Category Archives: Local News
Salem City Council to discuss downtown Christmas event
The Salem City Council will be asked at its meeting Monday night to allow the Bicentennial Park and Sweney's Corner to be used for a downtown Christmas Event on Saturday, December 4th. The city, YMCA ...
Nov 1, 2021
Marion County sees another 9-percent decline in COVID-19 cases last week; Clinton County falls to substantial level
The federal Center for Disease Control reports the steady decline in COVID-19 cases is continuing through most of South Central Illinois. Only 58 new cases were reported in Marion County for the weeke...
Nov 1, 2021 Raed Mansour / CC
2 fatally shot, several more injured at Chicago-area party
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say two people died and several more were injured in an overnight shooting at a suburban Chicago Halloween party. Will County sheriff's deputies say a patrol sergeant h...
Nov 1, 2021
Salem Elks donates to Little Egypt Festival and Salem Shop with a Cop
The Salem Elks Lodge donated $1500 to the Salem community last week. A $750 to the Salem Police for their Shop-with-a- Cop program and $750 to the Little Egypt Festival Committee. Robyn Duncan and Bob...
Nov 1, 2021
Salem Police arrest three for retail theft
Salem Police arrested three Saturday night for alleged retail theft at the Salem Walmart Store. Police were initially called to the store about a single shoplifter just before seven Saturday night. Wh...
Oct 31, 2021
Deere, UAW reach tentative pact; strike continues for now
Farm equipment manufacturer Deere & Co. reached a tentative labor agreement Saturday with the United Auto Workers union. But a UAW strike that began Oct. 14 will continue -- and details of the pro...
Oct 31, 2021 Dan Davison / CC
2021 Centralia Kiddie Parade kicks off fall fun
Photos by Pat Hodges, Results Reported by Austin Williams After a year without fall festivities, the 2021 Centralia Kiddie Parade has kicked off the season of pumpkins, pretty leaves, and some good fo...
Oct 31, 2021
Wildcats end season with 20-0 loss against Breese Central
The Salem Wildcats saw their football season come to an end, losing at Breese Central 20-0. Salem trailed 7-0 after the first half, but two third quarter Cougar touchdowns sealed Salem's fate. The Cat...
Oct 31, 2021 New Salem Wildcats sports logo.
Macz Funeral Homes wins Harley Queen Trophy with 'Fall in Love with Centralia' float
A year after being canceled by COVID, streets of Centralia were lined several people deep along most of the Centralia Halloween Parade Route Saturday night for the one-and-a-half-hour parade. The Harl...
Oct 30, 2021 Top float of the 94th Annual Centralia Halloween Parade was the entry from the Macz Funeral Homes.
CHS students give warm welcome to Distinguished Alumni
By Austin Williams Centralia High School alumni Dale Miller and James Sumner received a warm welcome from students and faculty at the school's Distinguished Alumni assembly on Friday afternoon. The tw...
Oct 30, 2021 2021 Centralia High School Distinguished Alumni Dale Miller and James Sumner.
