Category Archives: Local News

The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting only 1,143 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, the lowest number of cases for a single day since July 28th. An additional 20 deaths were reported, no...

The Centralia and Salem Relay for Life events will be merged back together for a single event this year. Both events had to be canceled last year due to COVID-19 and the American Cancer Society has ha...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a southern Illinois construction company has agreed to pay back $400,000 to settle a federal complaint accusing it of fraudulently accepting $8 mill...

The Kaskaskia College Records Office announces that March 5th, 2021, is the deadline for all spring graduates to apply for graduation. Students must apply through their MyKC portal. “All graduat...

A geography, health, art, and PE teacher at Trinity Lutheran School in Centralia is the WJBD-WSIQ Teacher of the Week. Kristi Britt has been a teacher for the past few years after starting her career ...

The Salem City Council will be asked to approve a change order Monday night to expand the scope of the Inclusive Playground in Bryan Memorial Park. City Manager Rex Barbee is requesting the original c...

Tahj Billberry (left) and Chris Jamison (right) Marion County State’s Attorney Tim Hudspeth says three who were arrested in connection with a February armed robbery and battery at a rural Salem ...

A 33-year-old Salem man was arrested twice over the weekend. Steve Schultz of East Locust was arrested late Sunday afternoon by Salem Police for domestic battery after allegedly punching a family memb...

Circuit Judge Mike McHaney of rural Marion County has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination to fill the Fifth District Appellate Court vacancy left by the election of Judge David Overs...

Four arrested during Saturday night drug interdiction in Centralia (left to right) Peter Trudeau, Erika Meskil, Justin Heern, and Adam King. The Centralia Police Department reports a drug interdiction...