MOUNT VERNON, Ill. (KBSI) — Leonard Newcomb and his wife have four children and three bedrooms. They’re looking to sell their Salem home and buy one with more room. Now, a $5,000 check could help with the down payment. Newcomb, a U.S. Army veteran, is the Illinois winner of Thrive Dispensaries’ Help on the Homefront giveaway. Diana Gordon, who manages...

Common Pleas NEW ENTRIES Michelle L. Peterson, Youngstown, vs. Daniel P. Peterson, Hartley Road, Beloit; divorce sought. Bethany Marie Kingery, South Main Street, Columbiana, vs. Brian Anthony Kingery, Newton Falls; divorce sought. U.S. Bank National Association, Owensboro, Ky., vs. Jessica L. Olmstead, Aetna Street, Salem, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for Aetna Street, Salem property. […]

Lisa Carol McIntyre, age 60, of Salem, passed away Monday, October 19, 2026. She was born July 4, 1966, in Campton, Kentucky, the daughter of Genus and Avadean (Newman) Underwood. Survivors include her mother, Avadean Underwood; her two children, Matt Mills (Jessica Mattingly) and Chelsea (Trey) Albertson; three sisters, Iva Lee Horner, Kathy Hortenberry, and […]

LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Ky. (KBSI) — The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office is increasing patrols, upgrading equipment and expanding community outreach efforts as part of several initiatives implemented since June 1. Sheriff Gordon outlined the department’s recent accomplishments in a social media post, highlighting increased traffic enforcement, new equipment purchases and additional training for deputies. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies have...

KENTUCKY — Overnight detours (9 PM to 6 AM) are planned on I-24 between Exit 27 (Kentucky Dam/Calvert City) and Exit 31 (Grand Rivers) on Oct. 26 & 27. Both eastbound and westbound detours are possible. This is part of an ongoing project on I-24 in Marshall County. Crews are finishing guardrail installation and grading work. All work is weather...

Erin Marie Marino, age 46 of Salem, Indiana passed away Monday, October 2, 2026 at 9:24 pm, in Baptist Health Floyd Hospital in New Albany, Indiana. Born December 13, 1979 in Louisville, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Nita Joy (Thompson) Jackson and Jeffrey L. Jackson. She was a 1998 graduate of Salem […]

OWENSBORO, Ky. -- The Kentucky Wesleyan College Wade Lecture Series will bring two historians of early America to campus this October for talks on the...

Margaret Helen Smith, 93, of Clay, KY passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at her residence. She was born on February 21, 1933 in Livingston County t...