Category Archives: Local News

This Saturday, for the fourth year, Drew Baldridge returns to his hometown of Patoka for the Big Baldridge and Bonfire. Baldridge headlines the event and will be performing his hit music, promoting hi...

The Illinois State Police (ISP) reminds teens and their families to enjoy homecoming celebrations responsibly this year because the choices made today can have lasting consequences.   In July 202...

The annual Fall Festival at the Kinmundy Log Cabin Village is coming up, offering visitors a chance to step back in time while enjoying a full weekend of family fun. The festival will be held Septembe...

The third week of September marks Asthma Peak Week, the time when asthma attacks, emergency room visits, and hospitalizations historically reach their highest levels of the year, and the Foundation fo...

A 49-year-old Centralia man has been charged in Marion County court with two felony counts and two misdemeanor counts of domestic battery. The charges allege that Robert Canada of South Elm Street str...

Odin Fire Chief Greg Smith says a fire destroyed a family of three's mobile home in the Royal Lakes neighborhood Tuesday night, leaving them homeless. The Jeffrey Skibinski family of 2725 Queens Avenu...

A 30-year-old Mt. Vernon woman was arrested on a no-bond Marion County misdemeanor warrant. Tonnie Pauley of North Seven Mile Road was taken to the Marion County Jail. Centralia Police arrested 38-yea...

Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in Collinsville will join communities across the country for We Want More History, a nationwide celebration of history programming designed to connect people with st...

A 46-year-old Centralia man has been found guilty on multiple counts of domestic violence at the FasMart on West Main in Salem following a two-day jury trial. Robert Williams was found guilty of two c...

The Sandoval Village Board met last night and according to Village President Michael Gelsinger, they passed a Kratom/synthetic opioid ban joining other area cities and municipalities who have or are c...