Category Archives: Local News
Marion County Health Department reports one new COVID-19 case in past two days
The Marion County Health Department is reporting one new COVID-19 case on Thursday and Friday. It is believed to be community spread and was not in a long-term care resident or a student. There are no...
May 22, 2021 Fusion Medical Animation / Unsplash
Cooks, nurses guard inmates with US prisons down 6,000 officers
Nearly one-third of federal correctional officer jobs in the United States are vacant, and that's forcing prisons to use cooks, teachers, nurses, and other workers to guard inmates. At a federal penit...
May 22, 2021 Steve Mays / CC
Law school to remove John Marshall's name over racist past
CHICAGO (AP) - University of Illinois trustees have voted to remove the name of the longest-serving U.S. Supreme Court chief justice from the University of Illinois-Chicago law school. Thursday's vote...
May 22, 2021 Mark Skrobola / CC
Salem Community High School crowns Prom King and Queen
The Salem Community High School 2021 Prom King and Queen are Julian Huggins and Makayla Becker. They were crowned at Friday night's Prom held at BE Gum Gymnasium. This year's Prom Queen candidates wer...
May 21, 2021 2021 SCHS Prom Queen Makayla Becker and King Julian Huggins. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem Grade School District looking at new activity building and replacement of temporary classroom building
Salem Grade School Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe is looking at new facilities with some of the federal COVID relief money. The discussion followed completion of two bond sales to pay for a new heati...
May 21, 2021
Salem Mayor calls on community to work together to resolve challenges
Salem Mayor Nic Farley told the monthly luncheon of the Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce that we need to be proud of the community. He noted a number of positives as well as challenges the city needs...
May 21, 2021
IHSA State Fishing Tournament underway at Carlyle Lake
The Illinois High School Association State Fishing Tournament is underway at Carlyle Lake. Doug Wasmuth of the US Army Corps of Engineers says teams from around the state arrived in time for practice ...
May 21, 2021
Kaskaskia College to hold Saturday forum on free career opportunities available to minorities
Kaskaskia College will hold a free forum on Saturday to promote the Workforce Equity Initiative Grant (WEI) opportunities. The event will be from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Centralia Youth Center wi...
May 21, 2021
Fire at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital confined to one patient room
Centralia Fire Chief John Lynch says nurses had put out a fire in a third floor patient room before their arrival late Thursday afternoon. Lynch says the department helped clear smoke from the room. H...
May 21, 2021 Photo by Tim Ferguson
Three charged in connection with drug bust in Centralia
A 30-year-old Centralia man has been charged with two Class X felony charges in connection with what turned out to be a drug bust at a room in the Centralia Motel earlier this week. Bond for Lonnie Wi...
May 21, 2021
