Category Archives: Local News
Illinois man fulfilling sports viewing dreams despite MD
LOS ANGELES (AP) - About 10 years ago, Chad Vincent was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy. He vowed not to allow the disease to limit his experiences. On Sunday, Vincent will attend the Super Bowl - o...
Feb 08, 2022 djanimal / CC
It's now official: Illinois attorney general appeals school mask ruling
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois attorney general is appealing a judge's ruling that invalidated the governor's requirement that masks be worn in schools to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Democr...
Feb 07, 2022 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Area school districts taking different actions on court ruling in masking case
Area school districts are taking different actions following a Friday temporary restraining order by a judge that the Governor exceeded his authority in mandating the wearing of masks in schools. Four...
Feb 07, 2022
Salem City Council Monday night expected to finalize lease for Save- a-Lot building and purchase new equipment
The Salem City Council Monday night will consider finalization of a no-cost lease for the Greater Salem Area Foundation and its Mission Salem Group to utilize the former Save-A-Lot building. Mission S...
Feb 07, 2022 Former Save-a-Lot building. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Truck crash at exit to North Bound Rest Area on I-57 south of Salem spills produce
A crash between two semis on I-57 at the exit to the northbound rest area south of Salem ended with one trailer being ripped open and produce spilling onto the highway Sunday night. Salem Fire Chief D...
Feb 07, 2022 A semi's trailer was ripped open by another truck trying to avoid a collission Sunday night on I-57 at the northbound exit ramp.
Centralia only issues six small building permits in January
New construction was off to a slow start in Centralia in January. The city issued only six building permits totaling $14,375. Three of the permits were issued without charge to Mission Centralia to in...
Feb 07, 2022
New COVID-19 cases drop dramatically except in Jefferson County
For the second week in a row, large declines of new COVID-19 cases have been reported across most of South Central Illinois. In Marion County, there was a 47-percent decline in cases from the prior we...
Feb 07, 2022 Raed Mansour / CC
Police Beat for Monday, February 7th, 2022
Two people were brought to the Marion County Jail on Sunday for alleged domestic battery. 45-year-old Martin Henson of Frost Road in Centralia was arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies while 35...
Feb 07, 2022
Mt. Vernon Police arrest Kentucky man wanted for murder; find four missing juveniles unharmed
A fight at a Mt. Vernon gas station Friday night led to the arrest of a 32-year-old Kentucky man wanted for murder and the recovery of four endangered juveniles who were the subject of an Amber Alert....
Feb 06, 2022
Q&A: Road proponents question Pritzker's gas-tax freeze plan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois' governor wants to provide some relief to pocketbook-pinched consumers. Gas averages $3.60 per gallon and inflation is at its highest rate since 1982. Gov. J.B. Pritz...
Feb 06, 2022 North Dakota
