Category Archives: Local News
Chief Judge of 4th Judicial Circuit to retire
The Chief Judge of the 4th Judicial Circuit and the Effingham County Resident Circuit Judge has announced that she is retiring at the end of the year. Kimberly Koester was first elected to the bench i...
Oct 05, 2020
IDOT warns we're entering the height of deer-vehicle collision season
It’s mating season for deer and the Illinois Department of Transportation is urging drivers to be careful on the road. Last year, there were more than 16,000 deer-vehicle crashes reported in Ill...
Oct 05, 2020
One person injured in crash at West Main and I-57
A rear end crash on West Main at the southbound I-57 on/off ramp in Salem sent one of the drivers to the hospital late Sunday afternoon. Salem Police say 88-year-old Betty Sisson of Mills Cart Road in...
Oct 05, 2020
Salem City Council to consider offering WiFi in Bryan Memorial Park
The Salem City Council Monday night will consider a proposal to provide WiFi in Bryan Memorial Park. The proposal by Wabash Communications could provide WiFI at the Aquatics Center and near the stage ...
Oct 05, 2020
Vistra Energy to close coal power plants in Illinois, Ohio
A Texas-based company is closing its remaining coal-fired power plants in Illinois including the state’s largest coal plant, the Baldwin Power Plant in Randolph County. The other plants are loca...
Oct 05, 2020
Police Beat for Monday, October 5th, 2020
A 37-year-old Centralia man is being held in the Marion County Jail in lieu of $30,000 bond on outstanding Marion and Clinton County felony failure to appear warrants. Pierre Wilmington of Hickory Rid...
Oct 05, 2020
Two-car crash in Salem sends one to the hospital
One person was taken to Salem Township Hospital for treatment following a two-car crash at West Main and Hotze Road Sunday morning. Salem Police say a car driven by 82-year-old Virginia Holderly of Ea...
Oct 04, 2020
40 unclaimed bicycles quickly adopted Saturday by new owners at Salem Police Department
The unclaimed bikes collected by the Salem Police Department over the past two years are placed out during a free giveaway on Saturday. To help with social distancing everyone who wanted a bike was gi...
Oct 04, 2020 The bikes lined up at the Salem Police Department for a past surplus bicycle giveaway.
Two injured in hit and run crash on I-64
A father and son from Collinsville were injured in a hit and run crash on I-64 six miles east of Mt. Vernon late Saturday night. While reports are not yet available from State Police, Jefferson County...
Oct 04, 2020
Police beat for Sunday, October 4th, 2020
Centralia Police have arrested a 29-year-old Centralia man for criminal trespass to land and resisting a peace officer. Joshua Lucas of South Pine was arrested following an early Sunday morning incide...
Oct 04, 2020
