Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Wednesday, January 12th, 2012
Three people were brought to the Marion County Jail on Tuesday, all on separate domestic battery arrests. 41-year-old Gilbert Sidener of West Bennett in Salem was arrested for both domestic battery an...
Jan 12, 2022
Marion County Board to restructure meeting format
Starting in February, the Marion County Board will be meeting twice a month. Board Chair Debbie Smith announced the change at Tuesday night's meeting. The board will now meet on both the 2nd and 4th T...
Jan 12, 2022 Marion County Board Chair Debbie Smith.
Marion County Clerk expressing concern if current election equipment can make it another year
Marion County Clerk Steve Fox is concerned about going through another election cycle this year with the county's current election equipment. The comments came at Tuesday night's county board meeting ...
Jan 12, 2022 Jay Bennett with Platinum Election Resources displays new voting equipment to Marion County Board.
Former Vandalia teacher and State Trooper pleads guilty to sexual assault charges
A former Vandalia teacher and State Trooper has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 years in prison in Fayette County Court on three counts of criminal sexual assault. 31-year-old James Dierkes of ...
Jan 12, 2022
Marion County Sheriff Andy Garden will seek a four year term
There will be a Republican primary for Marion County Sheriff. Andy Garden, who was appointed sheriff following the retirement of Rich Stevenson, received applause when announcing his decision to run a...
Jan 12, 2022 Marion County Sheriff Andy Garden.
Speaker: Illinois DCFS field workers need greater protection
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch says the state's child-welfare caseworkers need to be treated like frontline emergency responders after a Department of Children and Family ...
Jan 12, 2022
Chicago mayor tests positive for COVID-19
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she has tested positive for COVID-19. The Democrat said Tuesday that she has "cold-like symptoms" but otherwise feels fine. She credited being vaccinat...
Jan 12, 2022 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / CC
Illinois prisons pause county intakes due to pandemic
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Corrections has temporarily paused intakes from county jails because of COVID-19 outbreaks at prisons. The department said Tuesday the affected pris...
Jan 12, 2022
SCMS 2nd Quarter Honor Roll
6th Grade Highest Honors: Colton Cartright Josalyn Grandt 6th Grade High Honors: Tyson Alwardt Baylee Brown Ana Lotz Carly Magnus Hunter Olmstead Madisyn Peddicord 6th Grade Honors: Camb...
Jan 12, 2022
Centralia swears in four new police officers
Centralia has four new police officers ready to begin their police academy training. Christopher Jansen of Clinton County, Michael Dodson of Salem, and Nolen Beggs and Bret Winegarner of Centralia wer...
Jan 11, 2022 New Centralia Police officers after being sworn in Monday. Left to right: Bret Winegarner, Michael Dodson, Chief Greg Dodson, Christopher Jansen and Nolen Beggs. Photo by Pat Hodges.
