Category Archives: Local News
Bryan Bennett Library hold Family Reading Celebration
The Bryan-Bennett Library will be holding a Family Reading Celebration beginning Monday through Saturday, November 21st. During that time, patrons can pick up cloth book bags that contain goodies for ...
Nov 16, 2020
United Medical Response to expand in Mt. Vernon with hub facility
United Medical Response LLC has announced the expansion of services to Mt. Vernon and the construction of a new facility. Chief Operating Officer Justin Lewis says the new building will be located on ...
Nov 16, 2020
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies complete reports on Saturday crash
The Marion County Sheriff’s Department has completed reports on an early Saturday morning crash at the south edge of Sandoval that sent the driver to a St. Louis Hospital for treatment. Reports ...
Nov 16, 2020
Illinois reports $285 million in September sport bets
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The latest numbers released by the Illinois Gaming Board show bettors in the state wagered more than $285 million on sports contests in September. According to the Chicago Sun...
Nov 15, 2020
Centralia City Grade School goes on full remote for all schools
For the first time, all Centralia City Grade Schools will go on full remote beginning Monday. Superintendent Craig Clark says students at Schiller, Jordan, Central, and Centralia Junior High are all i...
Nov 15, 2020
Walmart to return to metering number of customers entering stores
Walmart has announced it is once again monitoring and counting the number of customers entering its stores as COVID-19 cases increase across the country. The same process will be used as in the spring...
Nov 15, 2020
Ban on Evictions continued in Illinois, but with restrictions
Governor JB Pritzker is extending the ban on evictions in Illinois, but there will now be some restrictions. The governor says the eviction moratorium will last another 30 days, but will only apply to...
Nov 15, 2020
Salem man injured in single vehicle crash early Saturday morning
A 23-year-old Salem man has been transferred to a St. Louis Hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning. Initial information from the Marion County Sh...
Nov 15, 2020
Illinois soldier among five killed in helicopter crash in Egypt
A 23-year-old Army soldier from the East Central Illinois community of Watseka is one of five soldiers killed in a helicopter crash on Thursday while on a peacekeeping mission in Egypt’s Sinai P...
Nov 15, 2020
Gettysburg Address to be on display at Lincoln museum
A handwritten copy of Abraham Lincoln’s most famous speech will be on display in Springfield later in the week. Officials with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum say it is only ...
Nov 15, 2020
