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Governor Pritzker gives warning to Southern Illinois Region on rising COVID-19 concerns
Governor JB Pritzker is warning that Southern Illinois Region that includes Marion, Jefferson, and Wayne Counties that stronger mitigations are around the corner if COVID-19 cases continue to rise. In...
News Oct 14, 2020

Marion, Jefferson and Fayette Counties all report new COVID-19 related deaths
The Marion County Health Department has reported two new COVID-19 related deaths. The female and male in their 80s had both been hospitalized. The two deaths bring to ten the number of COVID-19 deaths...
News Oct 14, 2020

Marion County Board moves forward into internet age
The Marion County Board took another step forward Tuesday night in moving into the internet age. The board approved spending $6,370 to purchase iPad computers for each board member and the board secre...
News Oct 14, 2020

Police Beat for Wednesday, October 14th, 2020
Centralia Police arrested a 28-year-old Alma man on drug charges Wednesday. Cody Greenwood of Parker Road was taken into custody for alleged possession of a controlled substance and possession of a na...
News Oct 14, 2020

Three fire departments fight large field fire near Kell
Fire burns in standing soybean field north of Kell Tuesday afternoon. Kell Firemen received mutual aid from Salem and Iuka in fighting a field fire that burned ten acres of standing soybeans and came ...
News Oct 14, 2020

80-year-old rural Odin man killed in fiery one car crash
Marion County Coroner Troy Cannon says an 80-year-old rural Odin man was killed in a fiery single-vehicle crash in rural Odin Tuesday afternoon. The victim is identified as Jerry Crundwell. Cannon say...
News Oct 14, 2020

2020 10/19 - Clyde Murl Masters
Clyde Murl Masters, 89, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 8:07 pm October 13, 2020 at Crossroads Community Hospital in Mount Vernon. A Graveside Service will be held Monday, October 19, 2020 a...
News Oct 14, 2020

2020 10/18 - Edward Lee Richards
Edward Lee Richards, 66, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 1:05 pm October 8, 2020 at Saint Louis University in Saint Louis, Missouri. A Visitation will be held Sunday, October 18, 2020 at Hughey...
News Oct 14, 2020

2020 10/16 - Marguerite Hays
Marguerite Hays, 77, of Centralia, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia. Marguerite was an artist and loved animals. She started volunteering at...
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2020 10/17 - Jerry L. Crundwell
Jerry L. Crundwell, 80, of Odin, Illinois passed away October 13, 2020 in rural Odin. Jerry was a truck driver working at rock quarries near Dixon, IL. He was married to Barbara Timmons December 7, 19...
News Oct 14, 2020
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