Category Archives: Local News
Livestock shows return to Marion County Fair following a year's absence
The Marion County 4-H Livestock shows returned to the show arena at the Marion County Fairgrounds on Saturday after a year's absence due to COVID-19 mitigations. In the Beef Show, Maddox Robb received...
Aug 01, 2021 Judge Makenna Green gives pointers to Landon Borcherding of Iuka during the swine show on Saturday. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Heavy storms flood roads and bring down large tree limbs
Heavy thunderstorms accompanied with strong gusty winds on the leading edge of the front caused flooded roads and some large downed tree limbs Saturday morning. A large tree limb brought down a power ...
Aug 01, 2021 An Ameren truck called to remove a broken pole and downed line is hidden behind the large tree that fell and caused the damage. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Fire destroys a camper in rural Vernon
Fire consumed a camper parked at 1699 Burks Road in rural Vernon Saturday morning. A passerby spotted the camper fully engulfed in flames and already through the roof after thunderstorms rolled throug...
Aug 01, 2021 File Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Police Beat for Sunday, August 1st, 2021
33-year-old Tim Morton of Morton Lane in Kell was arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies on a new Jefferson County warrant for burglary. Bond is set at $50,000 Morton was transferred to the Jeff...
Aug 01, 2021
Federal officials give UIC $6M to test COVID-19 treatment
CHICAGO (AP) - The University of Illinois Chicago has received a $6 million from the federal government to test a potential drug to treat COVID-19. Researchers say the drug candidate, called VT-109, h...
Aug 01, 2021
Marion, Jefferson, Clinton, Washington, Clay, and Wayne County all now in COVID-19 highest risk category
Marion County remains in the high-risk category for COVID-19 in the weekly figures being released Friday by the CDC. There were 119 cases during the week for an infection rate of 319.85 per 100,000. T...
Jul 31, 2021 Joint Base San Antonio
Salem man arrested after incident with pellet gun
Salem Police arrested a 19-year-old Salem man for assault and disorderly conduct following an incident involving a pellet gun on Thursday. Police report Ethin Julian of North College apparently became...
Jul 31, 2021 James Case / CC
Police Beat for Saturday, July 31st, 2021
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 26-year-old Bradin Taylor of Scott Avenue in Odin for felony theft. He was taken to the Marion County Jail. Sandoval Police arrested two people for criminal d...
Jul 31, 2021
Salem man charged with theft of landscape materials from Four Seasons Garden Center
A 35-year-old Salem man has been charged with two counts of felony theft and misdemeanor criminal trespass to property following a June incident where he allegedly loaded up a trailer full of landscap...
Jul 31, 2021
Agency: Trump is due $1M tax refund for Chicago skyscraper
An Illinois tax agency has ruled that former President Donald Trump is due a $1 million refund on the 2011 tax bill on his downtown Chicago skyscraper, but local officials are trying to block the refu...
Jul 31, 2021 Daniel Huizinga / CC
