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Five counties in South Central Illinois are on this week’s warning level list for the coronavirus disease. Clinton, Clay, and Jefferson County are repeating from last week while Washington Count...

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for 11 am to 6 pm on Saturday due to excessive danger of fires due to strong winds, low relative humidity and the extremely dry conditions. T...

The Centralia Philharmonic Orchestra has worked around COVID-19 restrictions to hold a Drive-In Concert on Saturday night. The President of the Philharmonic Orchestra Elizabeth Shuler says they wanted...

The Illinois Department of Aging has awarded the Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency a 2020 Governor’s Engaging Aging Award. The award recognizes groups and organizations who lead by ex...

Verlia M. Lawrence Drury, age 89 of Salem, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2020, at her Home. Verlia was a member of the Community of Christ Church. She was active in the American Legion Ladies A...

Randy L Odle, 69, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 5:45 pm October 15, 2020 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Throughout Randy’s career he worked for the ...

Lois Marie Beard, age 62 of Odin, passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, with her family by her side. Lois worked at Brown Shoe Company, Odin Care Ce...

Schuyler E Riley, 10, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 3:36 pm October 14, 2020 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Schuyler liked gaming, fishing, camping, and b...

Robert “Robbie” Lee Johnson, 62, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 3:50 pm October 15, 2020 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, Illinois. Robbie worked as a brick mason...

The Illinois Commerce Commission has given its approval for the Dakota Access Pipeline to expand capacity and enlarge its pumping station at the Patoka Oil Tank Farm where the pipeline ends. The nearl...