Category Archives: Local News
Salem City Council approves new three year contract for garbage service
The Salem City Council has approved a new three-year contract with DBS Disposal of Farina for residential garbage pickup. DBS was the lowest of three bids. However, their bid was 75-cents per residenc...
Nov 17, 2020
Remainder of Salem squad cars to get in-car cameras
After considerable debate, the Salem City Council Monday night unanimously approved in-car cameras for the three squad cars that currently do not have them. The debate came over the $19,841 cost since...
Nov 17, 2020
Salem High School remains open for in-school learning following close calls
Salem Community High School Superintendent Dr. Brad Detering says the school has been able to stay open for in-student learning following several close calls with positive cases for COVID-19. He updat...
Nov 17, 2020
Governor to implement new COVID-19 mitigations as hospitalizations grow; See complete list of new mitigations
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health has announced additional COVID-19 resurgence mitigations will take effect statewide on Friday. The goal is to reduce the spread of the...
Nov 17, 2020
Races develop for Mayor of Salem and Centralia on first day of filing
Salem City Clerk Bev Quinn assists Salem City Councilman Jim Koehler in filing for re-election at city hall Monday morning. Photo by Bruce Kropp. There will be contested races for Mayor of Salem and C...
Nov 17, 2020
Centralia Police announce appointment of new probationary patrolman
Centralia Police Chief Greg Dodson has announced the appointment of a new probationary patrolman. Austin Leslie of Beckemeyer has been serving as a Washington County Deputy Sheriff for the past six mo...
Nov 17, 2020
Fire at Centralia home confined to clothes dryer
Smoke comes from the basement of the Jerry Mulvin home at 309 South Lincoln where a clothes dryer caught fire Monday afternoon. Photo by Tim Ferguson. Centralia City Firemen were able to confine a fir...
Nov 17, 2020
Police Beat for Tuesday, November 17th, 2020
Two people remain in the Marion County Jail on Tuesday morning following arrests on outstanding warrants. 54-year-old Ronald Courtney of Gilmore Street in Wamac was arrested by Centralia Police. He...
Nov 17, 2020
Woman headed to prison for fraud obtained COVID-relief loan
CHICAGO (AP) - An Illinois woman facing prison for stealing millions of dollars through her boyfriend's business credit card allegedly obtained a pandemic relief loan as she prepared to report to pris...
Nov 16, 2020
Pandemic pushes steep drop in foreign college students
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Colleges in the U.S. have seen a sharp enrollment drop among international students this fall. University administrators say a number of hurdles and new policies brought on by the ...
Nov 16, 2020