Category Archives: Local News
Centralia City Council approves $26.8-million balanced budget
The Centralia City Council has unanimously passed a $26.8-million budget for the fiscal year beginning January first. City Manager Lowell Crow says the budget is balanced across all funds. In a counci...
Dec 08, 2020
Centralia City Council votes to place half-cent sales tax back on April ballot
On a split 3-2 vote, the Centralia City Council has agreed to place a half-cent sales tax on the April election ballot. The proposal that would raise an estimated $400,000 a year to pay for fire and p...
Dec 08, 2020
Free COVID-19 testing extended another week at Marion County Fairgrounds
The Illinois Department of Public Health has announced the mobile testing for COVID-19 will continue from today through Sunday, December 13th, at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Salem. The hours of t...
Dec 07, 2020
Kell Grade School going back on full remote until after holiday break
Kell Grade School Principal Sarah Beth Ferrell says the school is going back on full remote learning until after the holiday break. She reports an additional staff member has tested positive and two o...
Dec 07, 2020
Kell man arrested on multiple weapon charges following domestic disturbance
A 25-year-old Kell man has been arrested by Salem Police on multiple charges after allegedly displaying a gun during a domestic dispute with his girlfriend. Michael Hill of Third Street is being held ...
Dec 07, 2020
Southern Illinois Builders Association donates $5,000 to KC Carpentry
(Pictured (l-r) Donna Richter, CEO of the Southern Illinois Builders Association, and Pete Donnelly, KC Carpentry Professor.) Kaskaskia College's Carpentry Occupations Program received a $5,000 donati...
Dec 07, 2020
Kaskaskia College Friends of the Fine Arts awards over $7,000 in scholarships
(Front row (l-r): Holden Kershaw, Elena Smith, Dusk Donoho, Ximena Aparicio, William Wagner, and Travis Strobel. Back row (l-r): Professor Cliff Jourdan, Professor David Quinn, KCFFA President Dennis ...
Dec 07, 2020
Odin 3rd Grade Teacher is WJBD-WSIQ Teacher of the Week
The 3rd Grade Teacher at Odin School is this week’s WJBD-WSIQ Teacher of the Week. Melinda Fredrick is determined to make this school year as normal as possible even though Odin School has been ...
Dec 07, 2020
Centralia City Council to consider budget and putting sales tax increase on April ballot
The Centralia City Council Monday night will be asked to approve its operating budget for the fiscal year beginning January first. City Manager Lowell Crow says the budget is balanced across the board...
Dec 07, 2020
Salem City Council to consider garbage collection and leaf vacuum fee increases
The Salem City Council Monday night will consider increases in the garbage collection and leaf vacuum fees. City Manager Rex Barbee is suggesting a $1 a month increase in the garbage collection fee an...
Dec 07, 2020