The Kaskaskia College Board of Trustees has approved its Institutional Goals and re-affirmed the College’s mission and core values. The goals provide the framework for the college’s three-year strategic plan that is currently being developed. The 1st goal is to provide a quality educational experience through quality instructional offerings and quality services and infrastructure to…… Read More »
Two Jefferson County School Districts are among 39 in the state eligible for the 2020 Property Tax Relief Grant. They are the Bluford and Woodlawn School Districts. The grant is part of the Evidence-Based Funding for Student Success Act. It allows eligible school districts to cut local property taxes and replace that revenue with state…… Read More »
Three people were arrested on Monday on outstanding warrants. 21-year-old Alexander Russell of Sanders Street in Wamac was arrested by Wamac Police on an Illinois Department of Corrections warrant. 20-year-old Christian McClelland of Brookside Avenue in Wamac was arrested on an outstanding Marion County misdemeanor warrant. 29-year-old Jeffrey Offill of South Poplar in Centralia posted…… Read More »
Marion County Coroner Troy Cannon has released his annual report. It shows 406 deaths were reported in the county in 2019, including 84 from various forms of cancer, seven for traffic-related deaths and 7 others from drug overdoses. There was also one occupational death. Three deaths were determined to be homicides. There were 7 suicides. …… Read More »
A former Illinois state senator has pleaded guilty to accepting around $250,000 in bribes for protecting the interests of a red-light camera company. Martin Sandoval entered the plea in an agreement with prosecutors during a hearing in Chicago Tuesday, a day after federal prosecutors listed charges against him. Under the plea deal, the 56-year-old promises…… Read More »
The Franklin Park Bobcats fell on the road at Breese on Monday night 38-36. Sam Greene scored 8 points along with Gavin Zimmermann, Jairen Stroud and Noah Nix. The Bobcats shot 6-of-8 from the foul line compared to Breese going 9-of-15. Franklin Park falls to 13-11 on the year and will host Flora for 8th…
(By Bruce Hixon) It took a desperation three-pointer at the buzzer for Columbia to beat the Carlyle Lady Indians by a point the first time the teams met, but the Lady Eagles dominated the second time around with a 60-32 victory at Columbia Monday. It marked the fifth straight season Columbia has swept the season…
