Category Archives: Local News
Illinois National Guard facing numerous duties as 2021 gets underway
2021 is shaping up to be a busy year for the Illinois National Guard. Adjutant General Major General Richard Neely says the importance of the Guard is more apparent than ever, with members assigned to...
Apr 12, 2021
South Locust Street Historical Fair set to resume in Centralia
The South Locust Street Historical Fair is making plans to return on Saturday, May 1st, following a year off due to COVID-19. It’s one of three annual events the Centralia City Council is being ...
Apr 12, 2021
Police Beat for Monday, April 12th, 2021
A 20-year-old Kinmundy man has been arrested by Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies for violation of an order of protection. Louis Krueger of Hollowell Road remains in the county jail pending court...
Apr 12, 2021
Salem High School crowns Homecoming King and Queen
SCHS Homecoming King Julian Huggins and Queen Delaney Kell. (Photo by Greg Maxey) The Salem Community High School Homecoming King and Queen are Julian Huggins and Delaney Kell. The two were crowned du...
Apr 12, 2021
Charleston woman killed in Effingham County crash (corrected 7:30 pm Sunday)
A 29-year-old Charleston woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 40 near 900th Street near Effingham early Sunday morning. State Police identify the victim as Alyssa Rhodes. She was pronounced...
Apr 11, 2021
Salem man faces multiple charges following investigation into stolen vehicle
A 33-year-old Salem man is being held in the Marion County Jail on multiple charges following an investigation on Saturday by Salem Police into a stolen vehicle allegedly found parked in front of his ...
Apr 11, 2021
Police Beat for Sunday, April 11th, 2021
A 27-year-old Centralia man has been arrested and taken to the Marion County Jail on drug charges following an early Sunday morning traffic stop. Centralia Police say Donald DeClue of East 11th was st...
Apr 11, 2021
Another big day for COVID-19 vaccinations and cases
The Illinois Department of Public Health reports more than seven million COVID-19 vaccines have now been administered in Illinois. Friday was the third straight record-breaking day for doses administe...
Apr 11, 2021
Toddler out of medical coma after Chicago road rage shooting
CHICAGO (AP) - A doctor says a toddler shot in the head while riding in a car on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive has been removed from a medically induced coma but remains in critical condition. Dr. Marcel...
Apr 11, 2021
Prosecutors: Boy shot by police was with man who fired gun
CHICAGO (AP) - Prosecutors say a young man who was with a 13-year-old boy fatally shot by a Chicago police officer last month fired the rounds that drew the officer's attention. Prosecutors said Satur...
Apr 11, 2021
