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Marion County Board re-elects Debbie Smith as chair
Marion County Board Chair Debbie Smith and Vice-Chair Dr. Creighton Engle are re-elected to their leadership positions for another two years. Photo by Bruce Kropp. The Marion County Board has reorgani...
Dec 08, 2020
Centralia City Council approves $26.8-million balanced budget
The Centralia City Council has unanimously passed a $26.8-million budget for the fiscal year beginning January first. City Manager Lowell Crow says the budget is balanced across all funds. In a counci...
Dec 08, 2020
Centralia City Council votes to place half-cent sales tax back on April ballot
On a split 3-2 vote, the Centralia City Council has agreed to place a half-cent sales tax on the April election ballot. The proposal that would raise an estimated $400,000 a year to pay for fire and p...
Dec 08, 2020
Here is the latest Big Ten Conference sports news from The Associated Press
UNDATED (AP) - Indiana coach Tom Allen presents a consistent message each week to his team: Stay focused and work on those relationships. It’s a philosophy that has helped the Hoosiers produce t...
Dec 08, 2020
Bears Still Looking For Answers
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy said he hasn’t discussed his future with chairman George McCaskey and president Ted Phillips. The heat on Nagy and general manager Ryan Pace is inten...
Dec 08, 2020
Fred Akers, Texas coach who flirted with glory, dies at 82
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Former Texas football coach Fred Akers has died Monday at age 82, his family says. Akers twice led the Longhorns to undefeated regular seasons before Cotton Bowl losses each time ...
Dec 08, 2020
2020 12/09 - Hershel Ray Higgins, Sr.
Hershel Ray Higgins, Sr., 76, of Centralia, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020, surrounded by family in Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, IN after complications from falling off a piece of ...
Dec 07, 2020
Marion County Health Department reports five more COVID-19 deaths
The Marion County Health Department has announced five more COVID-19 related deaths. All but one of the deaths occurred in a long-term care facility. Those who passed away are a female in her 70s, two...
Dec 07, 2020
Governor says next four weeks crucial in fight against COVID-19
Governor JB Pritzker says the next four weeks will be crucial in the fight against COVID-19. He says some numbers have been improving, but are still way too high. “In the most recent week, we ha...
Dec 07, 2020
Free COVID-19 testing extended another week at Marion County Fairgrounds
The Illinois Department of Public Health has announced the mobile testing for COVID-19 will continue from today through Sunday, December 13th, at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Salem. The hours of t...
Dec 07, 2020
