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 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 when…… Read More »
CHICAGO (AP) — Police say vandals tried to topple a Chicago park’s statue of President William McKinley overnight using a rope tethered to a car. The attempt to pull down the statue at McKinley Park on the city’s southwest side failed about 4 a.m. Wednesday, but police said the statue was spray-painted with graffiti. WGN-TV…… Read More »
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Ayo Dosunmu scored a career-high 28 points, freshman Adam Miller also scored 28, and No. 8 Illinois beat North Carolina A&T 122-60 in the season opener for both teams. Kofi Cockburn added 18 points and 10 rebounds for his 13th double-double in 32 games. Dosunmu had 10 rebounds for his second…
