MARION – Marion Unit 2 students will be in school on Fridays starting the week of March 22. The Marion Unit 2 School Board Monday night voted 4 to 2 to allow in-person learning five days a week from 8 a.m. to noon. Students have been going to school four days a week with remote
SPRINGFIELD – State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) is leading a bipartisan coalition of legislators in requesting Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health loosen COVID-19 restrictions at K-12 extracurricular events to allow for 25% audience capacity. The letter, which contains the signatures of both Republican and Democrat members of the legislature, reads
BENTON – This is Severe Weather Preparedness Week. Ryan Buckingham, Franklin County’s Emergency Management Director, says severe weather can hit at anytime with an uptick during the spring months. Buckingham is asking residents this week to take necessary steps to prepare for severe weather before it hits. You can also sign up for free text
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday reported 1,143 new COVID-19 cases in Illinois, including 20 additional deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 1,187,839 cases, including 20,536 deaths, in Illinois. The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from Feb. 22–28 is 2.4%. The preliminary
ELDORADO and CARMI, IL – Three community vaccine clinics are being planned by Ferrell Hospital and the Army National Guard. The vaccine clinic locations and dates include: Monday, March 8 and Tuesday, March 9, College Heights Baptist Church at 2321 Illinois Avenue in Eldorado. Monday, March 15, White County Fairgrounds Floral Hall, 201 Fairground Road
CREAL SPRINGS – A Johnston City woman was killed in an ATV accident Saturday night in Williamson County. According to Illinois State Police, the accident happened around 6:20 p.m. when 20-year-old James N. Holmes of Creal Springs was driving his ATV south on Illinois 166 – one mile south of Free Silver Lane south of
MT. VERNON – Two Mt. Vernon residents were arrested by the Mt. Vernon Police Department/Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office High Risk Team Thursday evening after executing a drug search warrant at 13481 N. Dartmouth Lane. Thirty-three-year old Christopher L. Webb and 26-year old Jordan A. Crowder were transported to the Jefferson County Justice Center on charges
SALEM – A 63-year-old Fairfield man who was part of a multi-agency drug operation in 2018 was sentenced Thursday in Marion County Court to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to delivery of methamphetamine. Steven Cook was one of seven people arrested in the operation. Initially he was charged with three counts of unlawful
