Category Archives: Local News
Family Video shuttering all remaining stores, including Salem
The President of Highland Ventures Limited has announced all remaining Family Video stores are closing, including the one in Salem. Keith Hoogland blamed the impact of COVID-19 not only for the loss o...
Jan 06, 2021
Governor Pritzker calls on Congress to impeach and remove President Trump
Governor JB Pritzker is calling on Congress to impeach and remove President Trump from office. In a statement released Wednesday night, Pritzker says two weeks is too long for Trump to remain in offic...
Jan 06, 2021
15th District's new Congresswoman under fire for Hitler remarks
The new Congressman for the 15th Congressional District Mary Miller is drawing criticism for saying Adolph Hitler ‘was right on one thing’. The comment came in Washington DC as Miller was ...
Jan 06, 2021 Congresswoman Mary Miller
Attorney General warning about COVID-19 vaccine scams
Attorney General Kwame Raoul is warning the public about COVID-19 vaccine scams. Raoul says COVID scams aren’t new, but the approval of a vaccination is now giving con-artists more opportunities...
Jan 06, 2021 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Salem man pleads guilty in Marion County Court to criminal trespass to residence
A 31-year-old Salem man has pleaded guilty in Marion County Court to entering an occupied home without permission. Jerrad Middleton of England Road admitted to a charge of felony criminal trespass to ...
Jan 06, 2021
Centralia man sentenced to prison for possession of methamphetamine
A 28-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty in both Marion and Clinton County Courts to unlawful possession of under five grams of methamphetamine. Co...
Jan 06, 2021
Centralia man greets parole agent while holding machete; arrested on weapons and drug charges
A 38-year-old Centralia man was arrested after allegedly answering the door of his home holding a machete when a parole agent came to visit on Tuesday. Michael Foutch of South Walnut was also arrested...
Jan 06, 2021
No one injured when car drives into Raccoon Lake
Centralia Police say no one was injured when a car made a wrong turn and ended up driving off the Raccoon Lake boat launch at the end of Country Club Road Monday night. Police report 22-year-old Kylee...
Jan 06, 2021
Salem Police report jump in calls and burglaries, big drop in traffic accidents and code violations
Salem Police Chief Sean Reynolds says the police department answered nearly 1,000 more calls in 2020 compared to the year. 15,391 calls were recorded during the past year. He feels more people were ho...
Jan 06, 2021
15th District's new Congresswoman to join those contesting some Electoral College results
The 15th District’s new Congresswoman will be among those joining the supporters of President Donald Trump in objecting to the Electoral College results of certain states. Mary Miller says she w...
Jan 05, 2021 Congresswoman Mary Miller