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2022 03/04 - Al Frank Flagg
Al Frank Flagg, 89, of Centralia passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022, at his home surrounded by family. He was born on September 3, 1932, the son of Julius and Edna (Coleman) Flagg in Ripley, Tenn...
Bruce Kropp Feb 28, 2022

Greater Salem Area Foundation seeks nominations for Evening of Honors
The Greater Salem Area Foundation has announced the Evening of Honors will return this year. The foundation is now seeking nominations for the annual Evening of Honors banquet to be held Thursday, Mar...
Bruce Kropp Feb 02, 2022

Tom Brady announces his retirement
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Tom Brady has retired after winning seven Super Bowls and setting numerous passing records in an unprecedented 22-year-career. He made the announcement in a long post on Instagram. ...
WJBD Staff Feb 02, 2022 andrew campbell / CC

Officer wounded in shooting that killed 1 officer in Northern Illinois out of ICU
BRADLEY, Ill. (AP) - The family of a northern Illinois police officer who was critically wounded in a December shooting that killed another officer says he is out of intensive care and may soon be rel...
Bruce Kropp Jan 23, 2022
Quarterly Economic Update
In this Q4 recap: U.S. economy confronts a new COVID-19 variant amid continuing inflation and supply chain bottlenecks. Europe institutes new social restrictions in response to a surge in Delta and Om...
Bruce Kropp Jan 17, 2022
2022 01/10 - Donna Mulvaney
Donna Mulvaney, age 63 of Salem, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022, at University Hospital - MU Healthcare in Columbia, Missouri. Funeral arrangements are pending at Crouse Funeral Home in Sale...
Bruce Kropp Jan 07, 2022
2023 01/02 - Delories Parker
Delories Parker, age 90 of Alma, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at her home. Delories was born on March 12, 1932, in Louisville, Illinois the daughter of Sherman and Grace (Pickel) Lewis...
Bruce Kropp Jan 02, 2022

2022 12/22 - Nina C. Jones
Nina C. Jones, 92, of Mt. Vernon, passed away at 3:23 p.m., Monday, December 19, 2022, at Mt. Vernon Countryside Manor, in Mt. Vernon. She was born May 25, 1930, in Divide, the daughter of Jesse and J...
Bruce Kropp Dec 22, 2021

Marion County escapes brunt of severe weather late Friday night
The Marion County Sheriff's Department is reporting some downed tree limbs and power lines from a strong line of severe thunderstorms that passed through the area late Friday night and in the strong w...
Bruce Kropp Dec 11, 2021 Rian Castillo / CC

2021 12/09 - Darlene Oulrey
Barbara "Darlene" Oulrey, 81 of Salem, passed away on Sunday, December 5, 2021, at Twin Willows Nursing Center in Salem. Darlene was born on June 28, 1940, in Iuka, Illinois the daughter of Harold and...
Bruce Kropp Dec 06, 2021
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