Category Archives: Local News
US Senator Dick Durbin still pushing for second stimulus package
US Senator Dick Durbin says lawmakers in Washington need to pass another relief package for the nation's economy. He feels passing something isn't a done deal and both sides need to compromise on the ...
Nov 27, 2020
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies find stolen items taken in barn burglary
The Marion County Sheriff’s Department has been able to recover many of the items stolen in a barn burglary. The department reports the burglary was reported to a building in the 4400 block of S...
Nov 26, 2020
Police Beat for Thursday, November 26th, 2020
A 23-year-old Salem man was arrested by Salem Police on an outstanding Marion County warrant. The warrant was issued to Brian Scott after a petition to revoke his probation was filed on a violation of...
Nov 26, 2020
Volunteers in Salem and Centralia work to provide Thanksgiving Dinner to less fortunate and those home alone
A record number of dinners will be prepared in both Salem and Centralia for the less fortunate and those who would otherwise be alone this Thanksgiving. However, due to COVID meals are only being offe...
Nov 26, 2020
Positive cases of staff with COVID-19 at Murray Center continues to climb
The Director of the Murray Developmental Center says the number of employees testing positive for COVID-19 continues to rise. Lori Demijan says as of Wednesday morning, 57 staff have tested positive i...
Nov 25, 2020
Unemployment drops across region, down 2.7 percent in Marion County
Marion County saw positive trends in its labor force in October as unemployment dipped, the number of unemployed came down and the size of the workforce grew. The October unemployment rate fell 2.7-pe...
Nov 25, 2020
Marion County hunters bag less deer in 1st shotgun deer hunting season
Marion County hunters brought in 85 fewer deer in the first shotgun deer hunting season this year compared to last. The first-weekend harvest was 910 deer. State Department of Natural Resources spokes...
Nov 25, 2020
Vandals try to pull down Chicago park's McKinley statue
CHICAGO (AP) - Police say vandals tried to topple a Chicago park's statue of President William McKinley overnight using a rope tethered to a car. The attempt to pull down the statue at McKinley Park o...
Nov 25, 2020
State Police plan extra patrols over long holiday weekend
The Illinois State Police are boosting patrols for the holiday weekend. While the State Police encourages folks to stay home this Thanksgiving, saturated patrols will be out there says trooper Mindy C...
Nov 25, 2020
Adopters and Shoppers needed for BCMW-WJBD/WSIQ Adopt a Family Program
As with almost anything this year, the Social Service Agency BCMW and WJBD-WSIQ Adopt a Family program is facing some special challenges with COVID-19. So far 80 of the 211 families have been adopted ...
Nov 25, 2020