Category Archives: Local News
Grocery Giveaway Saturday at Salem Grace Church
There will be a grocery giveaway on Saturday at the Salem Grace Church of the Nazarene. There will be 300 boxes containing milk, hot dogs, chicken taco meat, potatoes, onions, apples, celery, liquid e...
Oct 09, 2020
Fire burns abandoned home in northwest Jefferson County
A controlled burn got out of hand Thursday afternoon and spread to an abandoned home already being torn down in northwest Jefferson County. Centralia Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Ross Bosh...
Oct 09, 2020
New COVID-19 single day cases at highest level since May; 15 new positives in Marion County
State health officials are reporting that 3,059 cases of COVID-19 have been newly confirmed across Illinois. That’s the state's highest new daily caseload since the pandemic initially peaked in ...
Oct 08, 2020
Lake Centralia reopened for recreational use
The City of Centralia has reopened Lake Centralia for recreational use after testing indicated all sample test results for cyanobacteria received on Thursday are below advisory levels set by the state...
Oct 08, 2020
Illinois man charged with price-gouging in mask sales
CHICAGO (AP) - A northern Illinois businessman is facing federal charges of price gouging customers seeking to purchase protective masks at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Krikor Topouzian of Win...
Oct 08, 2020
Attorneys: Extraditing teen would 'turn him over to mob'
CHICAGO (AP) - Defense attorneys say sending a 17-year-old accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to stand trial in Wisconsin would "turn hi...
Oct 08, 2020
Drive-thru dominates even as dine-in restrictions ease
McDonald's and Domino's Pizza saw stronger U.S. same-store sales in the July-September period, indicating customers' preference for drive-thru and delivery remained strong even as lockdown restriction...
Oct 08, 2020
"Second to none" Computer Aided Dispatch coming to Marion County
The Marion County Board’s representative to the 911 Emergency Telephone Board told the county board’s Law Enforcement Committee Wednesday night that a computer-aided dispatch and record ma...
Oct 08, 2020 Marion County Law Enforcement Committee Chair Steve Whritenour.
Salem Firemen battle two large field fires on Wednesday
The Salem Fire Protection District was called out to what turned out to be two large field fires on Wednesday afternoon. Fire Chief Dave Duncan says the first fire started on the Julie Roberts propert...
Oct 08, 2020
Former Congressman Glenn Poshard to be in Salem Thursday afternoon to promote non-violence and respect
Former Congressman Glenn Poshard is making a tour of Southern Illinois to silently march in front of each courthouse carrying signs of non-violence and respect for our people and our Democracy. His vi...
Oct 08, 2020
