Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Friday, April 30th, 2021
A 25-year-old Centralia woman has been arrested on an outstanding warrant and for possession of under five grams of methamphetamine. Centralia Police took Shatavia McGee of North Cherry into custody w...
Apr 30, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Salem Grade School Board seats new member and reorganizes
The Salem Grade School Board seated a new member and reorganized at a special meeting Thursday night. Jason Smith is joining the board. "I wanted a chance to serve my community and help my kids. They ...
Apr 30, 2021
Marion County has four new COVID cases in past two days
The Marion County Health Department is reporting four new COVID cases on Wednesday and Thursday. All four of the cases are considered community spread. One is a student for which contact tracing is be...
Apr 29, 2021
Black and Latino nursing home deaths linked to overcrowding
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Overcrowding at some Illinois nursing homes caused a disproportionate number of preventable deaths among Black and Latino residents of those facilities. That is the conclusion...
Apr 29, 2021 Alachua County
White farmers sue seeking government loan forgiveness
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Some Illinois farmers and from other Midwestern states are suing the federal government alleging they're ineligible for a COVID-19 stimulus loan forgiveness program because they'r...
Apr 29, 2021 frankieleon / CC
Sheriff: Central Illinois inmate dies after Taser shocks
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a central Illinois jail inmate has died after correctional officers shocked him with Tasers when he resisted health checks and attempts to handcuff him. Sangam...
Apr 29, 2021 Anarchimedia / CC
GOP cries 'flip-flop' on Pritzker, wants independent map
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Republicans are berating the state's Democratic governor for backing away from a pledge he made as a candidate to support an independently drawn political-district ma...
Apr 29, 2021 Jim Bowen / CC
Fallen tree leaves Iuka and Xenia area without electricity
Ameren officials say power will likely remain out to about 600 customers in the Iuka and Xenia area until around 6:45 Thursday night. Spokesperson Brian Bretsch says the outage began around 7:45 Thurs...
Apr 29, 2021
2021 Little Miss Marion County Fair Pageant
Entries will start being accepted May 1, for the 2021 Little Miss Marion County Fair Queen Pageant to be held Thursday, August 5 at 7 p.m. The first 25 entries will be accepted and all Little Miss Con...
Apr 29, 2021 Shelley Panzarella / CC
Sandoval School Superintendent resigning to take job in Metro-East
Sandoval School Superintendent Rob Miller has resigned to become Superintendent of the larger East Alton-Wood River School District. The board accepted the resignation effective June 30th with regret ...
Apr 29, 2021 Sandoval School Superintendent Rob Miller. Courtesy Sandoval School Website.
