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Salem Grade Gives Some Tentative Timeline For Volleyball, Basketball
At last night's Salem Grade School Board Meeting, Athletic Director Suzi Worman went through the changes to the winter sports seasons. She said that Volleyball would begin with games on January 18th w...
Nov 20, 2020
IHSA Temporarily Pauses Sports & Activities Under New State Mitigations
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met for a special virtual meeting on Thursday, November 19, 2020, where the Board provided an update on winter sports. To maintain compli...
Nov 20, 2020
John A Logan's Jay Scrubb Traded To Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers acquired guard Luke Kennard from Detroit, and sent guards Landry Shamet to Brooklyn and Rodney McGruder to Detroit as they attempt to improve the supporting cast around Kawhi ...
Nov 20, 2020
Marion County Health Department reports COVID-19 related death; 52 new cases
The Marion County Health Department is reporting its 41st COVID-19 related death. It was a female in her 70s who was a long term care resident. Wayne County recorded its 30th death, a male in his 70s....
Nov 19, 2020
SSM Health re-implements visitation restrictions at Good Samaritan and St. Mary's Hospital
SSM Health Illinois has announced it will once again suspend visits at its care sites, including Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon and St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia. SSM says the restrict...
Nov 19, 2020
Centralia Mayor encouraging the wearing of face masks
Centralia Mayor Herb Williams is encouraging citizens to wear a mask for their safety and the safety of others. Williams feels through the combined effort of wearing a mask, social distancing, and han...
Nov 19, 2020 Centralia Community Center Executive Director Herb Williams (file photo)
Centralia Police execute two drug trafficking search warrants
Centralia Police Chief Greg Dodson says the police department in conjunction with the FBI Drug Task Force executed two coordinated simultaneous search warrants Thursday morning. Dodson says the warran...
Nov 19, 2020
2020 11/22 - W. "Jean" Engelmeier
W. “Jean” Engelmeier, 91, of Flora, Illinois passed away November 19, 2020 at the Flora Garden of Memories. Following high school graduation, she attended Richard Academy studying beauty c...
Nov 19, 2020
2020 11/23 - Jim Mays
Jim Mays, 83, of Dix, Illinois, passed away at 11:15 pm November 18, 2020 at his residence. Jim was a part of the last graduating class of Boyd Grade School in 1951. He served his country in the Unite...
Nov 19, 2020
Rapid test offered at Salem Pharmacy finding positivity rate of around 30%
A rapid result test for COVID-19 that has been offered by the Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy in Salem has proved popular and is finding about 30-percent of those tested are positive. Pharmacist Craig Morton...
Nov 19, 2020
