Category Archives: Local News
Marion County Health Department reports seven new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday
The Marion County Health Department is reporting seven new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. There are no new COVID-19 related deaths to report. Five of the seven cases are in school-age children. None ...
Aug 25, 2021
BCMW Receives Farmers Market Coupons For Seniors
BCMW Project BREAD, in conjunction with Midland Area Agency on Aging and the Department on Aging, will be taking applications for coupons redeemable at the Farmer's Markets in Centralia, Mt Vernon and...
Aug 25, 2021 Jeremy Keith / CC
Governor warns stricter measures may be put back into place if COVID numbers don't improve
Governor JB Pritzker is warning that significantly stricter measures will be put back into place if COVID-19 numbers don't improve. With cases on the rise, the Governor says his office is looking at a...
Aug 25, 2021
Iuka Grade School on probation, Patoka and South Central have meetings with State Board of Education
The Iuka Grade School has been placed on probation by the State Board of Education for not requiring students to wear masks while inside the school. Superintendent Sam Alli says the state board of edu...
Aug 25, 2021 Tomash Devenishek / CC
Rural Odin man gets 5 year prison term for unlawful restraint
A 24-year-old rural Odin man has been sentenced to five years in prison to be followed by a year of parole after pleading guilty in Marion County Court to an unlawful restraint charge. Daniel Johnston...
Aug 25, 2021
Centralia man arrested for home invasion
A 38-year-old Centralia man has been arrested for home invasion and other charges. Centralia Police say Jonathan Bailey of South Maple allegedly kicked in a door at a home in the 500 block of South Ma...
Aug 25, 2021
Greater Centralia Job Expo attracts around 100 applicants
Centralia Acting City Manager Derrick Sherman is overall pleased with the Greater Centralia Job Expo held over the weekend. He reviewed the results. "95 people that were definitely interested in jobs....
Aug 25, 2021
Smithsonian Institution's Voices and Votes Democracy in America arrives in Salem
The Smithsonian Institution's Voices and Votes Democracy in America display is now in place for a five week run at the Bryan Bennett Library in Salem. The Illinois Freedom Project display will be adde...
Aug 25, 2021
Police Beat for Wednesday, August 25th, 2021
Salem Police arrested a 34-year-old woman who said she was homeless on an outstanding traffic warrant. Elizabeth Swieca was taken to the Marion County Jail where she was being held in lieu of $2,500 b...
Aug 25, 2021
Iuka man receives two year prison term for possession of methamphetamine
A 36-year-old Iuka man was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty in Marion County Court to possession of under five grams of methamphetamine. William Combs of South Main Street will h...
Aug 25, 2021
