The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 81 additional COVID-19 related deaths on Wednesday, including three in South Central Illinois. Two males in their 70s from Jefferson County and one male in his 60s from Wayne County are on the list of fatalities. The state is reporting a total of 3,751 new cases of…… Read More »
A 51-year-old Sandoval man has pleaded guilty in Marion County Court to non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images of a person over the age of 18. David Jett of Meridian Road admitted sending a photo with his cell phone of intimate body parts exposed that a reasonable person would have known were to remain private…… Read More »
The Illinois High School Association is moving quickly to get boys and girls basketball and bowling underway, but Salem High School Principal John Boles says there are still unanswered questions. He notes both sports will be allowed to begin games after seven practices but is unclear when that practice count begins. The IHSA in its…… Read More »
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must outline its plans after an appeals court confirmed that the Dakota Access pipeline is operating without a key permit. Pipeline opponents want it shut down immediately. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg has set a status hearing for Feb. 10 to…… Read More »
A fire at the Nikki Niepoeter home at 5538 Edgewood in Salem was confined to a flue Tuesday afternoon. Salem Fire Protection District Chief Dave Duncan says the department was called after residents saw flames shooting out of a chimney. Upon arrival, they were using a garden hose to try and put out the fire.…… Read More »
The Illinois High School Association is moving quickly to get boys and girls basketball and bowling underway, but Salem High School Principal John Boles says there are still unanswered questions. He notes both sports will be allowed to begin games after seven practices but is unclear when that practice count begins. The IHSA in its…
Selmaville Grade School Superintendent Robin Brooks says when sports resume next week there will be no fans allowed. While fans are possible in junior high games, Brooks says there is a requirement they be at least 30 feet away from the playing floor and there is no way to accomplish that in the Selmaville Gym.…
