Salem News

Other times, I'm wildly off. That was the case with the Lee County Board's recent 18-4 vote against a proposed wind energy ordinance.

We are trying to get all of the information we can on Rita Crundwell, the former Dixon city comptroller accused of misappropriating millions in city funds.

In 1882, the writer of the History of Pettis County deplored the condition of education in the county schools, noting that "the county can boast of but few professional teachers." The reason was, in part, because of a decision made by the General Assembly that abolished the office of county superintendent of schools after 1874.

A woman with a history of offenses related to animal mistreatment was found guilty yesterday on 16 counts of second-degree animal neglect.

The commission that makes recommendations to the governor on whether to close state facilities will hold a hearing next week on the proposal to shutter the Warren G. Murray Developmental Center in Centralia.