Category Archives: Local News
Fire destroys barn and damages garage at home northeast of Boyd
Four fire departments battled an early Tuesday morning pole barn and garage fire northeast of Boyd. Jefferson Fire Protection District officials say the fire was on the Bobby Voyles property on Meadow...
Feb 09, 2021
Police Beat for Tuesday morning, February 9th, 2021
A 34-year-old Odin woman has been arrested by Salem Police for felony retail theft. Police say Laura Spitler of O’Fallon Street had been sought by police following a February 2nd incident at the...
Feb 09, 2021
Winter weather advisory until 6 am
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory until six Tuesday morning for South Central Illinois. The weather service expects mainly light snow and sleet, with some light freezin...
Feb 08, 2021
Centralia City Council to be asked to accept $125,000 Strong Communities Grant
The Centralia City Council Monday night will be asked to accept a $125,000 Strong Communities Program grant from the Illinois Housing Development Authority. Community Development Director Gayla Hartin...
Feb 08, 2021
New Dominos Pizza Restaurant set to open in Centralia Monday
The franchise owner of Dominos Pizza in Centralia at the new restaurant with the vehicle toppers for delivery drivers. Photo by Bruce Kropp. A brand new Dominos Pizza Restaurant that is more than twic...
Feb 08, 2021
Bridges Learning Center teacher is WJBD-WSIQ Teacher of the Week
A teacher at the Kaskaskia Special Education District’s Bridges Learning Center in Wamac is this week’s WJBD-WSIQ Teacher of the Week. Cory Wisniewski says he has spent his entire adult li...
Feb 08, 2021
More than 400 teachers vaccinated against COVID-19
More than 400 Marion County educators received their first vaccination for COVID-19 during a mass clinic at Centralia High School on Saturday. Centralia High School Superintendent Chuck Lane is apprec...
Feb 08, 2021
Police Beat for Monday, February 8th, 2021
A 34-year-old rural Kell man is being held in the Marion County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bond after being arrested on a failure to appear warrant on pending residential burglary and theft charges. Beau...
Feb 08, 2021
Three arrests on felony drug charges in Marion County
Three people were being held in the Marion County Jail awaiting a decision on formal charges following arrests on felony drug charges. Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested both occupants of...
Feb 07, 2021
Police Beat for Sunday, February 7th, 2021
A 55-year-old Wamac man is being held in the Marion County Jail for criminal damage and criminal trespass to a residence and outstanding warrants. Centralia Police arrested Ronald Courtney of Gilmore ...
Feb 07, 2021
