Category Archives: Local News
Legislation introduced to allow remote sessions during emergencies
Legislation has been introduced to allow Illinois lawmakers to conduct business remotely in the event of an emergency. Representative Ann Williams of Chicago is sponsoring the bill. She says it is imp...
Dec 27, 2020
Man charged in Northern Illinois bowling alley shooting that killed 3
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a U.S. serviceman from Florida has been charged in the deaths of three people and the wounding of three more in an apparently random shooting at an Illinois bowli...
Dec 27, 2020
Champaign attorney, 82, honored posthumously for career
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois attorney has been posthumously honored by the Illinois State Bar Association. John Phipps was given the group's Medal of Merit. The (Champaign) News-Gazette r...
Dec 27, 2020
Central City swears in new Police Chief, Sergeant, and Officer
Newly sworn-in Central City Police Department members (left to right) new Sergeant John Hinkel, new Chief Nick Heath, and new Patrolman Todd Williams. The Central City Police Department has reorganize...
Dec 26, 2020
Central City Village Board gets update on tornado warning siren and housing demolition projects
The Central City Village Board was told this week that the pole and siren for the new tornado warning siren have now been put into place. Acting Village President Ken Buchanan says after electrical wo...
Dec 26, 2020
United Way of South Central Illinois to administer $38,438 in Emergency Food and Shelter Program
The United Way of South Central Illinois has been appointed administrator of $ 38,438 for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program awarded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security / Federal Emergency...
Dec 26, 2020
Police Beat for Saturday, December 26th, 2020
A 31-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police for violation of bail bond. Eric Kirgan West 8th was taken to the Marion County Jail. Salem Fire Protection District Firemen were call...
Dec 26, 2020
Girl Scouts rebuke Boy Scouts in escalating recruitment war
NEW YORK (AP) - Lawyers for the Girl Scouts say that the century-old organization is now directly competing with the Boy Scouts for female recruits and that it’s not a fair fight. The lawyers fi...
Dec 26, 2020
Murray Center staff pitches in to help make Christmas special for center residents
The Murray Development Center is bathed in color lights and displays for the Holiday Season as employees try and make the season a joyful one for residents even though they can’t receive visits ...
Dec 25, 2020
125 children helped through impromptu Centralia Christmas assistance program
Donated toys gather under Sharon Hall’s Christmas tree to be distributed to 125 children in time for Christmas. An estimated 125 children received Christmas gifts thanks to an outgrowth of the F...
Dec 25, 2020
