The Marion County Health Department is reporting one additional. COVID-19 related death and 46 new positive cases over the weekend and Monday and Tuesday. The death was a man in his 60’s. He was the 106th COVID related death in Marion County since the pandemic began. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 4,318 new…… Read More »
Patoka School students in 6th through12th grade have gone on full remote learning for at least the rest of this week. Patoka School Superintendent David Rademacher says one junior high student and one senior high student tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday. Both were in school Thursday and Friday of last week putting them into…… Read More »
The new tornado warning siren in Central City is now in operation. The siren cleared its final test Tuesday morning when it was automatically sounded by remote control by the Marion County Emergency Services and Disaster Agency. The siren is located at Central City Village Hall. The old siren, which was also outside the village…… Read More »
The lobby of Centralia City Hall and the City Clerk’s office will reopen to the public on Friday. The announcement comes as a result of the Southern Illinois Region moving to Phase Four, which loosens mitigations to control the spread of COVID-19. The first hour of each day, between 7:30 and 8:30 am, is reserved…… Read More »
Salem Police Chief Sean Reynolds feels the bad far outweighs the good in the 700 page police reform legislation currently on the Governor’s desk. Reynolds was asked for an update on the bill by the city council Monday night. “We were very happy as a group to see that the qualified immunity was left out. …… Read More »
In spite of the lack of athletics at the high school and junior high level since the Fall, Kaskaskia College President George Evans says they are prepared to move forward with basketball and the rest of the sports with proper mitigations and precautions taken. “As of right now we still plan on competing as well…
UNDATED (AP) — Welcome back to the floor, Villanova. The third-ranked Wildcats have not played a game since Dec. 23 because of positive COVID-19 tests that ensnared coach Jay Wright and several other Tier 1 program members. But after having six games postponed following its win over Marquette, Villanova is set to play twice this…
