Category Archives: Local News
East St. Louis man gets 25 years in fatal St. Louis carjacking attempt
ST. LOUIS (AP) - An East St. Louis, Illinois, man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for killing a man during an attempted carjacking in St. Louis in 2019. Demario Hunter pleaded guilty ...
Dec 16, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
One dead as Midwest winds whip up dust, blow over semitrailers
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Authorities say one person has died as a powerful storm system swept across the Great Plains and Midwest, closing highways and spawning reported tornadoes in Nebraska and Iowa. The ...
Dec 16, 2021 Rosmarie Voegtli / CC
Centralia man sentenced to 78 months in prison for possession of child pornography
A 27-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced for his possession of child pornography. Dakota Olson was sentenced on Tuesday to 78 months in federal prison on one count of transportation of child por...
Dec 15, 2021
Centralia Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Gun Possession
An 18-year-old Centralia man has entered a guilty plea in US District Court in East St. Louis to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Christopher Jamison faces a maximum penalty of t...
Dec 15, 2021
Marion County Board approves another $2.5-million in renovation projects
The Marion County Board Tuesday night approved another $2.5-million in remodeling and improvements to county buildings. Like the original $4.6-million list of projects approved in October, most of the...
Dec 15, 2021
Marion County Board moves forward with new downtown parking lot
The Marion County Board discussed plans Tuesday night for a proposed $1-million dollar plus downtown parking lot planned for the two vacant lots the county owns in the 200 block of North Broadway. Bui...
Dec 15, 2021 The current unimproved county parking lot is at two levels with concrete baracades between them with the only pavement from what was left behind from prior buildings that have since been torn down.
Centralia Mayor fines three liquor establishments $1,000 for selling to minors
Centralia Mayor Bryan Kuder has fined three liquor retailers the maximum $1,000 apiece for a first violation of selling to a minor within a 12 month period. Kuder handed down the fines to Lincoln Liqu...
Dec 15, 2021 Centralia Mayor Bryan Kuder.
Centralia City Grade School Board approves 2021 property tax levy
The Centralia City Grade School Board has adopted its 2021 tax levy. Superintendent Craig Clark says it is 4.9-percent over the amount of property taxes collected on bills paid earlier this year. Howe...
Dec 15, 2021 Tomash Devenishek / CC
State enters talks with developer for Thompson Center sale
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois officials have started negotiations with a development group to sell a much-maligned state government building for $70 million up front. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday ...
Dec 15, 2021 Mobilus In Mobili / CC
Salem Planning Commission proposes plans to allow shipping containers
The Salem Planning Commission has crafted a proposal that would allow shipping containers to be used in most circumstances in businesses and industrial zones if other zoning requirements are met. The ...
Dec 15, 2021 Salem Planning Commission listens to testimony at public hearing on allowing shipping containers in business and industrial districts. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
