Category Archives: Local News

Wondering what that bag on your door is for? Well, if you haven't heard, it's time once again for Centralia High School's chapter of the National Honor Society to host their annual food drive! Bags ha...

Governor JB Pritzker is announcing a new Children's Behavioral Health Initiative. The goal is to really look at what services are available to families and how to make the process easier for parents d...

Illinois House Republicans say it's time to do something about rising consumer prices. The GOP has proposed relief measures such as suspending the sales tax on gas when inflation hits a certain level....

Salem Police arrested a 32-year-old Salem woman on an outstanding Marion County failure to appear in court warrant on a petition to revoke her probation on a felony criminal trespass to residence conv...

The Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting Friday afternoon to welcome a new business to the Orchard Shopping Center. Box Drop Mattress of Salem is actually about a year old, starting...

The 91 7th graders at Franklin Park Middle School celebrated their earlier blood drive soaring over its goal. The drive collected 93 units of blood, well over the 77 unit goal, and the third-highest i...

One person was injured in a one-vehicle crash at Hickory and Calumet in Centralia late Thursday afternoon. Centralia Police say 51-year-old Tyrone Alexander of 23rd Street in Mt. Vernon indicated a do...

Centralia Police say one person was injured in a two-vehicle crash at 2nd and Maple Streets in Centralia late Thursday morning. Police reports indicate a car driven by 85-year-old John Pryor of North ...

A 26-year-old Centralia woman has been arrested on an outstanding misdemeanor warrant. Kellie Whitehouse of South Elm was taken to the Marion County Jail pending the posting of $5,000 bond.

CHICAGO (AP) - Traffic jams resulted after wealthy Chicago businessman and mayoral candidate Willie Wilson donated $200,000 worth of gas at 10 service stations. The giveaway in $50 increments started ...