Category Archives: Local News
Marion County reporting two move COVID-19 related deaths; Fayette and Washington County have single deaths
The Marion County Health Department is reporting two more COVID-19 related deaths in the past four days. The deaths were a male in his 60s who was not vaccinated and had been in the hospital on a vent...
Nov 2, 2021
Pritzker, top aides headed to UK on climate mission
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois' governor is leading an entourage of top state officials on a weeklong trip to the United Kingdom to tout the state's new clean-energy law and seek climate-friendly i...
Nov 2, 2021
Gateway Regional Water Company Switching to Free Chlorines in November
Gateway Regional Water Company will begin a modified disinfection process on November 9th using Free Chlorine instead of Chloramines for the predominant water disinfectant. Customers with health issue...
Nov 2, 2021
Franklin Park Middle School High Honor Roll 1st Quarter
Franklin Park Middle School High Honor Roll 1st Quarter 4th Grade Ross Baker Libbie Bundy Cooper Burkett Brody Carmichael Hunter Collier Kenleigh Collier Michael Davis Alei Deitz Myles Donoho Roudina ...
Nov 2, 2021
Franklin Park Honor Roll 1st Quarter
Franklin Park Honor Roll 1st Quarter 4 Hadley Allison 4 Arianna Asroff 4 Issac Baldridge 4 Tessa Bookhout 4 Mira Brubaker 4 Owen Bundy 4 Keyden Casner 4 Grayson Demko 4 Heather Gabbard 4 Allison Hartl...
Nov 2, 2021
Expanded Christmas Celebration being planned in Salem this year
The Christmas Celebration in Salem will be bigger this year. The City Council was told Monday night representatives from the city, YMCA, downtown businesses, and the Salem Community Activity Center ar...
Nov 2, 2021
New Police Sergeant takes oath in Centralia
A 19-year veteran of the Centralia Police Department has been promoted to sergeant. Gary Denton was officially sworn in at Centralia City Hall on Monday. He replaces Jamie Ramsey who retired from the ...
Nov 2, 2021 Centralia's newest Police Sergeant Gary Denton is welcomed to his new position by Centralia Police Chief Greg Dodson.
Salem City Council presented with possible use for shuttered Pizza Hut building
The Salem City Council heard a request Monday night from the managers of the El Rancherito restaurant on a possible new use for the shuttered Pizza Hut restaurant on West Main Street. Rosa Roma and he...
Nov 2, 2021 Vacant Salem Pizza Hut building.
Three refuse treatment following Monday night crash on West Main and Kinney Boulevard
All three of those involved in a two vehicle crash at West Main and Kinney Boulevard early Monday night refused hospital treatment. Salem Police say the crash occurred when 49-year-old Leonard Hampton...
Nov 2, 2021
Police Beat for Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021
A 46-year-old Flora man didn't have a good day on Monday. John Geggus of Cherry Drive was ticketed for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident after he crashed into a car that had stopped in fron...
Nov 2, 2021
