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Salem City Council approves new three year contract for garbage service
The Salem City Council has approved a new three-year contract with DBS Disposal of Farina for residential garbage pickup. DBS was the lowest of three bids. However, their bid was 75-cents per residenc...
Nov 17, 2020
Remainder of Salem squad cars to get in-car cameras
After considerable debate, the Salem City Council Monday night unanimously approved in-car cameras for the three squad cars that currently do not have them. The debate came over the $19,841 cost since...
Nov 17, 2020
Salem High School remains open for in-school learning following close calls
Salem Community High School Superintendent Dr. Brad Detering says the school has been able to stay open for in-student learning following several close calls with positive cases for COVID-19. He updat...
Nov 17, 2020
2020 11/19 - Rebecca Finley
Rebecca Finley, 66 of Mt. Vernon, Illinois passed away November 16, 2020 at her home in the care of her family. Arrangements are pending at the Sutherland – Rankin Funeral Home, Salem, IL entrus...
Nov 17, 2020
2020 11/20 - Karen Jean Keef-Howell
Karen Jean Keef-Howell, 70, of Dix, Illinois, passed away November 17, 2020 at her home. She was born July 2, 1950 in Mount Vernon to the late Edgar L. and Edna E. (Brown) Keef. Karen was a devoted mo...
Nov 17, 2020
2020 11/19 - Dolores Devor
Dolores Devor, 82, of Centralia, passed away November 9, 2020 at Odin HealthCare Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Sutherland-Garnier Funeral Home in Centralia, where friends may call fo...
Nov 17, 2020
2020 11/19 - Mary Virginia Burgess
Mary Virginia Burgess, age 98 of Salem, passed away on Tuesday November 17, 2020 at SSM St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. Mary was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She worked as a telephone ope...
Nov 17, 2020
Governor to implement new COVID-19 mitigations as hospitalizations grow; See complete list of new mitigations
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health has announced additional COVID-19 resurgence mitigations will take effect statewide on Friday. The goal is to reduce the spread of the...
Nov 17, 2020
2020 11/19 - David Wayne Braden
David Wayne Braden, 53, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 2:12 pm November 16, 2020 at his residence. David worked as a union laborer and was a member of Central Christian Church in Mount Vern...
Nov 17, 2020
2020 11/21 - Helen Louise Haddox
Helen Louise Haddox, 79, of Pinckneyville, Illinois, passed away on November 16, 2020, at her home. She was born August 24, 1941, in Mount Vernon to the late Clarence W. Yearwood and Gertrude G. (Elli...
Nov 17, 2020
