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Three fire departments fight large field fire near Kell
Fire burns in standing soybean field north of Kell Tuesday afternoon. Kell Firemen received mutual aid from Salem and Iuka in fighting a field fire that burned ten acres of standing soybeans and came ...
Oct 14, 2020
80-year-old rural Odin man killed in fiery one car crash
Marion County Coroner Troy Cannon says an 80-year-old rural Odin man was killed in a fiery single-vehicle crash in rural Odin Tuesday afternoon. The victim is identified as Jerry Crundwell. Cannon say...
Oct 14, 2020
AP Road Trip: Racial tensions in America's 'sundown towns'
VIENNA, Ill. (AP) - In an America struggling over questions of race, police brutality, and justice, the AP Road Trip team made its second stop in a Midwestern town to look at an open secret of segrega...
Oct 14, 2020
Salem Planning Commission splits on rezoning church
The Salem Planning Commission split 3-3 on rezoning the Free Methodist Church building at 515 East McMackin to allow it to be converted into an apartment building. The split vote will be presented to ...
Oct 14, 2020
Centralia City Council extends outdoor dining option
The Centralia City Council has approved an extension of outdoor seating options for restaurants and bars through the end of the year. City Manager Lowell Crow made the recommendation. “We are go...
Oct 14, 2020
Investigation underway into fatal car crash in rural Odin
An investigation is underway into a car crash and fire in rural Odin that resulted in the death of the apparent driver of the vehicle. Odin Fire Chief Greg Smith says they were called out to the fire ...
Oct 14, 2020
Salem sets fall leaf vacuum schedule
Weather permitting, the City of Salem leaf collection service will begin on Monday, October 19, 2020, and run through mid-December. The program provides residents with an alternate way to dispose of t...
Oct 13, 2020
General Tire evacuated four hours on Saturday following bomb threat
All those working at the General Tire complex just outside of Mt. Vernon were evacuated from the plant for about four hours after a bomb scare was received at 6:43 Saturday morning. Jefferson County S...
Oct 13, 2020
Police Beat for Tuesday, October 13th, 2020
A 42-year-old Texico man has been arrested by Centralia Police on outstanding Effingham and Franklin County failure to appear in court warrants. James Barrett of North Toll Road was taken to the Mario...
Oct 13, 2020
Illinois woman guilty after fooling people in cancer hoax
HIGHLAND, Ill. (AP) - A woman in southwestern Illinois has pleaded guilty to fraud in a cancer hoax that tricked people who gave her money and other benefits. Sarah Delashmit of Highland acknowledged ...
Oct 13, 2020
