Category Archives: Local News
Fire destroys barn in rural Sandoval
A 40 by 80-foot metal pole barn was destroyed in an early morning fire at 2641 Norton Road between Sandoval and Odin. Sandoval Fire Chief Chad Parson says the barn on property leased to Steve Lusch wa...
Nov 01, 2020
Both step-mother and step-son jailed following altercation involving shovel
A step-mother and her step-son were both being held in the Marion County Jail on Sunday after the step-son was allegedly hit over the head with a shovel during an altercation. 66-year-old Ruby Sides o...
Nov 01, 2020
Centralia Police arrest two on felony drug charges following separate traffic stops
Centralia Police made an arrest on felony drug charges following two Saturday traffic stops. 35-year-old Christian Page of Mills Road in Walnut Hill was taken into custody following a traffic stop at ...
Nov 01, 2020
Centralia woman arrested for DUI after car crashes into her apartment building
A car runs into an apartment building at 104 Fairway after the driver falls asleep with the car still running. Photo by Tim Ferguson. Centralia Police arrested a 36-year-old Centralia woman early Sund...
Nov 01, 2020
Illinois' high court expands project to reduce appeal cases
CHICAGO (AP) - The Illinois Supreme Court is expanding a program that recruits volunteer attorneys in an effort to shorten the backlog of criminal appeals. The six-month pilot program was launched in ...
Nov 01, 2020
Protest against police funding ends in clash with cops
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - A protest over police funding that began on Northwestern University’s campus spilled over into downtown Evanston, resulting in a clash with local police. Northwestern spoke...
Nov 01, 2020
Illinois sets another one day record for COVID-19 cases
Illinois set another record for the third day in a row for one day number of COVID-19 cases on Saturday, with 7,889 reported along with 46 new deaths. The Saturday total breaks the old record set on F...
Oct 31, 2020
Kinmundy woman sentenced to six years in prison for burglary
A 31-year-old Kinmundy woman has been sentenced to six years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty in Marion County Court to burglary. Vanessa Wooden of Freemont Street admit...
Oct 31, 2020
Four injured in two-vehicle crash on Salem's west side
Four people were taken to Salem Township Hospital for treatment of what were believed to be minor injuries following a two-vehicle crash on West Main Street between the Selmaville and Hoots Chapel Roa...
Oct 31, 2020
Centralia Police make three felony drug arrests
Centralia Police arrested three on felony possession of drug charges on Friday. 33-year-old Cody Thompson of South Pine in Centralia was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession o...
Oct 31, 2020
