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Five more COVID-19 deaths in region Wednesday; Marion County reports 16 new cases
There have been five new COVID-19 deaths across South Central Illinois reported on Wednesday, including two deaths in Jefferson County and one apiece in Clinton, Fayette, and Wayne Counties. The State...
Oct 07, 2020
Raccoon Grade School goes full remote learning due to COVID-19
Raccoon Grade School has gone to full remote learning until October 19th after two positive cases of COVID-19 showed up in the same class. Superintendent Misty Johannes says the second positive test i...
Oct 07, 2020
Centralia Business and Professional Women name Woman and Boss of the Year
The Centralia Business and Professional Women’s Club has announced their Boss and Woman of the Year. The Boss of the Year is Emily Owen. Emily is the Director of Programs at One Hope United in C...
Oct 07, 2020
U.S Marshal's sweep in and arrest two in Centralia on Tuesday
Kai Reeves and Sevante King. Two people are in custody after being arrested on Tuesday by the U.S. Marshal’s service. Kai Reeves of Golf Lane was taken into custody at his home after his federal...
Oct 07, 2020
Indiana man arrested in 2014 killing of 15-year-old Fairfield girl
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - An Evansville, Indiana man has been arrested in the 2014 killing of a 15-year-old Fairfield girl whose body was found nearly three years ago in a shallow grave in Wayne County....
Oct 07, 2020
Man fatally shot in struggle over gun during traffic stop
HARVEY, Ill. (AP) - State police say a man died overnight after his gun discharged during a struggle over the weapon as troopers were conducting a traffic stop in suburban Chicago. Police said trooper...
Oct 07, 2020
Pritzker confident Congress will agree on stimulus package
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois governor says he is confident Congress will put together another coronavirus pandemic relief package despite President Donald Trump's instructions to shut down ta...
Oct 07, 2020
2020 10/09 - Herbert Roger Wayne Wimberly Sr.
Herbert Roger Wayne Wimberly Sr, age 67 of Kinmundy, died on October 1, 2020 at HSHS St. John's Hospital in Springfield. Graveside services for Roger Wimberly will be held at 3:00 pm on Friday, Octobe...
Oct 07, 2020
2020 10/10 - Sandra Kay "Sandy" Brumfield
Sandra Kay “Sandy” Brumfield, 72, of Vandalia, formerly of Vernon passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at Aperion Care in St. Elmo. Sandy was a proud graduate of Patoka High School class o...
Oct 07, 2020
2020 10/09 - Rosemary Jane Hails
Rosemary Jane Hails, 90 of Woodlawn, Illinois, passed away October 6, 2020 in Mount Vernon, Illinois. It was not unusual to see Rosemary discing behind dad as he plowed the fields. She didn’t ma...
Oct 07, 2020
