Category Archives: Local News
Republicans sweep Marion County Board seats
The Marion County Board will remain 100 percent Republican as three Democrats failed to win the election on Tuesday. The Republican candidates for sheriff, clerk, and treasurer were all running unoppo...
Nov 09, 2022 Marion County Courthouse
Jefferson County elects new county clerk and retains sheriff
Jefferson County voters elected a new county clerk while keeping their current sheriff. In unofficial election returns, Democratic county clerk Connie Simmons was defeated by Republican challenger Jos...
Nov 08, 2022
Fayette County Clerk re-elected, contested county board races settled in Fayette, Clinton and Washington County
Fayette County Clerk Jessica Barker won easy re-election in Tuesday's election. The Republican beat her Democratic challenger Iris Virden 6,286 to 1,688 votes. In contested Fayette County Board seats,...
Nov 08, 2022
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker beats GOP foe in pricey race
By JOHN O'CONNOR Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker sailed to reelection over challenger Darren Bailey in a race characterized by near-constant acrimony and outsized spending...
Nov 08, 2022 FILE - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker participates in a debate with Republican gubernatorial challenger state Sen. Darren Bailey at the WGN9 studios, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
US Sen. Duckworth defeats Chicago-area lawyer, wins 2nd term
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) - Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth won reelection Tuesday in Illinois, defeating political newcomer and lawyer Kathy Salvi. Duckwo...
Nov 08, 2022 FILE - U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 20, 2022. Duckworth is seeking reelection Tuesday, Nov. 8 in Illinois against political newcomer Kathy Salvi. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
Marion, Clinton, Fayette, and Wayne County LIVE Election Results
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Nov 08, 2022
Police Beat for Tuesday, November 8th, 2022
Three people were brought to the Marion County Jail on Monday on outstanding warrants. 22-year-old Lyndsay Hoffman of Old Salem Road in Centralia was arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies on an...
Nov 08, 2022
Salem Police arrest former Salem resident for aggravated battery to a child
Salem Police have arrested a 26-year-old former resident now living in Centralia for aggravated battery to a child. Detectives say the October 24th incident involving Mary Rushing of Calumet Street fi...
Nov 08, 2022
Flora resident refuses hospital treatment following multiple rollover crash
A 23-year-old Flora woman declined hospital treatment following a one vehicle crash on US50 west of Sullens Road in rural Iuka Monday night. The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports Kenna Willia...
Nov 08, 2022
1,200 High School students learn about career fields during KC Career Fair
About 1,200 high school students participated in a Career Fair last Friday at Kaskaskia College. College President George Evans hopes the event helped students to look at the variety of opportunities ...
Nov 08, 2022 Kaskaskia College President George Evans addresses some of the high school students gathered at Kaskaskia College for a morning to explore career options. Photo by Pat Hodges.
