Category Archives: Local News
As State sets new record for daily number of new COVID-19 cases Governor promises crackdown on violators
As the state set a new daily record high for new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Governor JB Pritzker says the stricter COVID-19 mitigations placed on some regions of the state including southern Illinois...
Oct 23, 2020
Centralia High School adding more career-oriented classes
Centralia High School students will have more career-related classes available to them in the future. Superintendent Chuck Lane discussed the additions to the curriculum at Thursday night’s scho...
Oct 23, 2020
Bond set at $50,000 for Kell man charged in connection with Tuesday shooting in Centralia
A 25-year-old Kell man has been formally charged in Marion County Court with aggravated discharge of a firearm in connection with a shooting incident in Centralia early Tuesday morning. Centralia Poli...
Oct 22, 2020
Beckemeyer man gets 7-year prison term for residential arson
A 28-year-old Beckemeyer man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty in Marion County Court to residential arson. As part of the plea agreement, Justin Pitt had a charge of r...
Oct 22, 2020
Early voting not impacted by Governor's new mitigation guidelines
Marion County Clerk Steve Fox says early voting is NOT impacted by the greater restrictions the Southern Illinois Region are under beginning Thursday. He reports nothing has changed in the operation o...
Oct 22, 2020
Police Beat for Thursday, October 22nd, 2020
A 31-year-old Centralia man has been arrested on multiple charges after being stopped by Centralia Police while walking down the street shortly after three Thursday morning. Travis Wooters of North Hi...
Oct 22, 2020
Salem City Council unanimously rezones former Free Methodist Church property
The Free Methodist Church building at 515 East McMackin now cleared for conversion to apartments. The Salem City Council Wednesday night unanimously approved the rezoning of the former Free Methodist ...
Oct 22, 2020
Salem City Council once again fails to get motion to remove restrictions on size of political signs
The signs that started the debate over the Salem Sign Code Ordinance. The Salem City Council once again failed to get a motion to remove size limitations on political signs. Citizen Brock Waggoner add...
Oct 22, 2020
Salem City Council exploring options to cut city's deer population
The Salem City Council appears interested in cutting the size of the deer population in Bryan Memorial Park and the northwest side of the city but made no final decisions Wednesday night. Animal Contr...
Oct 22, 2020
Salem City Council extends outside dining and bar seating
With COVID-19 still an issue and enhanced mitigation being ordered by the Governor, the Salem City Council Wednesday night extended the time restaurants and bars can utilize outside seating. City Mana...
Oct 22, 2020