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Illinois State Fair Introduces the Jumbo Pass
SPRINGFIELD, IL– The countdown to the 2021 Illinois State Fair is formally underway with fair officials announcing the start of the holiday promotional campaign starring the Mega Pass. A new Jum...
Dec 11, 2020
Church cancellations for Sunday
The following churches will not be meeting in person on Sunday due to COVID-19: Emanuel Baptist Church in Salem (next two Sundays) First Baptist Church in Salem — live broadcast on WSIQ 92.1 FM/...
Nov 20, 2020
2020 11/01 - Adrian Leon Smith
Adrian Leon Smith, 75, of Bluford, died October 29, 2020. He graduated from McLeansboro High School in 1963 and served honorably in the United States Air Force intelligence from 1963-1967. He attended...
Oct 31, 2020
Dodgers win Series for first time since 1988
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - For the first time in 32 years the Los Angeles Dodgers can call themselves World Series champions. The Dodgers closed out their seventh championship by rallying for a 3-1 win o...
Oct 28, 2020
Illinois putting together distribution plan when coronavirus vaccine becomes available
The state is putting together a plan to distribute a coronavirus vaccine once it becomes available. Governor JB Pritzker says the goal would be to first vaccinate those most vulnerable, including heal...
Oct 21, 2020
2021 08/14 - John Joseph Whitt
John Joseph Whitt, 61, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 9:10 pm August 9, 2021, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon. Mr. Whitt worked as a truck driver. He was a prior membe...
Aug 14, 2020
2021 05/22 - David Wayne Garner
David Wayne Garner, 65, of Centralia, passed away Monday, May 17, 2021. David served in the U.S. Army. He was an avid NASCAR fan; he enjoyed watching sports and fishing. A Private Family Service for D...
May 21, 2020
2021 05/13 - Barbara J. Ball
Barbara J. Ball, age 79 of Salem, passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at Salem Township Hospital. Barbara worked for many years as a beautician. She opened Barb's Beauty Shop in 1964 and worked as a...
May 13, 2020
2021 05/09 - Danny Alson Wright, Sr.
Danny Alson Wright, Sr., 65, of Belle, Missouri, formerly of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 7:05 pm May 6, 2021 at Saint Louis University Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri. Danny worked at Gen...
May 09, 2020
