Category Archives: Local News

A beloved and highly respected nurse at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia has been recognized as the hospital's 2025 DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award. Brenda Kunick was honored for dedicatin...

The Illinois Department of Public Health has declared the Southern Illinois measles outbreak over. There were eight total cases that were all linked to one another in April and May in the Williamson C...

Clay County will celebrate its Bicentennial Celebration on Saturday. The celebration will be on the Courthouse square in Louisville beginning at four on Saturday afternoon. Organizers say the square w...

Medicaid cuts expected to hit rural hospitals the hardest Article Summary: President Trump's domestic policy bill contains massive cuts in federal Medicaid spending over the next 10 years. One analysi...

'ComEd Four' defendants set for sentencing more than 2 years after convictions By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article summary Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike...

Zachery Meyer has announced he is running as a candidate for the State Representative in Illinois' 109th District election. Meyer is challenging the incumbent representative, Charlie Meier, in the Mar...

The eight pm curfew for those 16 and under without a parent in Kinmundy has apparently worked in solving a vandalism problem with kids as young as eight in the community. Police Chief Joe Duffy says a...

The City of Kinmundy will handle their own video gaming licensing beginning January first. Mayor Angie Diss says since they have not had an ordinance in the past, the two gaming facilities had to go t...

Centralia City Firemen say quick action by a homeowner likely kept a gas leak from turning into a major fire at the home early Thursday night. Firemen say after a flash fire had occurred at the point ...

Central City Police arrested 32-year-old Steven Bishop of South College Street in Salem for alleged domestic battery. He was taken to the Marion County Jail.