Category Archives: Local News
Lawsuit accuses Illinois based COVID-19 testing company of faking results
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a lawsuit against an Illinois-based COVID-19 testing company, accusing it of improperly handling tests and providing fake...
Jan 31, 2022
Winter Storm Watch goes into effect at six Tuesday night
Here is the current forecast for the winter storm. Tuesday A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Tue...
Jan 31, 2022
Pritzker's budget includes $1-billion in sales, property tax relief
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois governor plans to tackle inflation by sparing consumers nearly $1 billion in taxes in the coming year, including freezing taxes on groceries and gasoline and offe...
Jan 31, 2022
Fire destroys barn northeast of Mt. Vernon
Fire has destroyed a 40 by 60 foot barn on the Jerome Tobin property on North Morrison Lane northeast of Mt. Vernon. Tobin's wife was home at the time and spotted the fire after the barn was already f...
Jan 31, 2022
Rural Centralia man receives head injury in tree cutting accident
A rural Centralia man received apparent head injuries when a tree he was cutting down for firewood on a neighbor's property fell on him. Salem Fire Department Fire Marshal Bill Fulton says the departm...
Jan 31, 2022 Bryan Alexander / CC
Illinois taxpayers reminded about Earned Income Tax Credit
The Illinois Department of Revenue is reminding eligible taxpayers to make sure they claim the Earned Income Tax Credit when they file their returns this year. The Earned Income Tax Credit can mean si...
Jan 31, 2022
Police Beat for Monday, January 31st, 2022
Wamac Police arrested a 27-year-old Centralia man for failure to appear in court on an unlawful restraint charge that earlier sent him to prison. Luke DeClue of East 11th Street was taken to the Mario...
Jan 31, 2022
Salem Firemen battle 2 grass fires on Sunday; tractor destroyed
Salem Firemen battled two grass fires that were first reported around noon on Sunday. A fire on the Shawn Biven property in the 3600 block of Alma Hatchery Road destroyed a small tractor that had been...
Jan 31, 2022 =Nahemoth= / CC
Obama Center space named after Chicago teen shooting victim
CHICAGO (AP) - An indoor garden at the Obama Presidential Center will be named after a 15-year-old Chicago teenager who died in the city's street violence. Obama Foundation officials say it'll be call...
Jan 31, 2022 BeckyF / CC
Biden calls for release of US hostage in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is calling for the release of U.S. Navy veteran Mark Frerichs, who was taken hostage in Afghanistan nearly two years ago. Frerichs is a civil engineer and contrac...
Jan 31, 2022 stingrayschuller / CC
