Category Archives: Local News
South Central Middle School 1st Quarter Honor Roll
6th Grade Highest Honors: Colton Cartright Josalyn Grandt 6th Grade High Honors: Tyson Alwardt Eli Hiestand 6th Grade Honors: Cambria Allen Ryan Alwardt Jenna Bouser Baylee Brown Andrew Fulk Lilyen Gr...
Oct 26, 2021
Kaskaskia College finalizes bonding for $30-million main campus renovation
The Kaskaskia College Board Monday night finalized a $24.5-million dollar bond issue and $900,000 in life safety bonds that will complete the needed financing for a $30-million overhaul of the main co...
Oct 26, 2021 Kaskaskia College Board meets Monday night giving final approval to bonds that will pay for much of a $30-million main campus renovation. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Governor reaches agreement with AFSCME workers to get vaccinated
Governor JB Pritzker is announcing an agreement with the state's largest employee union for 7,800 workers to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The deal is with AFSCME workers at Illinois Veterans Homes...
Oct 26, 2021
Illinois getting ready to vaccinate younger children
The Illinois Department of Public Health is gearing up for the anticipated approval of Covid-19 vaccines for younger children. State Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike says the Pfizer vaccine coul...
Oct 26, 2021
Centralia Police release details on weekend aggravated battery to a police officer incident
A 49-year-old Centralia man has been charged with two counts of aggravated domestic battery to a police officer in Marion County Court after allegedly getting into an altercation with two officers cal...
Oct 26, 2021
Centralia man arrested following high speed chase
A 41-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police after leading them on a lengthy high-speed chase on Sunday that ended with the suspect running into a home. Centralia Police Chief Gre...
Oct 26, 2021
Police Beat for Monday, October 25th, 2021
Wamac Police arrested a 28-year-old Wamac woman for possession of methamphetamine. Melanie Scurba was taken to the Marion County Jail. 31-year-old John Pope of South Davis in Centralia was arrested by...
Oct 26, 2021
Sheriff: Newly ID'd Gacy victim's death was news to family
CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say a North Carolina man who moved to Chicago was one of the victims of John Wayne Gacy, who was convicted of killing 33 young men and boys in the 1970s. Cook County Sheriff...
Oct 26, 2021 Becker1999 / CC
Missing ISU graduate student Jelani Day drowned: coroner
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A coroner says an Illinois State University graduate student who disappeared before being found dead died from drowning. Twenty-five-year-old Jelani Day was last seen on Aug. ...
Oct 26, 2021 David Wilson / CC
Another victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy identified
CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities have identified the remains of one of the victims of John Wayne Gacy, who was convicted of killing 33 young men and boys in the Chicago area in the 1970s. Cook County Sherif...
Oct 25, 2021 Stephen Hogan / CC
