Category Archives: Local News
Salem Halloween Costume Contest moving indoors
The City of Salem's Halloween Costume Contest is being moved indoors due to the forecast for in climate weather. The contest will now be held at the Salem Community Theatre. If you are entering the co...
Oct 28, 2021 Maryland GovPics / CC
Marion County Health Department reporting two more COVID-19 related deaths
The Marion County Health Department is reporting another two COVID-19 related deaths bringing the number of deaths since the pandemic began to 153. Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says ...
Oct 28, 2021
Alton woman who killed infant daughter granted parole
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois woman who served three decades in prison for killing her infant daughter has been granted parole. The Illinois Prisoner Review Board board voted 12-1 Thurs...
Oct 28, 2021
Population down 4.5% in Marion County in past 10 years; Iuka and Junction City only communities to show growth
Final 2020 US Census data is now being released with Marion County and most communities showing population losses. Numbers for Marion County show the population dropping 4.5-percent in the past decade...
Oct 28, 2021
Police Beat for Thursday, October 28th, 2021
A 27-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police for criminal trespass to land. Ethan Futhey of North Nelms was taken to the Marion County Jail where he later posted bond. 28-year-old...
Oct 28, 2021
Centralia Police arrest two in early Thursday morning drug bust
Centralia Police have arrested two people in a drug bust conduct Thursday morning in conjunction with the FBI Drug Task Force. A third former Centralia resident was taken into custody at her residence...
Oct 28, 2021
Salem Township Hospital has new Chief Financial Officer
Salem Township Hospital has a new Chief Financial Officer. Carolyn Davies is coming from a critical access hospital in Colorado. "I love healthcare. I'm actually a daughter of a head nurse and i think...
Oct 28, 2021
Bill to do away with Parental Notification Law for abortions now on Governor's desk
Legislation to do away with parental notification law for underage women is now on the Governor's desk. The House joined the Senate in voting to repeal the act, which requires a provider to inform a m...
Oct 28, 2021 Jim Bowen / CC
Change To Health Care Right of Conscience Act Passes House And Goes Back To Senate
The Illinois House is voting to clarify that the Health Care Right of Conscience Act can't be used to refuse Covid-19 vaccine mandates. The House narrowly approved the bill, with supporters like repre...
Oct 28, 2021 Matt Turner / CC
Third person arrested for rural Iuka farmstead building
The Marion County Sheriff's Department has made a third arrest in connection with a burglary to a farmstead in the 7900 block of Brubaker Road in rural Iuka. 28-year-old Slade Thompson of Rogers Stree...
Oct 28, 2021
