Category Archives: Local News
Centralia reminds residents it is illegal to blow grass clippings onto city streets
The City of Centralia would like to remind all Residents and Mowing Contractors that citations can and will be issued to those that blow grass clippings onto the City Streets. Clippings left on the st...
Apr 06, 2022 liz west / CC
Governor signs bill to protect teachers who get COVID-19
Governor JB Pritzker is signing a new law to protect teachers who get Covid-19. The law applies to school staff who are fully vaccinated, giving them paid leave if they are infected. The Governor says...
Apr 06, 2022 Filip Pticek / CC
Centralia's incoming City Manager talks about his decision to accept the position
Centralia's City Attorney William Korey Smith is expected to be approved as Centralia's new City Manager at Monday's City Council meeting. Smith says in addition to a law degree he has a Master's in P...
Apr 06, 2022
Salem City Council reviews non-general fund portion of city budget
The Salem City Council has reviewed the non-general fund portion of the city budget. The budget includes another parks worker and plans to make improvements to the dog park fence and the construction ...
Apr 05, 2022 Salem City Manager Rex Barbee.
Vacant mobile home destroyed by fire in Centralia
A vacant mobile home was destroyed by fire in Centralia early Tuesday morning. Centralia City Firemen say flames were shooting from the mobile home at 107 West 17th Street on their arrival. The home w...
Apr 05, 2022 Vacant mobile home on West 17th gutted by fire early Tuesday morning. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Pritzker: Group's ad attacking Irvin is 'telling the truth'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois governor has defended a television ad paid for by the Democratic Governors Association that attacks one of the Republican challengers for governor. Democrat J.B. ...
Apr 05, 2022 Republican Guberrnatorial candidate Richard Irvin
House approves divestment in Russia over Ukraine war
House lawmakers uanimously passed a bill Tuesday that takes action in support of Ukraine. The legislation divests state pension funds from interests in Russia and Belarus and will make it easier to of...
Apr 05, 2022 manhhai / CC
Democrats deny police-aid plan answers anti-crime criticism
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Democrats in the General Assembly have proposed another anti-crime package focusing on support for police. It offers unspecified grant funding for recruiting and training cand...
Apr 05, 2022 Jim Bowen / CC
Salem City Council agreed to sell industrial park property for cannabis grow facility; special use permit still needed
The Salem City Council has unanimously agreed to sell up to 37 acres of land in the west side industrial park for a craft cannabis growing facility. Hometown Heroes, LLC still needs a special use perm...
Apr 05, 2022 Salem Mayor Nic Farley listens as City Manager Rex Barbee reads a bid proposal from Hometown Heroes, LLC to purchase land in the Westside Industrial Park for a cannabis grow facililty.
Salem City Council agrees to keep SRO program for three more years
The Salem City Council has agreed to a new contract with Salem Grade and High School Districts to continue the School Resource Officer Program. Under the new contract each school district would pay fo...
Apr 05, 2022 Salem Community High School School Resource Officer Craig Vieira shops with student during Salem Police Department's Shop with a Cop program.
