Salem Grade School Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe announced Tuesday afternoon the district would remain on full remote learning until after the Winter Holiday break. Students are now scheduled to return to in-person class on January 4th. Students had been scheduled to return to in-person class on Monday of next week, but Foppe says were several…… Read More »
The Marion County Health Department reported 46 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says 19 of the new cases are from a long-term care facility and four are students. They are doing contact tracing on three of them. The fourth was not in school during their infectious period. The health department…… Read More »
Public Health officials are making a last-minute plea to get together with family virtually this Thanksgiving. State Public Health Chief Dr. Ngozi Ezike strongly urges people not to get together with friends and relatives outside your household over the Holidays. But if you decide to ignore the advice and risk spreading the virus. “Really commit…… Read More »
The Illinois Department of Public Health and the Marion County Health Department has announced a community drive-through testing site will be available at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Salem next week. The IDPH mobile test team will do the testing from nine am to four pm each day from Monday, November 30th, through Sunday, December…… Read More »
Salem Township Hospital is implementing a NO VISITORS policy effective Wednesday. In addition to visitors to hospitalized patients, this includes no support person for Emergency, Rural Health Clinic and Surgery patients and anyone utilizing other services provided at the hospital. Patients under the age of 18 will be allowed one support person. Exceptions may be…… Read More »
Saturday provided for a tremendous game allowing for the undefeated No.19 Northwestern Wildcats to take control of the Big Ten West after taking down No. 10 Wisconsin, 17-7. Northwestern forced five turnovers overall, four of which occurred in the first half, and sacked Graham Mertz three times in its first win over a top-10 team…
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Brandon Peters threw for one touchdown and ran for another in his first game in nearly a month, Illinois had two rushers go over 100 yards, and the Illini beat turnover-plagued Nebraska 41-23 for their second straight win. The Cornhuskers won at Illinois last year despite committing four turnovers. They couldn’t…
