Category Archives: Local News
Irvington Grade School 2nd Quarter Honor Roll
6th Grade High Honors: Kandi Jarnagin 7th Grade High Honors: Madisyn Jentsch Chauncey Miller Kimber Grimes 8th Grade High Honors: Benjamin Wangler Dylan Kuhns 5th Grade Honors: Adelynn Beal Mia...
Jan 10, 2022
First day for candidates for county offices to pick up petitions is Wednesday
Marion County Clerk Steve Fox says the first day for candidates to pick up packets for county offices open in the June primary election is Wednesday. They will be available in room 202 of the Marion C...
Jan 10, 2022
Odin Firemen hand out several awards at weekend Annual Awards Dinner
The Odin Fireman of the Year is Captain Loren Pepple. The award was announced at the Odin Fire Department's annual awards dinner held over the weekend. Several other awards were also handed out. Shawn...
Jan 10, 2022 Captain Loren Pepple (left) accepts Fireman of the Year award from Assistant Odin Fire Chief Tony Nalewajka.
COVID-19 cases surge in South Central Illinois
The Centers for Disease Control's COVID tracker is reporting a large increase in number of cases in Marion and all surrounding counties for the week ending Saturday. Marion County reported 621 new cas...
Jan 10, 2022
State comptroller to once again give break to struggling taxpayers
For the second year in a row, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is announcing a break for struggling taxpayers. Usually, fines like overdue parking tickets can be deducted from your state income tax...
Jan 10, 2022
Bryan-Bennett Library begins new program to foster love of literature in very young children
Bryan-Bennett Library has launched a new program to help parents foster the love of literature in very young children. Parents can register in the "1000 Books Before Kindergarten" program at Bryan-Ben...
Jan 10, 2022
Police Beat for Monday, January 10th, 2022
A 29-year-old Centralia woman is being held in the Marion County Jail for criminal trespass to property and on a Marion County failure to appear warrant. Lacie Linder of James Street was arrested by C...
Jan 10, 2022
Mom charged after body of Illinois boy is found in Indiana
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. (AP) - The mother of a missing Illinois boy has been charged with murder after the 6-year-old's body was discovered near an abandoned house in northwestern Indiana. Damari Perry of...
Jan 09, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Chicago's COVID-19 fight with teachers hangs over a 2nd week
CHICAGO (AP) - Talks between Chicago school leaders and the teachers' union resume Sunday amid a standoff over remote learning and other COVID-19 safety measures. The situation looms over the start of...
Jan 09, 2022 Alan Levine / CC
Illinois sues Franklin County mine over use of toxic foam to control fire
MACEDONIA, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois attorney general is accusing a coal mine operator of polluting the area with toxic foam to try to stop an underground fire. Kwame Raoul's lawsuit in Franklin County...
Jan 09, 2022 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
