Category Archives: Local News

79-year-old rural Kinmundy man found dead following more than 4.5-hour search (updated 6 am Tuesday)
An unhappy ending late Monday afternoon for a 79-year-old missing rural Kinmundy man when he was found dead in a creek about a mile and a half away from his home. The man’s name has not been rel...
News Jan 11, 2021

Marion County reports 80 new COVID-19 cases; two deaths in Jefferson County and outbreak at Big Muddy Correctional Center
The Marion County Health Department reported 80 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend and Monday. There were no additional deaths, with the number of deaths during the pandemic currently at 104. Of the ...
News Jan 11, 2021

House Speaker Madigan 'suspends' campaign for retention
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is "suspending" his campaign for the retention of the post. The 78-year-old Chicago Democrat issued a statement Monday that began, "This...
News Jan 11, 2021

Republican Darren Bailey collapses during House session
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois House Republican collapsed during a session of the General Assembly. Rep. Darren Bailey of Xenia was seen laying on the floor of the Bank of Springfield Center, wh...
News Jan 11, 2021

WJBD-WSIQ Teacher of the Week is Centralia Junior High teacher Bette Simmons-Young
The WJBD-WSIQ Teacher of the Week is Centralia Junior High sixth grade English Teacher Bette Simmons-Young. Simmons-Young was nominated for her follow-up with students having difficulty and encouragin...
News Jan 11, 2021

City of Centralia to provide $130,000 to small businesses impacted by COVID-19
Centralia City Manager Lowell Crow says the city is set to provide $130,000 in direct payments to small businesses in the city that have experience significant business interruptions attributable to C...
News Jan 11, 2021

SSM Health in Southern Illinois updates COVID collection sites in Mt. Vernon and Centralia.
SSM Health in Southern Illinois will begin using new COVID-19 collection sites at St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia and Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon on Monday to improve the efficiency a...
News Jan 11, 2021

Iuka man arrested for threatening a public official and resisting a peace officer
A 26-year-old rural Iuka man is being held in the Marion County Jail for allegedly threatening a public official and resisting a peace officer following a family disturbance at his home. Sheriff’...
News Jan 11, 2021

Police beat for Monday, January 11th, 2021
A 24-year-old Salem woman was arrested on drug charges by Centralia Police following a traffic stop Sunday night. Amber Tolliver of South Franklin is being held in the Marion County Jail for alleged p...
News Jan 11, 2021

Sunday COVID-19 Update: 4,711 new cases and 81 additional deaths
The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 4,711 new cases of coronavirus disease on Sunday. Another 81 deaths are also being reported, bringing the death toll since the start of the pandem...
News Jan 10, 2021