Category Archives: Local News

Salem Elks present $5,500 to the Salem Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry. Left to right: Elks Leon Chapman, Vicky Rose, and Bob Lafenhagen; Phil Martin and Jennifer Simmons of the Salem Ministerial All...

Congratulations to the full- and part-time students on the Kaskaskia College Dean’s List and President's List for the fall 2020 semester. The Dean's List includes full-time students who complete...

Centralia Police Chief Greg Dodson says a Centralia man is in custody following a drug trafficking investigation and execution of a search warrant at his home. After completing the investigation and o...

A 45-year-old Wamac man has been arrested for bringing contraband into a penal institution as well as on two outstanding warrants. Marion County Sheriff’s Officials say a baggie that contained w...

The Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday announced the Metro-East Region that includes Clinton and Washington Counties is moving to Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan effective Thursday....

State lawmakers will be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in the current Phase 1-B. Governor JB Pritzker says his office received several calls from legislators concerned about exposure to the v...

Marion County Board Chair Debbie Smith wants to move forward on limited ordinances to deal with repeat violations of dogs running at large as well as to enforce burning of items prohibited by the Envi...

A second person has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of robbery in connection with the Christmas Eve 2019 armed robbery and stabbing of a 25-year-old Central City man. 26-year-old David Sickler of C...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - While this is the first year Illinois gamblers can place bets on the Super Bowl, they won't be able to wager on novelty action, like the length of the National Anthem. The Chi...

An Associated Press investigation has found that scores of Roman Catholic dioceses in the U.S. had more than $10 billion in cash and other readily available funds when they received at least $1.5 bill...