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Another day, another record for new COVID-19 cases
The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting another record day for new cases of COVID-19. There were 12,438 cases recorded leading up to the Saturday report, shattering the old record by mor...
Nov 07, 2020
Gov. Pritzker tests negative after possible virus exposure
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has tested negative for the COVID-19 virus after learning he may have been exposed during a meeting to someone who tested positive for the coronavi...
Nov 07, 2020
2020 11/10 - Connie Garrett
Connie Joe Hoyt Garrett, age 84 of Salem, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family in her home on Saturday, November 7, 2020. Connie was born in 1936 to Charles "Chub" and Hazel Linnie (Hays) H...
Nov 07, 2020
2020 11/13 - Deborah Louise (Decker) Leuty
Deborah Louise (Decker) Leuty, age 63 of Salem, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020, at her home in the care of her loving family. Debbie was born on December 18, 1956, in Salem to Lawrence and ...
Nov 07, 2020
Kaskaskia College dedicates new Geary Student Loft
The ribbon is cut on the new Geary Student Loft at Kaskaskia College Friday afternoon by KC freshman Alyssa Hutton of Centralia as KC Board member Louis Koehler (left) and the drafting student who hel...
Nov 07, 2020
Bluford woman hurt in Patoka crash
A Bluford woman was injured in a crash when her car was struck in the side by a spray truck at the U.S. 51 and Britt Road intersection in Patoka late Friday morning. Marion County Sheriff’s Depu...
Nov 07, 2020
Teutopolis woman receives minor injuries in car-deer crash near Kell
A 38-year-old Teutopolis woman received minor injuries when her vehicle hit a deer Friday night on the Walnut Hill Road west of Route 37 in rural Kell. Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies say Miche...
Nov 07, 2020
Two arrested on felony drug charges following traffic stop in Centralia
Centralia Police arrested two persons on drug charges following a traffic stop late Friday night at Pine and McCord. 28-year-old Nathaniel Hegwood of South Cherry in Centralia was charged with possess...
Nov 07, 2020
Police Beat for Saturday, November 7th, 2020
Centralia Police have arrested a 37-year-old Centralia man for domestic battery. James Gibson of Haussler Street was taken to the Marion County Jail following an incident at his home. The Marion Count...
Nov 07, 2020
2020 11/10 - Evan R. Curry
Evan R. Curry, 80, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 9:25 pm on November 6, 2020, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Saturday mornings were special days when Evan...
Nov 07, 2020
