Category Archives: Local News
Illinois marijuana licensing on track after lawsuit dropped
CHICAGO (AP) - A Michigan-based cannabis company has ended its challenge of Illinois' plan to authorize new marijuana business. Sozo Illinois Inc.'s decision Tuesday to drop its lawsuit will allow Ill...
Jul 28, 2021 Elsa Olofsson / CC
Lollapalooza to require vaccination card or negative test
CHICAGO (AP) - The hordes of people expected to descend on Chicago's Grant Park for the Lollapalooza music festival this week will be required to show proof that they've been vaccinated for COVID-19 o...
Jul 28, 2021 - EMR - / CC
Three injured in Route 161 crash at Racetrack Road
Three people were injured in a rear-end crash on State Route 161 at Racetrack Road east of Centralia Tuesday night. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say a car driven by 23-year-old Breanna Shanafelt o...
Jul 28, 2021
Centralia man gets four years in prison for failure to register as sex offender
A 50-year-old homeless Centralia man has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty in Marion County Court on Tuesday to two separate failure to register as a sex offender charges. B...
Jul 28, 2021
17-year-old Salem juvenile injured in Quail Run Road crash
A 17-year-old Salem female juvenile was injured in a pickup truck crash on the Quail Run Road a half mile west of Kinmundy Road in rural Salem late Tuesday afternoon. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies ...
Jul 28, 2021
New masking recommendations would require indoor mask-wearing to return to most of region
The Illinois Department of Public Health is adopting new masking recommendations from the CDC. State Public Health officials are urging Illinoisans, regardless of vaccination status, to wear a mask in...
Jul 27, 2021 Raed Mansour / CC
Educators react to new masking recommendations for schools
School officials are reacting to the new guidelines that could result in masks once again being required for all students and faculty. Centralia High School Superintendent Chuck Lane, who is part of a...
Jul 27, 2021 Alan Levine / CC
Moose Family Center zoning changed to allow reuse by trucking company
The Centralia City Council Monday night gave final approval to a zoning change to allow for the Moose Family Center at 1824 South Poplar Street to become the new home to Wayne Trucking. Community Deve...
Jul 27, 2021
Centralia City Council to lease seven new vehicles
The Centralia City Council is looking to enter into a fleet management agreement with Enterprise to replace some of the city's old pickup trucks that are mostly more than 20 years old. City Manager Fo...
Jul 27, 2021
Salem Community High School calls special meeting to hire basketball coach
The Salem Community High School Board has called a special meeting to consider employment of a head boys basketball coach. The meeting will be held Wednesday at six pm in Room 114. The agenda lists a ...
Jul 27, 2021
