Category Archives: Local News
Iuka Fire Department names fireman and first responder of the Year
The Iuka Fire Department has named Jonathan Barlow as its fireman and first responder of the year. Iuka Fire Chief Kenny Eagan says the honor is decided by a vote of department members. Barlow, who jo...
Jan 27, 2022 Jonathan Barlow (left) is presented Fireman and First Responder of the Year Awards by Iuka Fire Chief Kenny Eagan.
Fentanyl seizures rise sharply in three-state area
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Drug Enforcement Administration division that includes Missouri, Kansas and southern Illinois seized more of the dangerous drug fentanyl last year than in the two previous years c...
Jan 27, 2022 U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Man, teen charged with murder in death of Chicago girl, 8
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago authorities say a teenage boy and man have been charged with murder in last weekend's death of an 8-year-old girl, who was shot in the head by a gunman targeting someone else on...
Jan 27, 2022 Arvell Dorsey Jr. / CC
Marion County Treasurer announces he will run for re-election
Marion County Treasurer Gary Purcell has announced he will seek a second term. The Salem Republican feels he has moved the office forward in several areas since taking office. "I got a website started...
Jan 26, 2022
South Central School Board praises staff for extra effort to keep schools open
The South Central School Board joined the administration in praising the extra effort that is taking place to keep the schools open during the current pandemic. The district has been particularly hard...
Jan 26, 2022
Marion County Clerk Steve Fox to run for re-election
Marion County Clerk Steve Fox of Kinmundy has announced he will seek a third term in the June primary election. Fox feels he has made several improvements to the office and voting process. Fox has one...
Jan 26, 2022 Marion County Clerk Steve Fox
Salem Township Hospital seeing multiple impacts as COVID-19 cases remain extremely high
Salem Township Hospital President Alex Nazarian says while the number of COVID-19 cases has dropped 18-percent in Illinois in the past few weeks, the decline has not yet shown up in the Marion County ...
Jan 26, 2022
Centralia man faces new charges after crashing bike into pickup and fleeing SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital
Centralia Police have arrested a 35-year-old Centralia man on new charges of threatening a public official, escape, and resisting arrest after he allegedly fled SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital where he...
Jan 26, 2022
Illinois Marking Two Year Anniversary Of First Covid-19 Case In State
Illinois is marking the two year anniversary of the first case of Covid-19 reported in Illinois. That initial case in January of 2020 was a Chicago woman who had returned from a trip to Wuhan, China. ...
Jan 26, 2022
More out-of-state women coming to Illinois for abortions
CHICAGO (AP) - The number of women from out-of-state who have come to Illinois to have an abortion is climbing. The Chicago Tribune reports that the most recent state health department data shows that...
Jan 26, 2022 New Voices
