Category Archives: Local News
Non-essential Salem businesses being asked to close due to severe problem with Midwest Natural Gas Supplies (updated with Ameren comments at 10:00 pm)
Salem City Manager Rex Barbee is asking all non-essential Salem businesses to close their operations through Thursday and for everyone to lower their thermostat below 70 degrees to minimize gas usage....
Feb 15, 2021
Roads deteriorating with additional snow and blowing winds (1 pm update)
The Illinois Department of Transportation reports I-57, 64, and 70 through Southern Illinois are mostly to completely covered with snow as a major winter storm continues to push through the area. Most...
Feb 15, 2021
Illinois to get smaller number of first doses of vaccine in coming weeks
Illinois Department of Public Health officials have announced that beginning this week, local health departments and other COVID- 19 vaccine providers will begin to receive a larger share of second do...
Feb 15, 2021
Clay County COVID-19 related death reported on Sunday
The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 35 additional COVID-19 related deaths on Sunday, including a female in her 90s in Clay County. There were 1,631 new cases of COVID-19 reported aro...
Feb 15, 2021
Irvington Warming Center is opened
The Irvington Fire Protection District and Irvington Police Department in a joint effort will be opening a Warming center at the Irvington Fire Department. With this Cold Weather Advisory, their goal ...
Feb 15, 2021
Snow will make travel slow going on Monday; some drifting reported on rural east-west roads (updated 8:50 am)
The Illinois Department of Transportation is reporting roads throughout the state covered with ice or snow. I-57 through South Central Illinois is mostly covered, while some sections of the road in de...
Feb 15, 2021
National Weather Service issues winter storm warning until midnight Monday night
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning due to anticipated heavy snow. The weather service is now projecting six to ten inches of snow could fall. The Wind Chill Advisory also r...
Feb 14, 2021
City of Salem puts Snow Route Ordinance into effect
The City of Salem has put its snow route ordinance into effect until further notice due to the Winter Storm Warning. A parking prohibition automatically goes into effect on any part of any snow emerge...
Feb 14, 2021
Shattuc man killed in I-57 crash near Mt. Vernon Thursday
State Police say a 57-year-old Shattuc man was killed on Thursday afternoon when his pickup truck crashed into the rear of a semi near the Memorial Drive exit ramp in Mt. Vernon. The victim has been i...
Feb 14, 2021
Sandoval man escapes injury when car hits power pole on West Main in Salem
A 47-year-old Sandoval man escaped injury when he lost control of his car and it hit a power pole on West Main Street in front of Rent One early Saturday afternoon. Salem Police believe Ryan Koehler l...
Feb 14, 2021
