Category Archives: Local News
Salem High School Green Team recycling day is Friday
File photo of the last Green Team recycling event at Salem Community High School two years ago. The Salem Community High School Green Team will celebrate Earth Day with an electronics recycling drive ...
Apr 22, 2021 SCHS students who helped with 2021 recycling drive pose with large amount of collected items.
Little Egypt CEO program to grow next year
First-year CEO students (left to right) Kaiden Roberts, Brendan Franklin, and Cruz Uribe and Facilitator Emily Kracht. Photo by Bruce Kropp. There will be more students in the Little Egypt CEO program...
Apr 22, 2021
Three sentenced to prison after entering guilty pleas to drug charges
The three headed to prison (left to right) Landon Bone, John Lundgreen, and Gay Walker. Three people are headed to prison after entering guilty pleas in Marion County Court. 26-year-old Landon Bone of...
Apr 22, 2021
Mobile home southeast of Salem heavily damaged by fire
Salem Fire Protection District Fire Marshal Bill Fulton says an older mobile home was heavily damaged in a fire discovered by a neighbor just before midnight Wednesday night. Fulton says flames were s...
Apr 22, 2021
Two arrested on felony drug charges following State Police traffic stop
Both the driver and passenger were arrested on felony drug charges following a traffic stop on State Route 161 near the Mt. Moriah Road east of Centralia early Wednesday night. The driver, 51-year-old...
Apr 22, 2021
South Central High and Middle School to hold outdoor graduation
South Central School Superintendent Kerry Herdes announced at Wednesday night’s school board meeting that this year’s eighth grade and high school graduation will remain outside due to COV...
Apr 22, 2021
Police Beat for Thursday, April 22nd, 2021
A 25-year-old Centralia man was arrested at the Marion County Probation office on Wednesday on an outstanding Marion County failure to appear in court warrant on four pending discharge of firearm char...
Apr 22, 2021
Marion County Health Department sets Mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic for Sunday
Marion County Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says the Illinois National Guard is coming to Centralia on Sunday to put on a mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic. She reports the clinic will...
Apr 21, 2021
Sandoval Village Board no longer to waive late fees for utility bills delayed by Post Office
Late arriving water bills through the mail will no longer be a reason for the Village of Sandoval to waive late fees. The board Tuesday night instructed residents who don’t get their bill in the...
Apr 21, 2021
New Apartment Complex proposed for Sandoval
Two new apartment buildings with four two-bedroom units apiece are being proposed for Sandoval. Dave Stokes came before the village board Tuesday night asking what they needed to do to build the compl...
Apr 21, 2021
