FFA chapter will host “I’m Claus-trophobic: Socially Distant Santa Visit” at the Farina Village Park on Saturday, December 19th. Santa will be sitting o...

The Illinois State Police is working to combat the backlog of FOID cards and concealed carry licenses that need to be processed. ISP has hired more workers and improved some systems, but State Police ...

Marion County Treasurer Gary Purcell says enrollment is now underway for those who would like to pay their property taxes for tax year 2020 due in 2021 in nine monthly payments instead of the two lump...

The Salem First Baptist Church is holding a free giveaway on Saturday, December 19th, of supplies designed to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The giveaway will be from 9:30 am until noon. Those...