Bost votes for emergency Post Office funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJPF) — On Saturday, the US House approved legislation intended to reverse recent changes to the U.S. Postal Service operations. The bill also sends $25 billion in emergency funds to the agency ahead of November’s

Ava man sentenced for meth possession, probation violation

AVA, Ill. (WJPF) — An Ava man will spend the next 5 ½ years behind bars for violating the probation he received for possession of methamphetamine. In December 2018, Merle “Oney” Boland, 46, was involved in a

Anna man sentenced for smuggling drugs into Jackson County Jail

MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (WJPF) — An Anna man has been sentenced to four years behind bars for smuggling meth into the Jackson County Jail. Prosecutors say on July 9, 2020 Troy Guynn, 43, was booked into the jail

Face Masks now required in Murphysboro

MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (WJPF) — An ordinance requiring facial coverings is now in effect in Murphysboro. Passing the city council on a 7 – 3 vote, the ordinance requires a mask in public places where social distancing cannot

Road work begins Monday in Carbondale

CARBONDALE, I ll. (WJPF) — Work begins Monday on a portion of West Sunset Drive in Carbondale. The area between Emerald Lane and Parrish Lane will be off limits to all but local traffic as workers replace

Saline County Treasurer passes away

SALINE COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) — Saline County Treasurer Jeff Murrie passed away unexpectedly over the weekend. Murrie was appointed treasurer in 2016 and was elected to the post in his own right in 2018.

5 arrested in Carbondale armed robbery

CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — Five people have been arrested in connection to armed robbery last week in Carbondale. Around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, police responded to the 700 block of East Main Street. The victim told police they