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2026 02/20 – Elizabeth Marie Springer McCalla
2026 02/20 – Elizabeth Marie Springer McCalla
Elizabeth Marie Springer McCalla, 42, of Carbondale formerly of Iuka, passed away on February 13th, 2026. She ...
southernillinoisnow.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:31 AM
2026 02/20 – Elizabeth Marie Springer McCalla
2026 02/18 – Loren Smith
2026 02/18 – Loren Smith
Loren Smith, 64, of Salem, passed away peacefully at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN on February 15th, 20...
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February 17, 2026 at 12:16 AM
2026 02/18 – Loren Smith
2026 02/20 – Thelma Houston
2026 02/20 – Thelma Houston
Thelma Houston 76, of rural Patoka passed away February 15, 2026 at her family farm surrounded by her family. ...
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February 17, 2026 at 12:01 AM
2026 02/20 – Thelma Houston
2026 02/19 – Mary Jane Smith
2026 02/19 – Mary Jane Smith
Mary Jane Smith, 90, of Odin, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2025, at the home she raised her family in Odin...
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February 16, 2026 at 10:01 PM
2026 02/19 – Mary Jane Smith
Bill to regulate homeowners insurance rates could reemerge this session
Bill to regulate homeowners insurance rates could reemerge this session
by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois February 13, 2026 Article Summary A bill that would give state insuran...
southernillinoisnow.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Bill to regulate homeowners insurance rates could reemerge this session
Ameren Natural Gas Customers Save as a Result of Ameren’s Gas Storage Facilities
Ameren Natural Gas Customers Save as a Result of Ameren’s Gas Storage Facilities
Ameren Illinois reports customers saved substantially during Winter Storm Fern when natural gas prices jumped ...
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February 16, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Ameren Natural Gas Customers Save as a Result of Ameren’s Gas Storage Facilities
Salem City Council to Consider New Downtown TIF Agreement
Salem City Council to Consider New Downtown TIF Agreement
The Salem City Council Tuesday night will consider an additional downtown TIF agreement with Jered Gambill who...
southernillinoisnow.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Salem City Council to Consider New Downtown TIF Agreement
Police Beat for Monday, February 16th, 2026
Police Beat for Monday, February 16th, 2026
A 22-year-old Olney man has been arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies on an outstanding Richland Count...
southernillinoisnow.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Police Beat for Monday, February 16th, 2026
Jefferson Fire Residents Invited to Open House Monday Night to Learn More About Bond Issue for New Fire Station
Jefferson Fire Residents Invited to Open House Monday Night to Learn More About Bond Issue for New Fire Station
Residents who live in the Jefferson Fire Protection District are invited to an open house Monday night to lear...
southernillinoisnow.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Jefferson Fire Residents Invited to Open House Monday Night to Learn More About Bond Issue for New Fire Station
Robert Duvall, star of ‘The Godfather’, ‘Apocalypse Now’, dead at 95
Robert Duvall, star of ‘The Godfather’, ‘Apocalypse Now’, dead at 95
Actor Robert Duvall poses for a portrait during the 87th Academy Awards nominee luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Feb. 2, 2015 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Jeff Vespa/Getty Images)Robert Duvall, the...
southernillinoisnow.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Robert Duvall, star of ‘The Godfather’, ‘Apocalypse Now’, dead at 95
Audit, Deputy Supervisor on Indian Creek Township Agenda
Audit, Deputy Supervisor on Indian Creek Township Agenda — The Villagers Voice
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February 16, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Audit, Deputy Supervisor on Indian Creek Township Agenda
Children are being kept in immigration custody longer than allowed, advocates say
Children are being kept in immigration custody longer than allowed, advocates say
Khelin Marcano, Stiven Prieto and their one-year-old daughter Amalia were released from immigration detention this month. (ABC News)(NEW YORK) -- As Khelin Marcano was preparing for her routine scheduled...
southernillinoisnow.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Children are being kept in immigration custody longer than allowed, advocates say
Orphans Roll To 28-1 Record Entering Final Regular Season Week
Orphans Roll To 28-1 Record Entering Final Regular Season Week
The Centralia Orphans continued to play well improving to a remarkable 28-1 on the season with a home win Satu...
