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Boys and Girls Prep Basketball Rankings 12-2-22
Illinois High School Boys Basketball Top 10 Poll Class 4A School W-L Pts 1. Joliet West (1) 2-1 37 2. Moline (3) 1-1 36 3. Kenwood 2-0 31 (tie) St. Rita 2-2 31 5. Whitney Young 2-1 24 6. Rolling Meado...
Dec 02, 2022
Perry, Murray State take down Illinois State 70-67 in OT
MURRAY, Ky. (AP) - Rob Perry scored 20 points, including five in the overtime, as Murray State took down Illinois State 70-67 on Thursday night. Perry was 6 of 13 shooting, including 4 for 8 from dist...
Dec 02, 2022 Steve Johnson / CC
Jordan Martinook has hat trick, Hurricanes beat Blues 6-4
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Jordan Martinook had a hat trick to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the St. Louis Blues 6-4 on Thursday night. After a turnover, Martinook scored the winning goal with 4:35 left, be...
Dec 02, 2022
IRA Deadlines Are Approaching
IRA Deadlines Are Approaching Here is what you need to know. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources Financially, many of us associate the spring with taxes - but we should also associate De...
Dec 02, 2022
Marion County Clerk and Treasurer sworn in for another term
Marion County Clerk Steve Fox and County Treasurer Gary Purcell were sworn in Thursday morning to begin next four year terms. This will be Fox's fourth term and he has a special project for his new te...
Dec 01, 2022 Marion County Treasurer Gary Purcell (left) and County Clerk Steve Fox after being sworn in for new four year terms on Thursday.
Marion County now has new sheriff as Kevin Cripps is sworn in
Marion County now has a new sheriff. Kevin Cripps was sworn in by soon to be Appellate Court Judge Michael McHaney. "I'm so honored to have this opportunity to serve this county and the citizens of th...
Dec 01, 2022 Judge Micheal McHaney (right) congratulates Kevin Cripps (left) after swearing him in as the county's new sheriff Thursday.
Full weekend of Christmas activities planned in Salem
A full weekend of activities is planned to celebrate the Christmas season in Salem this Friday night and Saturday. Activity begins Friday night from six to eight with a Community Christmas Carnival at...
Dec 01, 2022 Santa after he leads the countdown to turn on the city Christmas Tree at Sweney Corner during festivities last year. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Believe It or DON'T
Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1913, Henry Ford installed the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile. Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1955, in Montgomery, Al...
Dec 01, 2022
Coffee and Donut reception held for outgoing Sheriff Andy Garden
A Coffee and Donut reception was held at the Marion County Law Enforcement Center on outgoing Sheriff Andy Garden's final full day in office on Wednesday. A large number of county employees as well as...
Dec 01, 2022 Past and present staff members of the Marion County Sheriff's Department bid farewell to retiring Marion County Sheriff Andy Garden at a Donut and Coffee reception at the Law Enforcement Center.
Police Beat for Thursday, December 1st, 2022
A 16-year-old rural Iuka female juvenile has been sent to One Hope United following an incident at her home Wednesday night where she allegedly threatened family members with a knife and later fought ...
Dec 01, 2022
