Category Archives: Local News
Democrats deny police-aid plan answers anti-crime criticism
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Democrats in the General Assembly have proposed another anti-crime package focusing on support for police. It offers unspecified grant funding for recruiting and training cand...
Apr 5, 2022 Jim Bowen / CC
Salem City Council agreed to sell industrial park property for cannabis grow facility; special use permit still needed
The Salem City Council has unanimously agreed to sell up to 37 acres of land in the west side industrial park for a craft cannabis growing facility. Hometown Heroes, LLC still needs a special use perm...
Apr 5, 2022 Salem Mayor Nic Farley listens as City Manager Rex Barbee reads a bid proposal from Hometown Heroes, LLC to purchase land in the Westside Industrial Park for a cannabis grow facililty.
Salem City Council agrees to keep SRO program for three more years
The Salem City Council has agreed to a new contract with Salem Grade and High School Districts to continue the School Resource Officer Program. Under the new contract each school district would pay fo...
Apr 5, 2022 Salem Community High School School Resource Officer Craig Vieira shops with student during Salem Police Department's Shop with a Cop program.
Illinoisouth Tourism Announces Burger Bracket Winner
Illinoisouth Tourism has announced the Moonshine Store as winner of their Burger Bracket Challenge. After nearly 18,000 votes were cast and tallied yesterday, Moonshine Store emerged the winner over l...
Apr 5, 2022
Centralia man charged with 2015 murder of Dustin Rhynes
A 31-year-old Centralia man has been returned to Marion County to face a first-degree murder charge for the 2015 shooting death of then 24-year-old Dustin Rhynes. Bond on the warrant for Ricky Norwood...
Apr 5, 2022
Sandoval Grade School March Students of the Month
Sandoval Elementary School recognized the Students of the Month for March. The students were chosen because of their outstanding display of PERSEVERANCE, such as displaying determination to accomplish...
Apr 5, 2022
Centralia Regional Library holding Library Week activities
The Centralia Regional Library is holding two events during Library Week this week. The Great Book Character Hunt starts Monday and runs through Saturday. The drop-in scavenger hunt will take place in...
Apr 4, 2022 Siyavula Education / CC
Vacant home in Wamac gutted in Monday morning fire
Fire heavily damaged a vacant home at 307 West 14th Street in Wamac early Monday morning. Centralia Fire Protection District Chief Ross Boshera says the structure was heavily involved in fire upon the...
Apr 4, 2022
Police Beat for Monday, April 4th, 2022
A 55-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police on outstanding Marion and Clinton failure to appear warrants. Both of the pending charges against Tracy Behringer of South Maple are f...
Apr 4, 2022
Centralia man killed in motorcycle-pickup truck crash south of Patoka (updated 8:45 am)
Marion County Coroner Troy Cannon says a 45-year-old Centralia man was killed in a motorcycle-pickup truck crash on US 51 south of Patoka early Sunday evening. Robert E. Watson was pronounced dead on ...
Apr 4, 2022 file photo
