Category Archives: Local News
Centralia Community Youth Center and NAACP seek Wall of Honor nominations
The Centralia Community Youth Center and the Centralia Chapter of the NAACP have again joined together in a joint effort to honor individuals in the City of Centralia and surrounding community that ha...
Jan 21, 2022 2020 Wall of Honor Winners were Mike Young (represented by son and wife), John Worlds, and Marion “Bunny” Garrett .
Police Beat for Friday, January 21st, 2022
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a 24-year-old Salem man for driving on a suspended license and for possession of adult use cannabis. Kyle Simmons of Glenwood Drive was later released on a no...
Jan 21, 2022
Crossroads Specialty Clinic Welcomes two general surgeons
Crossroads Specialty Clinic in Mt. Vernon has announced the addition of two general surgeons. Dr. Scott Harad and Dr. Kevin Claffey are both well-known in the community and look forward to being back ...
Jan 20, 2022 Doctors Claffey (left) and Harad (right)
Bond set at $500,000 for rural Carlyle man on four felony sex charges
Bond has been set at $500,000 for a 30-year-old rural Carlyle man who has been charged in Clinton County Court with four felony sex charges. Michael Parker is facing two Class X felony charges of pred...
Jan 20, 2022
Jefferson County making new effort to identify 1993 murder victim
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department is renewing its efforts to identify a 1993 murder victim. The decapitated head of a presumed white female was discovered on the side of a wooded roadway withi...
Jan 20, 2022 New forensic art prepared by Carl Koppelman to reflect updated findings on unknown murder victim.
Bankers survey: Rural economy stays strong in Illinois and nine other states
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A new monthly survey of bankers in parts of 10 Plains and Western states shows the region's rural economy remains strong. However, bankers say they have growing concerns about the r...
Jan 20, 2022
Keep Salem Beautiful Recycling bin is back
The Keep Salem Beautiful Recycling bin is back. After a month's absence for repainting and repairs, the recycling trailer has been returned to its normal location in the Marion County parking lot in t...
Jan 20, 2022 Keep Salem Beautiful recycling trailer.
Louisville man killed in Clay County crash
A 72-year-old Louisville man has died in an early Thursday morning single-vehicle crash in Clay County. State Police identify the victim as David Beccue. The crash occurred on Sailor Springs Road near...
Jan 20, 2022
State officials are cautiously optimistic about the recent decline in Covid-19 numbers in Illinois.
State officials are cautiously optimistic about the recent decline in Covid-19 numbers in Illinois. Governor JB Pritzker says it looks like the Omicron surge has hit its peak, with a drop in cases and...
Jan 20, 2022
South Central School Board praises staff for extra effort to keep schools open
The South Central School Board joined the administration in praising the extra effort that is taking place to keep the schools open during the current pandemic. The district has been particularly hard...
Jan 20, 2022
