Category Archives: Local News
Republican Darren Bailey collapses during House session
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois House Republican collapsed during a session of the General Assembly. Rep. Darren Bailey of Xenia was seen laying on the floor of the Bank of Springfield Center, wh...
Jan 11, 2021
WJBD-WSIQ Teacher of the Week is Centralia Junior High teacher Bette Simmons-Young
The WJBD-WSIQ Teacher of the Week is Centralia Junior High sixth grade English Teacher Bette Simmons-Young. Simmons-Young was nominated for her follow-up with students having difficulty and encouragin...
Jan 11, 2021
City of Centralia to provide $130,000 to small businesses impacted by COVID-19
Centralia City Manager Lowell Crow says the city is set to provide $130,000 in direct payments to small businesses in the city that have experience significant business interruptions attributable to C...
Jan 11, 2021
SSM Health in Southern Illinois updates COVID collection sites in Mt. Vernon and Centralia.
SSM Health in Southern Illinois will begin using new COVID-19 collection sites at St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia and Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon on Monday to improve the efficiency a...
Jan 11, 2021
Iuka man arrested for threatening a public official and resisting a peace officer
A 26-year-old rural Iuka man is being held in the Marion County Jail for allegedly threatening a public official and resisting a peace officer following a family disturbance at his home. Sheriff’...
Jan 11, 2021
Police beat for Monday, January 11th, 2021
A 24-year-old Salem woman was arrested on drug charges by Centralia Police following a traffic stop Sunday night. Amber Tolliver of South Franklin is being held in the Marion County Jail for alleged p...
Jan 11, 2021
Sunday COVID-19 Update: 4,711 new cases and 81 additional deaths
The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 4,711 new cases of coronavirus disease on Sunday. Another 81 deaths are also being reported, bringing the death toll since the start of the pandem...
Jan 10, 2021
Sunday morning fire damages Wamac home
A fire at a Wamac home Sunday morning was concentrated above the ceiling and caused considerable damage in two rooms of the home. Photo by Tim Ferguson. Fire caused considerable damage to the living r...
Jan 10, 2021
Ohio man arrested after allegedly fleeing a traffic stop on I-57 south of Salem
A 21-year-old Columbus, Ohio man has been arrested in connection with a Friday night altercation with a State Trooper and then escaping on foot. The incident occurred following a traffic stop on North...
Jan 10, 2021
Police: Man shoots 7 in series of Chicago-area attacks
CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say a man killed three people and wounded four others in a series of shootings over roughly four hours that started on Chicago's South Side and ended with his death in a sho...
Jan 10, 2021
