Category Archives: Local News
Two face unlawful restraint and other charges following weekend arrests
Sean Polacek and Justin Patten – Marion County Jail Photos Two men involved in separate altercations were formally charged with felony offenses in Marion County Court on Monday. Bond was set at ...
Dec 29, 2020
Three formally charged in Marion County Court with burglary broken up in progress in rural Iuka
Three people stopped in a vehicle when allegedly leaving the scene of a burglary that was broken up in progress were formally charged in Marion County Court on Monday. 39-year-old Christopher Brown of...
Dec 29, 2020
Hospital disturbance leads to arrest of Salem woman for aggravated battery to a police officer
A 48-year-old Salem woman was arrested for aggravated battery to a police officer following an altercation in the Salem Township Hospital Emergency Room on Monday. Salem Police say they were initially...
Dec 29, 2020
Police Beat for Tuesday, December 29th, 2020
A 27-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police for possession of a stolen vehicle, theft of a motor vehicle, and on an outstanding Marion County DUI failure to appear warrant. Derec...
Dec 29, 2020
Stricter Odometer laws take effect January 1st
Illinois Secretary of State Jessie White’s office is reminding auto dealers and the public about stricter odometer laws taking effect January first. Secretary of State spokesperson Henry Haup sa...
Dec 29, 2020
Judge rules against pot grower applicants seeking licenses
CHICAGO (AP) - An effort by the Illinois Craft Cannabis Association to force Gov. J.B. Pritzker to award grower licenses was rebuffed by a Cook County judge. By law, 40 grower licenses were to be issu...
Dec 29, 2020
Marion County records one death and 54 new cases of COVID-19 over five day Christmas Holiday
The Marion County Health Department is reporting one COVID-19 related death and 54 new cases from Christmas Eve through Monday. The man who passed away was in his 80s and was a resident of a long-term...
Dec 28, 2020
Lawyer: Soldier charged in Rockford shooting may have PTSD
CHICAGO (AP) - An attorney for a U.S. Army special forces sergeant arrested in what authorities are calling an apparently random shooting at a Rockford bowling alley that left three dead has told an i...
Dec 28, 2020
Bond set at $500,000 for Flora man charged with multiple stabbings at Flora motel
Bond has been set at $500,000 for a Flora man charged with attempted murder, two counts of aggravated battery and unlawful use of a weapon after allegedly stabbing multiple people with a knife at the ...
Dec 28, 2020
Centralia industry celebrates 50 years in operation
A Centralia Industry is celebrating its 50th year in operation. Big 3 began as a small machine shop in a 20 by 20-foot milking parlor in a rural area between Aviston and Albers in 1970. In 1971, it re...
Dec 28, 2020
