Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Saturday, May 8th, 2021
The Salem Police department arrested a 29-year-old Elko, Georgia man for alleged domestic battery. Police say Christopher Douglas was taken into custody after they received a call from his girlfriend ...
May 08, 2021
Illinois regulators answer queries on predatory lending law
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois state regulators have released answers to frequently asked questions about payday-type loans after new restrictions took effect this spring. The information from the ...
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More details on Marion County COVID-19 related death; Jefferson County death reported
Marion County Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says a long-term care resident who died from COVID-19 this week had not been vaccinated by her choice. The female in her 90s was a long-ter...
May 07, 2021
Former top Secretary of State official from Centralia sentenced to 18 months in prison
A Centralia woman who was formerly a top official in the licensing department of the Secretary of State's office has been sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $72,500 in resti...
May 07, 2021
Madison Street Historic Preservation fundraiser set for Saturday
A fundraiser is planned for Saturday to raise money for the Madison Street Historic Preservation project in downtown Kinmundy. The project includes the renovation of two of the historic buildings on M...
May 07, 2021 New windows and other work has already been completed in the two buildings being saved on Madison Street in Kinmundy. Photo from Madison Street Historical District Facebook Page)
Electric-vehicle plant invests $75M, brings Joliet 745 jobs
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - A Canadian electric vehicle maker will build its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Joliet to produce small trucks and heavier electric machinery. Illinois officials said Friday ...
May 07, 2021 file photo
Flora woman injured in single car crash
A 27-year-old Flora woman was injured in a single vehicle crash late Thursday afternoon. State Police say preliminary investigative details indicate Kristan Olden was traveling east on County Road 300...
May 07, 2021
Emergency responders thank nurses at SSM Health St. Mary;s Hospital with parade
Emergency responders circle SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia twice Thursday night in a parade to thank the nurses for their work during COVID-19. St. Mary's nurse Jill Belcher helped organi...
May 07, 2021 Emergency vehicles circle SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia to thank nurses as part of the Nurses Day Celebration. Photos by Pat Hodges.
3 dead after black powder device explodes near Illinois park
NORTH UTICA, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say three people have died after a black powder device exploded along a bank of the Illinois River in the northern part of the state. First responders were called ...
May 07, 2021
Rural Odin man injured in single car crash on Odin Road
A 19-year-old rural Odin man received minor injuries in a one car crash on the Odin Road blamed on heavy thunderstorm activity late Thursday afternoon. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Tristan Rhy...
May 07, 2021 Small hail pelted the Centralia area as part of Thursday night's thunderstorm activity. Photo by Pat Hodges.
