Category Archives: Local News
COVID-19 cases in Illinois hit an all-time high
Covid-19 hospitalizations have hit an all-time high. At latest count, nearly 6,300 people were in Illinois hospitals with the virus, the most ever since the pandemic began. Governor JB Pritzker says t...
Jan 04, 2022
Salem City Manager not recommending any additional water rate increase now
Salem City Manager Rex Barbee is not recommending any additional water rate increase now. His comment came Monday night as the council began a review of the impact of the water rate increase last summ...
Jan 04, 2022 Salem City Manager Rex Barbee.
One person injured in three vehicle crash on Route 37 at Tonti Road
State Police say one person was injured in a crash involving a semi and two pickup trucks on Route 37 at the Tonti Road north of Salem Monday afternoon. Preliminary investigative details indicate a pi...
Jan 04, 2022 Photo by: Chad Wilkins.
Democratic AGs continue fight seeking recognition of ERA
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Three Democratic attorneys general are seeking to overturn the dismissal of a lawsuit that sought to force the federal government to recognize Virginia's 2020 vote to ratify the E...
Jan 04, 2022 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Report paints grim picture of Chicago-area gun deaths
CHICAGO (AP) - Officials say more people were shot to death in Chicago and surrounding Cook County in 2021 than in any other year on record. The county medical examiner's office said Monday that there...
Jan 04, 2022
Prosecutor wants US death penalty for police shooting pair
KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) - A prosecutor says he'll ask the Justice Department to review the case of two people charged in the shootings of two police officers at a northern Illinois hotel with the intentio...
Jan 04, 2022 Darius Sullivan and Xandria Harris (State Police)
Salem City Council Monday night to review water rates
The Salem City Council Monday night will review the impact of the water rate increase placed into effect with the August 2021 billing cycle. City Manager Rex Barbee says the utility clerks have indica...
Jan 03, 2022
Centralia City Grade School's Home to School Liaison Director is this year's Centralia Chamber Shining Star
The person who heads the Centralia City Schools Home to School Liaison program has been awarded the Centralia Chamber of Commerce Shining Star Award. Kathy Donnelly and City Grade School Superintenden...
Jan 03, 2022 Kathy Donnelly accepts Shining Star award from Centralia Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Marcus Holland. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Centralia Chamber honors Partners in Progress and Legacy Award Winners
The Centralia Chamber of Commerce honored several businesses at the New Year's Eve Annual Chamber Banquet. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Marcus Holland says Advanced Surgical Technology on Ea...
Jan 03, 2022 Centralia Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Marcus Holland presents Conagra Centralia Plant manager Steve Bray with Partners in Progress Award. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Police Beat for Monday, January 3rd, 2022
A 36-year-old rural Salem man posted $1,000 cash bond on two outstanding warrants and was released from the Marion County Jail on Sunday. Joshua Gribbler of Selmaville Road was wanted on misdemeanor f...
Jan 03, 2022
