They will be flushing hydrants in Kinmundy and Alma on Friday and Saturday. Though water may be discolored during this process, it will remain safe to...

Franklin Park fell at Aviston 58-37 despite 16 from EJ Wolfe. Ethan Parrett added 10 and Caleb Dice had 8 points. The Salem JV also lost 28-17. Lewis ...

SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon will offer a limited number of free lung cancer screenings on Saturday, November 14th, as part of Nat...

Mt. Vernon Festivals, Inc. will wrap up its 2026 Friday's Food & Art series this Friday with a special evening honoring veterans and featuring liv...

Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 9 Commander, Captain Bruce Waggoner, announced the ISP will conduct Nighttime Enforcement (NITE) patrols in Marion, Wayne, Effingham, and Hamilton counties this month.  NITE patrols allow the ISP to focus on preventing, detecting, and taking enforcement action in response to […]

In the race to see who would represent much of Josephine County in the Oregon House of Representatives, incumbent Republican Dwayne Yunker won handily over his challenger, Susan Fischer-Maki. Yunker received 60% of the vote to Fischer-Maki’s 40%. “I will continue to push for fiscal discipline, accountability, small business protection,[Read More...] The post Yunker keeps seat as local representative in Salem appeared first on Illinois Valley News.

Marion County Clerk Steve Fox had some special surprises for his final election before retiring December first. It started with power problems. "Three...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Mozel Sanders Foundation is back again serving Thanksgiving meals for those in need.  Sanders, an East St. Louis, Illinois, native, died in 1988 at age 64. In 1959, Sanders became pastor of the Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church on Indianapolis’ west side and served there until his death. His impact and legacy live […]

Centralia Police have arrested 60-year-old Todd Glispie of East 3rd in Centralia for alleged domestic battery and aggravated assault. He was taken to ...

A 32-year-old homeless Sandoval man has been arrested for arson and criminal damage to property in connection with a fire that heavily damaged a picku...