Category Archives: Local News
Illinois: Fraudulent jobless claims soar during pandemic
CHICAGO (AP) - State officials say fraudulent unemployment claims have soared in Illinois as scammers direct jobless benefits to their own accounts at a time when record numbers of residents have soug...
Nov 24, 2020
Centralia Police arrest two on drug charges following separate traffic stops
Centralia Police arrested two people on felony drug charges following separate traffic stops. 25-year-old Zachary Higgins of Morton Road in Kell was arrested for possession of meth, possession with in...
Nov 24, 2020
Stolen donut lands Centralia man in jail for felony retail theft
A 31-year-old Centralia man has been charged with felony retail theft after allegedly leaving the Centralia Huck’s Store with a donut he did not pay for. Centralia Police say Travis Wooters of N...
Nov 24, 2020
Marion County Board approves balanced budget
The Marion County Board Monday night approved its budget for the fiscal year that begins December 1st. The $9.4-million budget still contains a surplus, but it was cut to just $102,000 after $255,000 ...
Nov 24, 2020
Salem Township Hospital now dealing with COVID-19 in both inpatient and outpatient care
Salem Township Hospital President Kendra Taylor says the hospital is seeing increased usage well above last year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic reaching the area. Taylor says inpatient usage soa...
Nov 24, 2020
Centralia City Council rejects property tax increase
All but one member of the Centralia City Council told City Manager Lowell Crow at a budget work shop meeting Monday night that they would not support a property tax increase to begin addressing the ci...
Nov 24, 2020
Centralia High School waiving 1st semester exams for students with passing grades
Centralia High School students who are passing their first and second quarter classes won’t be required to take first semester exams. Superintendent Chuck Lane outlined the procedure at Monday n...
Nov 24, 2020
Farina teen captured after running from Salem Police at Walmart
An 18-year-old Farina man was arrested after allegedly fleeing through an emergency door at the Salem Walmart when a Salem Police Officer attempted to stop him on an outstanding warrant. The officer h...
Nov 24, 2020
Additional candidate files for Salem City Council on last day of filing
There will be a five-way race for the two open seats on the Salem City Council in April. Seth Dawson filed his petitions at City Hall on Monday. He will join incumbent Jim Koehler, appointed councilma...
Nov 23, 2020
Governor says state not out of woods even though COVID-19 numbers have improved
State officials warn that a few days of improved COVID-19 numbers doesn’t mean Illinois is out of the woods yet. The number of new cases and test positivity rate has been on the decline over the...
Nov 23, 2020
