Category Archives: Local News
Intermittent lane closures on I-57 in Southern Marion County this week
The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced lane closures on northbound I-57 between the Jefferson County line and Illinois Route 161 (exit 109) now through Friday. All entrance and exit r...
Sep 13, 2021
9-11 remembered in Memorial program at Bryan-Bennett Library in Salem
Several area political leaders questioned if we have forgotten 9-11 during a Memorial Service held Saturday at the Salem Bryan-Bennett Library. State Senator Jason Plummer recalled how close the count...
Sep 13, 2021 State Senator Jason Plumber was one of the speakers at the Salem Bryan-Bennett Library Memorial Day Service. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem Fire Protection District remembers 9-11 with 5K run and Memorial Service
The Salem Fire Protection District remembered 9-11 twenty years later with a 5K run and Memorial Service on Saturday. Fire Department Lieutenant Ryan Decker says the 160 who participated in the walk a...
Sep 13, 2021 Salem Firefighters in full gear walk the steps it took New York first responders to reach the victims of 9-11 during the 2021 ceremony. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Police Beat for Monday, September 13th, 2021
Centralia Police made a drug arrest Sunday night during a traffic stop. 22-year-old Lucas Bone of Community Beach Road in Centralia was arrested on two counts of possession of a controlled substance, ...
Sep 13, 2021
Marion County Sheriff's Department investigating three theft complaints
The Marion County Sheriff's Department is investigating thefts from two vehicles and the theft of license plates from the third. Deputies were told someone broke into a car in the 2200 block of Mills ...
Sep 12, 2021
Police Beat for Sunday, September 12th, 2021
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 22-year-old Oslo White of East Saddler in Centralia on Saturday for alleged violation of bail bond. He remains in the Marion County Jail. 35-year-old Jessica ...
Sep 12, 2021
Five people in custody after southern Illinois police chase
MARION, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say five people are in police custody in southern Illinois after a report of gunshots and a car chase that prompted a school hosting a football game to briefly go into ...
Sep 12, 2021
Pro-team license plates earn $13M for Illinois schools
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Specialty license plates promoting Chicago and St. Louis professional sports teams have contributed $13 million to public schools. Secretary of State Jesse White says there ar...
Sep 12, 2021 Professional license plates available to Illinois motorists.
Illinois lawmakers consider Reagan statue on Capitol grounds
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Lawmakers are considering whether to put a statue on state Capitol grounds of Ronald Reagan, the Illinois native who served as the country's 40th president. The Chicago Sun-Ti...
Sep 12, 2021 R Boed / CC
Fairview Heights woman killed in Clay County crash
A 40-year-old Fairview Heights woman was killed in an early morning crash in Clay City. State Police identify the victim as Misty Coughlin. A preliminary investigation indicates Coughlin was traveling...
Sep 11, 2021
