Category Archives: Local News
Salem plans gas meter replacement work beginning next Monday
The City of Salem will be changing out gas meters on a portion of the southwest side of town starting next Monday. Public Works Director Annette Brushwitz says residents from the 1000 block of South C...
Apr 12, 2021
Centralia City Council to consider establishment of a truancy code
The Centralia City Council Monday night will be asked to approve a truancy ordinance or code. Police Chief Greg Dodson says the ordinance will amend the Centralia Municipal Code to add it with the abi...
Apr 12, 2021 Centralia Police Chief Greg Dodson.
Franklin Park 3rd Quarter Honor Roll
4th Grade High Honor Zane Applegate Issac Beatty Corey Cano Kyris Cantrell Kara Crain Presley Eddy Peyton Fuller Holden Gambill Morgan Holland Rebekah Howe Alaigha Hughes Jeremiah Inman Jayce Keller B...
Apr 12, 2021
Illinois National Guard facing numerous duties as 2021 gets underway
2021 is shaping up to be a busy year for the Illinois National Guard. Adjutant General Major General Richard Neely says the importance of the Guard is more apparent than ever, with members assigned to...
Apr 12, 2021
South Locust Street Historical Fair set to resume in Centralia
The South Locust Street Historical Fair is making plans to return on Saturday, May 1st, following a year off due to COVID-19. It’s one of three annual events the Centralia City Council is being ...
Apr 12, 2021
Police Beat for Monday, April 12th, 2021
A 20-year-old Kinmundy man has been arrested by Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies for violation of an order of protection. Louis Krueger of Hollowell Road remains in the county jail pending court...
Apr 12, 2021
Salem High School crowns Homecoming King and Queen
SCHS Homecoming King Julian Huggins and Queen Delaney Kell. (Photo by Greg Maxey) The Salem Community High School Homecoming King and Queen are Julian Huggins and Delaney Kell. The two were crowned du...
Apr 12, 2021
Charleston woman killed in Effingham County crash (corrected 7:30 pm Sunday)
A 29-year-old Charleston woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 40 near 900th Street near Effingham early Sunday morning. State Police identify the victim as Alyssa Rhodes. She was pronounced...
Apr 11, 2021
Salem man faces multiple charges following investigation into stolen vehicle
A 33-year-old Salem man is being held in the Marion County Jail on multiple charges following an investigation on Saturday by Salem Police into a stolen vehicle allegedly found parked in front of his ...
Apr 11, 2021
Police Beat for Sunday, April 11th, 2021
A 27-year-old Centralia man has been arrested and taken to the Marion County Jail on drug charges following an early Sunday morning traffic stop. Centralia Police say Donald DeClue of East 11th was st...
Apr 11, 2021
