Category Archives: Local News
Kinmundy woman sentenced to six years in prison for burglary
A 31-year-old Kinmundy woman has been sentenced to six years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty in Marion County Court to burglary. Vanessa Wooden of Freemont Street admit...
Oct 31, 2020
Four injured in two-vehicle crash on Salem's west side
Four people were taken to Salem Township Hospital for treatment of what were believed to be minor injuries following a two-vehicle crash on West Main Street between the Selmaville and Hoots Chapel Roa...
Oct 31, 2020
Centralia Police make three felony drug arrests
Centralia Police arrested three on felony possession of drug charges on Friday. 33-year-old Cody Thompson of South Pine in Centralia was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession o...
Oct 31, 2020
Police Beat for Saturday, October 31st, 2020
A 38-year-old Odin man has been arrested by Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies for theft. Robert Corrie of Wood Street was arrested in connection with items stolen from a storage unit at U.S. 50 a...
Oct 31, 2020
Fire marshal: Use time change Saturday night to check alarms, batteries
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state fire marshal wants Illinoisans to use the end of daylight saving time at two Sunday morning as a reminder to check their smoke alarms. Illinois State Fire Marshal Ma...
Oct 31, 2020
Teen told police where to find gun used in Kenosha shootings
ANTIOCH, Illinois (AP) - Police records show a 17-year-old accused of fatally shooting two demonstrators in Wisconsin told officers at his local police station in Illinois where to find an assault rif...
Oct 31, 2020
Court-ordered robocalls sent to 'electoral terror' victims in Illinois and other states
NEW YORK (AP) - Nearly 30,000 recipients of what a judge described as "electoral terror" robocalls designed to scare people from voting have received new court-ordered calls saying the earlier call ha...
Oct 31, 2020
Central City 1st Quarter Honor Roll
8th Grade High Honors: Hunter Allen Tristan Bierman Mylee Cameron Daven Cook Jayden Cushman Ridge Davis Owen Kuhls Drew Lyons Briley Smythe Sara Starr 8th Grade Honors: Ezra Arenas Arabelle Capes Kenn...
Oct 31, 2020
East Central Illinois Region faces resurgence mitigation beginning Monday
The East Central Illinois Region that includes Fayette, Clay, and Effingham Counties will face additional mitigations beginning Monday as the positivity rate in the region has stayed above eight-perce...
Oct 30, 2020
Two receive minor injuries in three crashes on Selmaville Road
There were three crashes on Selmaville Road southwest of Salem on Thursday resulting in two minor injuries. Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 34-year-old Anthony Harden of Howard Street ...
Oct 30, 2020
