Category Archives: Local News
Mt Vernon man receives 30 month prison term on weapons charge
A 52-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. Joseph Johnston of East Oakton was accused of pointing a rifle at another man who...
Sep 29, 2021
Marion County Highway Department reopens two roads
The Marion County Highway Department reports work has been completed on two road projects and the roads have now been reopened. They are the South Iuka Road south of the Route 161 extension where a la...
Sep 29, 2021 Marion County Highway Department building.
Marion County Health Department reports 36 new COVID-19 cases Saturday-Tuesday
The Marion County Health Department is reporting 36 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for the four day period between Saturday and Tuesday. Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow ...
Sep 29, 2021
Police Beat for Wednesday, September 29th, 2021
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a 20-year-old Patoka man for possession of methamphetamine and resisting arrest following an early Wednesday morning traffic stop. Anthony Dickerson of West B...
Sep 29, 2021
State fair attendance healthy after pandemic layoff
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - State officials are celebrating attendance at this year's Illinois State Fair after it was canceled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The state Department of Agricultu...
Sep 29, 2021 Katherine Johnson / CC
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.
