Category Archives: Local News
Four new COVID-19 related deaths in region, 59 new cases reported in Marion County
There are four new COVID-19 related deaths in the region. The Fayette County Health Department is reporting three deaths for the week ending on Friday. That brings their total number of COVID-19 relat...
Oct 19, 2021 Yuri Samoilov / CC
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrest two for burglary
The Marion County Sheriff's Department has arrested two people for burglary to a rural Iuka farmstead. 20-year-old Katlyn Hollinshead of East 5th in Kinmundy and 22-year-old Kelby Firnhaber of Marklan...
Oct 19, 2021
Centralia Police investigating T-Mobile burglary
Centralia Police are investigating a burglary at the T-Mobile store in the Fairview Shopping Center. The burglary was discovered late Sunday morning when employees were opening for the day. Police say...
Oct 19, 2021
Centralia Police arrest two during early morning foot patrols of Fairview Shopping Center
Centralia Police arrested two persons early Tuesday morning when coming into contact with them during a foot patrol at the Fairview Shopping Center. Police say 36-year-old Marshall Garrison Junior of ...
Oct 19, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Irvington Grade School Honor Roll Students 1st Quarter
High Honor Roll 1st Quarter 5th Grade High Honors - Evan Gwin 6th Grade High Honors - Kandi Jarnagin 7th Grade High Honors - Madisyn Jentsch Chauncey Miller 8th Grade High Honors - Benjamin Wan...
Oct 19, 2021
Salem City Council begins discussion on how to use nearly million dollars in federal COVID relief money
The Salem City Council Monday night began a discussion on the best way to use $947,667 in ARPA COVID-19 relief money. Mayor Nic Farley noted while not all the rules have been finalized the city will h...
Oct 19, 2021 Salem City Council discusses how to use nearly $1-million in COVID-19 relief money at Monday night's meeting. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Fall legislative veto session begins Tuesday in Springfield
Lawmakers are due back in Springfield Tuesday for the Fall Veto Session. The legislature is expected to take up newly drawn congressional district maps, as well as a correction to the Clean Energy Bil...
Oct 19, 2021 ThatMakesThree / CC
Salem Community High School Board gets update on $10-million renovation project
Salem Community High School Superintendent Dr. Brad Detering says some of the $10-million renovation planned at the school next summer will be starting earlier. Detering told the school board Monday n...
Oct 19, 2021 Salem Community High School Board at Monday night's meeting. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Former Chicago college student convicted of terrorism charge
CHICAGO (AP) - A jury has convicted a 22-year-old former Chicago college student of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State group. Prosecutors say Thomas Osadzinski designed a comp...
Oct 19, 2021
Chicago police lag in reporting vaccine status in city fight
CHICAGO (AP) - Roughly 65% of Chicago Police Department employees have complied with a requirement to report their COVID-19 vaccination status. That number is far behind most other departments in the ...
Oct 19, 2021 Arvell Dorsey Jr. / CC
