Category Archives: Local News
Nearly 300 flights canceled as snow belts Chicago area
CHICAGO (AP) - Nearly 300 flights arriving in or departing from Chicago-area airports were canceled Friday amid a winter storm that dumped as much as 8 inches of snow on the region. WMAQ-TV reports th...
Jan 28, 2022 Andrey Filippov 安德烈 / CC
Franklin Park Scholar Bowl Has A Good Day
Franklin Park Varsity Scholar had another successful outing Thursday with two more wins. In the first match, Franklin Park defeated Willow Grove 165-85. In the second match, Franklin Park defeated St....
Jan 28, 2022
Bryan-Bennett Library holds Seeds, Stories and DIY Day on Saturday
The Bryan-Bennett Library in Salem will host a Seeds, Stories, and DIY Day on Saturday, January 29. Local businesswoman Cindy Dice will share her experiences and expertise on eating healthy. Like many...
Jan 28, 2022
Area legislators push to bring back death penalty for murdering police officer
New legislation reinstates the death penalty for those convicted of murdering a police officer in Illinois is being introduced at the State Capital. Representative Blaine Wilhour of Effingham plans to...
Jan 28, 2022 State Representative Blaine Wilhour
Several burglaries and thefts under investigation in Marion County
Odin Police are investigating a burglary to an apartment in the 300 block of Spruce Street. A safe was reportedly broken into and a birth certificate and diploma are missing. The Marion County Sheriff...
Jan 28, 2022
Police Beat for Friday, January 28th, 2022
A 24-year-old Iuka woman has been arrested on a Fayette County failure to appear warrant in an aggravated battery case. Tiffany Morton of Thomas Street was picked up by sheriff's deputies. Bond on the...
Jan 28, 2022
SSM Health Weight Management Services at Good Samaritan Hospital is accredited
The SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital Health Weight Management Services has achieved accredition from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program. The Medical Di...
Jan 28, 2022
Salem Grade School District gets final approval for $4.1-million in federal ESSER III funding; will fund major improvements and loss of learning programs
The Salem Grade School Board voted to move forward Thursday night on two new buildings, a new Franklin Park parking lot, and other major renovation work. Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe says the work ...
Jan 28, 2022
Unemployment dips slightly in South Central Illinois in December
Unemployment dipped four-tenths of a percent in Marion County from November to December and is down 2.2-percent from December a year ago. The latest numbers released by the Illinois Department of Empl...
Jan 28, 2022 Innov8social / CC
Man identified who was killed in Tuesday morning fire in Mt. Vernon
The man who lost his life in a fire that destroyed a Mt. Vernon home early Tuesday morning has been identified. He's 41-year-old William Stief who resided at the home in the 1500 block of Jones Street...
Jan 28, 2022
