A record number of dinners will be prepared in both Salem and Centralia for the less fortunate and those who would otherwise be alone this Thanksgiving. However, due to COVID meals are only being offered for pickup or delivery. In Centralia, the Poplar Place is continuing its tradition of providing a Thanksgiving Dinner. Reservations had…… Read More »
The Marion County Health Department is reporting six COVID-19 related deaths on Wednesday. That’s the highest number of deaths in a single day for the county since the pandemic began and brings the total number of deaths in the county to 51. The health department reports three of the deaths were long term care residents…… Read More »
The Director of the Murray Developmental Center says the number of employees testing positive for COVID-19 continues to rise. Lori Demijan says as of Wednesday morning, 57 staff have tested positive in the second outbreak of COVID-19 at the center. She reports all but a few who tested positive early on work at Fir Cottage…… Read More »
Marion County saw positive trends in its labor force in October as unemployment dipped, the number of unemployed came down and the size of the workforce grew. The October unemployment rate fell 2.7-percent and was an even five percent. That’s just a half-percent higher than in October a year ago before the pandemic hit. The…… Read More »
Marion County hunters brought in 85 fewer deer in the first shotgun deer hunting season this year compared to last. The first-weekend harvest was 910 deer. State Department of Natural Resources spokesperson Rachel Torbert says statewide 47,147 deer were harvested. “That is compared to 50,173 from last year so we are a little lower but…… Read More »
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Ayo Dosunmu scored 22 points, freshman Andres Curbelo added 18 and No. 8 Illinois beat Chicago State 97-38. The Illini never trailed in the game, scoring the first nine points and leading 47-17 at halftime. Adam Miller scored 15 points and big man Kofi Cockburn had 14 points and 11 rebounds…
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Two identical twins from Canada are enjoying the college football season as roommates and teammates at Illinois. Chase Brown is a sophomore running back who transferred from Western Michigan to join his brother. Sydney Brown is a junior defensive back. Both are making their mark. Chase Brown has put up two…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jim Hanifan, the former St. Louis Cardinals coach who returned to the city as offensive line coach to help the Rams win the Super Bowl, has died. He was 87. Hanifan’s daughter, Kathy Hinder, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that he died Tuesday at Missouri Baptist Hospital. She said the cause…
