Category Archives: Local News
AP-NORC poll: Virus fears linger for vaccinated older adults
NEW YORK (AP) - A new survey finds that vaccinated older adults are far more worried about COVID-19 than the unvaccinated are. And those vaccinated older adults are far likelier to take precautions de...
Sep 29, 2021
Illinois man dies of rabies after apparent bat bite
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois man has died of rabies after apparently being bitten by a bat - the first human case of rabies in the state since 1954. The Illinois Department of Public H...
Sep 29, 2021 Phuket@photographer.net / CC
Bears move closer to leaving Soldier Field for the suburbs
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Bears took a major step toward moving out of their longtime home at Soldier Field and into the suburbs by signing a purchase agreement for Arlington Park about 30 miles nort...
Sep 29, 2021
Three injured in crash on Bilek Road in northern Marion County
Illinois State Police say three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on the Bilek Road just south of Hicks Road in rural Alma late Tuesday afternoon. Preliminary investigative details indicate a...
Sep 29, 2021
Four arrested during drug sweep in Salem including two on federal drug warrants (revised---adding two arrests)
Two Salem men have been arrested on federal drug warrants on Tuesday, while two others were picked up on other charges. 37-year-old Michael Lyday Junior of Charleston Road and 66-year-old David Purcel...
Sep 29, 2021 David Purcell and Michael Lyday, Jr.
Kentucky man sentenced to 21 years in prison for Kinmundy residential burglary and violation of order of protection
A 49-year-old Kentucky man has been sentenced to a total of 21-years in prison for a residential burglary to his ex-girlfriend's home in Kinmundy and for violating an order of protection she had again...
Sep 29, 2021 Jacob Roderick (IDOC photo)
Four injured in three vehicle crash on Route 161 east of Centralia
The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports four people were injured in a three vehicle crash on Route 161 east of Racetrack Road east of Centralia Tuesday night. Sheriff's Deputies say the crash o...
Sep 29, 2021
Ameren launching $5.8-million upgrade of transmission power poles between Centralia and Mt. Vernon substations
Ameren Illinois will soon begin work on upgrading transmission power poles between the Mt. Vernon and Centralia Substations. Seventy power pole structures and lightning protection shield wires will be...
Sep 28, 2021
Kaskaskia College joins effort to provide lower cost 4-year degrees without leaving home
Kaskaskia College will be part of a new program that aims to make it easier for community college students to earn a four year degree. The effort is a partnership between Southern Illinois University-...
Sep 28, 2021 File: Kaskaskia College Clock Tower and campus.
Marion County Soil and Water Conservation District's Annual Fall Fish Sale underway
The Marion County Soil & Water Conservation District is now accepting orders for their Annual Fall Fish Sales. This year the Conservation District will be offering seven varieties of fish. The...
Sep 28, 2021
