Category Archives: Local News

Kaskaskia College plans two holiday concerts
Kaskaskia College will hold two-holiday concerts this year. On Thursday of this week, the Holiday Choir Concert will be held with the Holiday Instrumental Concert next Tuesday, December sixth. The Hol...
Bruce Kropp Nov 30, 2022 Past Kaskaskia College music department performance.

llinois DNR suspects bird flu in deaths of 300 waterfowl including at Carlyle and Rend Lakes
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - State wildlife officials suspect that bird flu killed at least 300 waterfowl recently found dead at public hunting sites across southern Illinois. The Illinois Department of Na...
Bruce Kropp Nov 30, 2022 oatsy40 / CC
Sandoval woman receives minor injuries in wreck trying to avoid a deer
A 47-year-old Sandoval woman complained of chest pains but declined hospital treatment following a single-vehicle crash Tuesday morning. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Tara Wiese of Clay Street ...
Bruce Kropp Nov 30, 2022

Police Beat for Wednesday, November 30th, 2022
Patoka Police have arrested a 22-year-old Centralia man already serving a 180-day sentence in the Marion County Jail. Anthony Dickerson of East Calumet was arrested for misdemeanor theft, burglary to ...
Bruce Kropp Nov 30, 2022

Three sentenced on felony drug charges in Marion County Court
Three people were sentenced on felony possession of methamphetamine in Marion County Court on Tuesday. 46-year-old Sherry Altom of North Hickory in Centralia pleaded guilty to two counts of possession...
Bruce Kropp Nov 30, 2022 Marion County Courthouse with old flag poles that have now been removed due to structural problems.

Marion County storm warning committee to recommend phone e-mail alerting system
The Marion County storm warning committee will recommend to the full county board at its December 13th meeting they enter into a three year contract agreement for a phone and e-mail alerting system th...
WJBD Staff Nov 30, 2022 From sign up page on the Nixle website.

Kaskaskia College gets approval for Associate of Fine Arts in Theatre degree
Kaskaskia College has received approval to offer a new Associate of Fine Arts Theatre Degree beginning next fall. College President George Evans is commending new theatre instructor Kevin McCarty in g...
WJBD Staff Nov 30, 2022 File: Kaskaskia College Clock Tower and campus.

Final weekly crop report: Harvest now complete and winter wheat now in the ground
Harvesting is complete and winter wheat has been planted as we hear in the last weekly crop report of the season. This past week was slightly warmer and drier than normal and average statewide topsoil...
WJBD Staff Nov 30, 2022 USDA NRCS Montana

Governor hopeful trailer bill to clarify SAFE-T act will be passed this week
Governor JB Pritzker says he's hopeful lawmakers will make some tweaks to the Safe-T Act during this week's veto session. The fall veto session is scheduled to end on Thursday, but the Governor thinks...
WJBD Staff Nov 30, 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)

Apostolic Christian Academy 1st Quarter Awards Day Ceremony
Apostolic Christian Academy held the 1st Quarter Awards Day Ceremony this morning. Awards were given for Highest Grade Average, Most 100's, No Homework, Scripture Memorization, Honor Roll and various ...
WJBD Staff Nov 30, 2022
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