Category Archives: Local News
Pope intervenes in US abortion debate by raising what it really means to be 'pro-life'
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) - Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church by raising the seeming contradiction over what it...
Oct 02, 2025 Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, Oct.1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Activities planned leading up to Saturday's Little Egypt Festival Parade
The Little Egypt Festival on Saturday is more than just the parade, as numerous activities will take place in the downtown and Bryan Memorial Park area leading up to the parade. Activity begins in Bry...
Oct 02, 2025 Vendors lined up at last year's Little Egypt Festival. Photo by Austin Williams.
SSM Health Good Samaritan among nation's top performing hospitals for treatment of heart attack patients
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon has been named a top performing hospital for treatment of heart attack patients. The hospital is one of only 323 hospitals nationwide to receive the pl...
Oct 02, 2025
One-year-old sustains minor head cut in crash near Patoka
A one-year-old child received minor injuries in a single car crash in rural Patoka on Wednesday morning. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say the child was a passenger in a car driven by 22-year-old O...
Oct 02, 2025
Both drivers injured in Centralia crash at Elm and Kerr
Both drivers were injured in a two-vehicle crash at Elm and Kerr in Centralia early Wednesday afternoon. Centralia Police say a car driven by 52-year-old Kenneth Venters of Penfield Street in Odin pul...
Oct 02, 2025
Police Beat for Thursday, October 2nd, 2025
Salem Police have arrested an employee of the Hucks store in Salem for theft of money from the store. Kyleigh Haslett of South Washington is accused of taking the money on six different occasions with...
Oct 02, 2025
Salem Man Arrested for Residential Arson following Fire at his Home
Salem Police arrested 54-year-old Steven Smith of 617 West Main on Wednesday for setting a fire in the basement of the house where he lives last Friday. Smith is expected to make his first appearance ...
Oct 02, 2025
Centralia Marching Showcase sweeps Open Class C at Eastern Illinois University
The Centralia High School Marching Showcase won every award for which they were eligible at the EIU Panther Marching Band Festival last Saturday. The band took first place overall in Open Class C, wer...
Oct 01, 2025 The victorious Centralia Marching Showcase on the field at EIU. (Photo: Centralia High School Bands Facebook page)
13-Year-Old Centralia Boy Hurt When His Mini-Bike Hits Car
A 13-year-old Centralia juvenile boy was transported to SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia for treatment of injuries after his mini-bike slammed into a car. Centralia Police say the crash occ...
Oct 01, 2025
Fire destroys condemned home on Salem's south side
The State Fire Marshal's office has joined Salem Fire and Salem Police in investigating the cause of a suspicious fire in a condemned home at 1124 South Rotan early Wednesday morning. Salem Assistant ...
Oct 01, 2025 Deputy fire marshal looks for clues at the home destroyed by fire on South Rotan. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
