Category Archives: Local News
IDNR: Use of backyard bird feeders, birdbaths may resume
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says bird lovers you may resume using backyard feeders and baths effective June 1st. IDNR originally recommended the use of bird feeders and birdbaths be s...
May 31, 2022 el cajon yacht club / CC
Republic reporting trash pickup in Centralia this week is on regular schedule
Republic Services have informed the City of Centralia they are following the regular schedule this week, even with Memorial Day. So those with trash pickup on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday should pu...
May 31, 2022
Bryan-Bennett Library's Summer Reading Program begins Wednesday
Bryan-Bennett Library's Summer Reading Program begins June 1 and will take local readers "Beyond the Beaten Path." The theme observed by libraries all over Illinois in the summer of 2022 is designed t...
May 31, 2022
Sutherland Funeral Home hosted Memorial Day services on Monday at Hillcrest Memorial Park
Sutherland Funeral Home hosted Memorial Day services on Monday at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery in Centralia. A crowd of well over one hundred people, including many veterans, gathered for the occa...
May 31, 2022 Tom Ballagh (left) and Mike Mulvin conduct a flag-folding demonstration during the Hillcrest Memorial Park Memorial Day program on Monday. Photo by Austin Williams.
Governor signs two laws addressing children's mental health
Governor JB Pritzker signs two new laws addressing children's mental health. One law creates the Children's Mental Health Council, made up of experts from a variety of fields. Senator Meg Loughran Cap...
May 31, 2022
8-year-old boy airlifted from scene of four-wheeler crash
An 8-year-old rural Kinmundy boy was airlifted from the scene of a four-wheeler crash at his home early Monday night. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say the boy struck a large log and flipped the fo...
May 31, 2022 Phil Scoville / CC
Police Beat for Tuesday, May 31st, 2022
Salem Police arrested a Salem man at his home Monday night on a recently issued Marion County warrant for alleged delivery of methamphetamine. James Whisler of East Olive was taken to the Marion Count...
May 31, 2022
BCMW Executive Director says extra $200 Utility Assistance Payments will come automatically to those on LIHEAP
The Executive Director of the Social Service Agency BCMW says all recipients of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program will receive an extra $200 due to rising costs. The money will go directly...
May 30, 2022 Robert Claypool / CC
Jefferson County top county statewide for wild turkey harvest
Jefferson County was the top county in Illinois for number of turkeys harvested this spring. A total of 13,701 wild turkeys were taken this year, up 388 from last year's total. Jefferson County had 42...
May 30, 2022 Will Kimeria / CC
Salem US Army Veteran shares his experiences in Old Guard and Escort to the President
A US Army Veteran from Salem who served in the 3rd US Infantry as part of the Old Guard and Escort to the President shared his thoughts on those who lost their lives in service to the country as guest...
May 30, 2022 Troy Williams speaks Monday morning at East Lawn Cemetery.
