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The Marion County Sheriff’s Department reports it is not clear why a 28-year-old Wayne City area man was standing next to the railroad tracks when clipped by a passing train late Friday night. T...

Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested a 31-year-old Vernon man for residential burglary. Marcus Hicks of Fayette Road is accused of breaking into a home near the Norton and Fairman Road...

A car driven by a Centralia man was destroyed when it caught fire after it crashed and ran off Illinois Route 15 near Driver’s Lane west of Mt. Vernon late Saturday afternoon. Jefferson Fire Pro...

Patoka Firemen were called to the Shaun Murray home on North Railroad Street in Patoka on Saturday when a fire broke out in the kitchen. Fire Chief Blake Hyde says the cooking fire had started to spre...

Salem Firemen were called out twice Saturday to fight a fire in corn stubble and a wooded area at 3085 State Route 161east of Centralia. The initial fire came in at 4:30 when a fire had spread through...

Salem Police arrested a 25-year-old Salem woman for aggravated assault on Saturday night after she allegedly made threats to her mother while armed with a hammer. Haley Nardone of West Warmouth remain...

Gary L. Patterson, 65, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 6:17 pm on November 6, 2020, at his residence. A Graveside Service will be held Tuesday, November 10, 2020, at 1:30 pm at Mount Vernon ...

The Minnesota Golden Gophers defeated Illinois’s Fighting Illini yesterday, scoring 41-14. Mohamed Ibrahim scored four touchdowns and Tanner Morgan threw for one more. Ibrahim now has back-to-ba...

Edward L. Miller, 63, of Kinmundy, passed away at his home early Friday morning, November 6, 2020. Ed farmed the “home place” his entire life and was fond of saying he was just an “o...

A 61-year-old rural Xenia man was killed in a fall from the top of a 35-foot grain elevator on his farm during the noon hour on Friday. Marion County Coroner Troy Cannon identifies the victim as Greg ...