Category Archives: Local News
Autopsy shows Nashville man found dead in bottom of tanker truck died from an overdose
The Iroquios County Coroner's Office says autopsy results show a 29-year-old Nashville man found inside an oil tanker truck died of an overdose. The autopsy found toxic levels of amphetamines and fent...
Sep 17, 2021
Illinois hopes 'better angels' prevail in Lincoln desk rehab
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has unveiled the hulking desk the president-elect used in 1861 to craft his first inaugural address. The desk was presented...
Sep 17, 2021 Believe Creative / CC
Boeing to build Navy aircraft at MidAmerica, invest $200M
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Chicago-based aerospace giant Boeing Co. will invest $200 million to manufacture the U.S. Navy's latest unmanned aircraft at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport. A news release provi...
Sep 17, 2021 Rene Schwietzke / CC
Salem Grade School waiting for ISBE guidance on masking before making changes
Two parents once again asked the Salem Grade School Board Thursday night to consider lifting the mandatory masking requirement. Both Lane Whisenant and Brock Waggoner cited recent court injunctions gr...
Sep 17, 2021 Salem Grade School Board spread out in the gym for Thursday night's meeting to meet social distancing recommendations.
Class Action lawsuit filed against South Central School District over mandatory masking
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the South Central School District seeking injunctive relief so all 650 students in the district are not required to wear masks unless they are subject to ...
Sep 17, 2021
Centralia man gets five-year prison term on weapons charge
A 40-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty in Marion County Court to a weapons charge. Bobby Everett of North Sycamore admitted to having possession o...
Sep 16, 2021
Walnut Hill man sentenced to four years in prison
A 25-year-old Walnut Hill man has been sentenced to four years in prison after his probation was revoked in Marion County Court on a 2018 burglary conviction. Jacob Wilson of Medlin Road will also hav...
Sep 16, 2021
Two Shumway residents killed in Effingham County crash
A head-on crash on Illinois Route 33 just east of Effingham has resulted in the death of two Shumway residents. Illinois State Police say 82-year-old Ronald Kyle was traveling westbound on Illinois Ro...
Sep 16, 2021
Centralia Police begins operations out of new Communications Center
The Centralia Police Department is now operating out of their new Communications Center. Police Chief Greg Dodson says the cut-over on Wednesday ends two years of preparation and work to convert the o...
Sep 16, 2021 Dispatch and Records Supervisor Stacey Jolliff at one of the three new dispatch centers at the Centralia Emergency Operating Center in the old city hall building.
Disagreement at Midtown Motel in Centralia leads to injury and arrest
One person was taken to the hospital and another has been arrested in connection with an incident at the Midtown Motel at 402 North Elm Street in Centralia Wednesday night. Centralia Police say the in...
Sep 16, 2021
