Category Archives: Local News
Illinois governor to lift mask mandate except for schools
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says that at the end of the month he will lift the requirement for face coverings to be worn in most indoor spaces to slow the spread of COVID-19, ...
Feb 09, 2022
Area legislators frustrated with Governor's latest mask decision
State Senator Jason Plummer and State Representative Blaine Wilhour are both frustrated with Governor JB Pritzker for requiring schoolchildren to continue wearing masks despite their harmful effects. ...
Feb 09, 2022
Centralia Police say no one hit by gunfire in domestic dispute
Centralia Police say four to five shots were fired towards a car in the 800 block of Haussler Street late Wednesday morning. Police report a person stepped from a home and fired shots at a person insi...
Feb 09, 2022
Rollover crash at Tonti and Freeman Roads north of Salem
The Marion County Sheriff's Department says a 16-year-old female juvenile from Edgewood declined hospital treatment following a one-vehicle rollover crash early Tuesday night on the Tonti Road north o...
Feb 09, 2022
Car reported stolen from Salem found wrecked in rural Odin
A car reported stolen in Salem Tuesday night was found wrecked in rural Odin with no one around. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say the vehicle was traveling northbound on Delmar southwest of Odin w...
Feb 09, 2022
Police Beat for Wednesday, February 9th, 2022
A 52-year-old Kinmundy woman was arrested at the Marion County Courthouse on Tuesday for violation of bail bond. Lacresha Sullens of Omega Road was taken to the county jail where she remained on Wedne...
Feb 09, 2022
Marion County Sheriff's Department Detective Ryan Castleman surfaces as candidate for sheriff
As Marion County Sheriff Andy Garden exits the sheriff's race, detective Ryan Castleman has thrown his hat into the ring and has earned Garden's endorsement. Castleman says as sheriff public safety in...
Feb 09, 2022 Marion County Sheriff's Detective Ryan Castleman.
Governor says plans coming soon on lifting mask mandates
Governor JB Prtizker says the Covid-19 hospitalization rate will help determine how long the state's mask mandate lasts. The Governor at a stop on Tuesday said the number of Covid patients in the hosp...
Feb 09, 2022
Marion County Sheriff Andy Garden decides not to run for election
Marion County Sheriff Andy Garden has changed his mind and has decided not to seek election as sheriff in the June Republican primary. After Board Chair Debbie Smith read his letter announcing he woul...
Feb 09, 2022 Marion County Sheriff Andy Garden addresses the Marion County Board Tuesday night on his decision not to seek election. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Centralia City Grade Schools continued mask mandate questioned by several parents
By Austin Williams Several members of the public attended the regular meeting of the Centralia City Schools Board of Education on Tuesday to voice their opinions and ask questions about the district's...
Feb 09, 2022
