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Kell Grade School going back on full remote until after holiday break
Kell Grade School Principal Sarah Beth Ferrell says the school is going back on full remote learning until after the holiday break. She reports an additional staff member has tested positive and two o...
Dec 07, 2020
Kell man arrested on multiple weapon charges following domestic disturbance
A 25-year-old Kell man has been arrested by Salem Police on multiple charges after allegedly displaying a gun during a domestic dispute with his girlfriend. Michael Hill of Third Street is being held ...
Dec 07, 2020
2020 12/09 - Lester Raymond James (Chip)
Lester Raymond James (Chip), passed away peacefully on December 4, 2020, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. His loving and forever wife of 64 years, Nancy James (nee Dodd, was his s...
Dec 07, 2020
2020 12/13 - Margaret "Jodie" (Wilmoth) Fair
Margaret “Jodie” (Wilmoth) Fair, 77, of Sandoval passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. Jodie was blessed to have had Jesus in her heart...
Dec 07, 2020
2020 12/09 - Merle Marie Beckmeyer
Merle Marie Beckmeyer, 93, of Hoyleton, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Cedarhurst of Centralia. Merle was a member of the Zion Evangelical United Church of Christ in Hoyleton, where she ser...
Dec 07, 2020
Southern Illinois Builders Association donates $5,000 to KC Carpentry
(Pictured (l-r) Donna Richter, CEO of the Southern Illinois Builders Association, and Pete Donnelly, KC Carpentry Professor.) Kaskaskia College's Carpentry Occupations Program received a $5,000 donati...
Dec 07, 2020
Kaskaskia College Friends of the Fine Arts awards over $7,000 in scholarships
(Front row (l-r): Holden Kershaw, Elena Smith, Dusk Donoho, Ximena Aparicio, William Wagner, and Travis Strobel. Back row (l-r): Professor Cliff Jourdan, Professor David Quinn, KCFFA President Dennis ...
Dec 07, 2020
Odin 3rd Grade Teacher is WJBD-WSIQ Teacher of the Week
The 3rd Grade Teacher at Odin School is this week’s WJBD-WSIQ Teacher of the Week. Melinda Fredrick is determined to make this school year as normal as possible even though Odin School has been ...
Dec 07, 2020
Centralia City Council to consider budget and putting sales tax increase on April ballot
The Centralia City Council Monday night will be asked to approve its operating budget for the fiscal year beginning January first. City Manager Lowell Crow says the budget is balanced across the board...
Dec 07, 2020
Salem City Council to consider garbage collection and leaf vacuum fee increases
The Salem City Council Monday night will consider increases in the garbage collection and leaf vacuum fees. City Manager Rex Barbee is suggesting a $1 a month increase in the garbage collection fee an...
Dec 07, 2020