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February 16, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Orphans Roll To 28-1 Record Entering Final Regular Season Week
GIRLS SATURDAY SCORES
GIRLS SATURDAY SCORES
4a Quarterfinals: Granite City 34 Belleville West 20 4a Monday Semifinals: Granite City v. Belleville West (at...
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February 16, 2026 at 3:28 PM
GIRLS SATURDAY SCORES
SATURDAY BOYS BASKETBALL SCORES:
SATURDAY BOYS BASKETBALL SCORES:
Teutopolis Shootout: Goreville 61 Casey Westfield 37 Nashville 68 Effingham 54 Cumberland 70 Okaw Valley 55 Ma...
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February 16, 2026 at 3:16 PM
SATURDAY BOYS BASKETBALL SCORES:
The Salem Wildcats wrestling season came to an end
The Salem Wildcats wrestling season came to an end
The Salem Wildcats wrestling season came to an end as their individual sectional qualifiers were eliminated at...
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February 16, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The Salem Wildcats wrestling season came to an end
KC Comes Bake To Beat Lake Land
KC Comes Bake To Beat Lake Land
The KC Blue Devils overcame a halftime deficit on the road to beat Lake Land College 82-81. Myles Liddell had ...
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February 16, 2026 at 2:46 PM
KC Comes Bake To Beat Lake Land
Salem & Mt Vernon Fail To Advance To Girls State Bowling
Salem & Mt Vernon Fail To Advance To Girls State Bowling
Four teams punched their ticket to next weekend's IHSA State Girls Bowling Tournament in Rockford after sectio...
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February 16, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Salem & Mt Vernon Fail To Advance To Girls State Bowling
Area Collegiate Athletes Have Good Weekends
Area Collegiate Athletes Have Good Weekends
Salem grad and SEMO freshman Lilly Blagoue had a monster day against Marist University. She went 4-5 that incl...
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February 16, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Area Collegiate Athletes Have Good Weekends
Franklin Park Falls In State Opener….Summersville Wins Class S Title At Buzzer
Franklin Park Falls In State Opener….Summersville Wins Class S Title At Buzzer
The Franklin Park Bobcats battled till the very end, but ultimately fell to Belleville Whiteside in the openin...
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February 16, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Franklin Park Falls In State Opener….Summersville Wins Class S Title At Buzzer
Patoka Consolation Champs At Trinity Tournament
Patoka Consolation Champs At Trinity Tournament
The Patoka junior high volleyball team won the consolation title at the Trinity Lutheran Tournament on Saturda...
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February 16, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Patoka Consolation Champs At Trinity Tournament
2026 02/19 – Jerry Corners
2026 02/19 – Jerry Corners
Let us tell you a life story about a man named, Jerry Corners, who passed away peacefully on Thursday, Februar...
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February 16, 2026 at 12:46 PM
2026 02/19 – Jerry Corners
‘Stranger Things’ star Maya Hawke marries singer Christian Lee Hutson
‘Stranger Things’ star Maya Hawke marries singer Christian Lee Hutson
Maya Hawke and Christian Lee Hutson perform onstage during the 37th Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concerton February 26, 2024 in New York City. (Noam Galai/Getty Images for Tibet House US)Maya Hawke and...
southernillinoisnow.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:46 AM
‘Stranger Things’ star Maya Hawke marries singer Christian Lee Hutson
Teen who called for dad’s release from ICE custody dies of cancer
Teen who called for dad’s release from ICE custody dies of cancer
Cancer patient Ofelia Torres holds up her baby photos, some of the include her father Ruben Torres-Maldonado. (ABC News)(CHICAGO) -- A Chicago teen who fought for her father's release from immigration...
southernillinoisnow.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Teen who called for dad’s release from ICE custody dies of cancer
A judge says she’ll rule that the US still cannot force states to provide data on SNAP recipients
A judge says she’ll rule that the US still cannot force states to provide data on SNAP recipients
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press President Donald Trump's administration cannot force states to hand over d...
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February 15, 2026 at 9:46 PM
A judge says she’ll rule that the US still cannot force states to provide data on SNAP recipients