Category Archives: Local News
Iuka Grade School Board calls special meeting for Friday night to discuss Return to School Plan
The Iuka Grade School has scheduled a special meeting for Friday night to discuss possible changes to its return to school plan. Superintendent Sam Alli will be presenting changes that would bring the...
Sep 09, 2021
Northbound I-57 at Illinois Route 161 will be one lane only Thursday
The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced the right lane of northbound I-57 will be closed from seven am to three pm on Thursday near the Route 161 interchange. IDOT reports all entrance...
Sep 09, 2021
Salem City Council decides bow hunting to reduce deer population not a good idea
The Salem City Council made no decisions on how to reduce the deer population in the city, but after further discussion, Tuesday night appeared to no longer think allowing selected bow hunting was a g...
Sep 08, 2021
Salem man arrested for aggravated battery after allegedly striking man with bat
Salem Police arrested a 50-year-old Salem man for aggravated battery and criminal damage to property following an incident on the Cottonwood Village Apartment parking lot on Tuesday. Police report Lar...
Sep 08, 2021
Salem City Council looks at some limitations on residency of city workers
The Salem City Council discussed the pros and cons of reimplementing some type of residency requirements for city employees at Tuesday night's meeting without making any decisions. Councilman Craig Mo...
Sep 08, 2021
Marion County Law Enforcement Chair ask for $5 an hour pay increase for sheriff's department personnel
Marion County Board Law Enforcement Committee Chair Steve Whritenour is asking the county board to consider an immediate $5 an hour raise for sheriff's deputies, correctional officers, and communicati...
Sep 08, 2021 Marion County Law Enforcement Committee Chair Steve Whritenour.
Police Beat for Wednesday, September 8th, 2021
Centralia Police have arrested a 19-year-old student at the Centralia High School Annex for aggravated battery. Harleigh Davidson of North Main in Hoyleton is accused of spitting in a security officer...
Sep 08, 2021
Former US Sen. Adlai Stevenson III, 90, dead from dementia
CHICAGO (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Adlai Stevenson III of Illinois has died at his home on Chicago's North Side. He was 90. His son, Adlai Stevenson IV, confirmed the Democrat died Monday and said his fa...
Sep 08, 2021 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.50334
Weather service checking if a tornado hit Illinois
MINOOKA, Ill. (AP) - The National Weather Service says it will send experts to Will County to determine if a tornado swept through during a storm. Fierce winds, rain, and hail hit parts of Illinois on...
Sep 08, 2021 Aiko, Thomas & Juliette+Isaac / CC
Salem gets good marks on its audit
The Salem City Council heard Tuesday night that the firm conducting the yearly audit found no concerns. Leslie Gregory of the CPA Firm Fick, Eggemeyer, and Williamson added the city was able to increa...
Sep 08, 2021
