Category Archives: Local News
Marion County Sheriff's Department releases more info on fatal side-by-side crash (updated 9:45 am Saturday)
Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies have released more details on a fatal side-by-side four-wheeler crash on the Brown Church Road at the Lane Road intersection in rural Kinmundy. Preliminary infor...
Apr 02, 2021
14-year-old Geff girl killed in Wayne County traffic crash
A 14-year-old girl from Geff has died in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Wayne County. State Police say the girl was a passenger in a pickup truck involved in a two-vehicle crash on Enterprise...
Apr 02, 2021
Governor Pritzker among 7 governors to call on Biden to lift $10K cap on tax deductions
Seven Democratic governors including Illinois Governor JB Pritzker are calling on President Joe Biden to lift the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions that was a part of former President Dona...
Apr 02, 2021
Centralia man arrested for burglary to Charter Spectrum office
A 31-year-old Centralia man has been arrested for burglary and theft in connection with a break-in on March 29th at the Charter Spectrum office in the 100 block of North Walnut Street in Centralia. Ce...
Apr 02, 2021
Castle Ridge main building nears completion
Work is underway on the final work of the main building in the Castle Ridge development on the northeast side of Centralia. Photo by Pat Hodges. The main building at the Castle Ridge development on th...
Apr 02, 2021
Unemployment drops in February across region, but still up from last year
Unemployment declined across South Central Illinois during the past month but is still higher than a year ago. The State Department of Employment Security reported Marion County’s unemployment w...
Apr 02, 2021
Marion County to host Salem and Centralia clinics with Johnson and Johnson vaccine
The Marion County Health Department is planning two mass vaccination clinics utilizing the single-dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine. One clinic will be in Centralia and the other in Salem. Anyone 18 ye...
Apr 02, 2021
SSM Health reduces drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites as demand drops
SSM Health will reduce the hours of the drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites starting on Monday due to decreased demand. The clinics in Centralia and Mt. Vernon will now be open from eight am to noon sev...
Apr 02, 2021
COVID-19 numbers remain in low in South Central Illinois, but continue to spike statewide
New COVID-19 case numbers remain low in South Central Illinois but are continuing to spike statewide. 3,526 new cases were reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday, the highest...
Apr 02, 2021
Food giveaway planned in Salem Saturday morning
There will be a food giveaway Saturday morning at the Salem Grace Church of the Nazarene at 1900 North Broadway in Salem. Cusumono’s and Sons through a grant from the USDA is providing 250 boxes...
Apr 02, 2021
