Category Archives: Local News
Fire at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital confined to one patient room
Centralia Fire Chief John Lynch says nurses had put out a fire in a third floor patient room before their arrival late Thursday afternoon. Lynch says the department helped clear smoke from the room. H...
May 21, 2021 Photo by Tim Ferguson
Three charged in connection with drug bust in Centralia
A 30-year-old Centralia man has been charged with two Class X felony charges in connection with what turned out to be a drug bust at a room in the Centralia Motel earlier this week. Bond for Lonnie Wi...
May 21, 2021
Centralia man injured in two-vehicle crash involving a stolen vehicle north of Vandalia (updated 8:30 Friday morning)
A 49-year-old Centralia man was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash on US 51 four miles north of Vandalia involving a stolen vehicle during the noon hour on Thursday. State Police say preliminary...
May 20, 2021 Photo courtesy of ISP website.
Marion County Health Department reports five new COVID-19 cases
The Marion County Health Department is reporting five new COVID-19 cases over the past two days. None of the cases were long-term care residents. One was a student who was not in school during their i...
May 20, 2021
Bankers survey for parts of 10 states including Illinois hits new record high
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The index of a newly released monthly survey of bankers in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states has hit a new record high, just two months after hitting its previous record h...
May 20, 2021 Mike Cohen / CC
Illinois Wesleyan frat suspended 3 years for hazing incident
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois Wesleyan University fraternity has been suspended for three years after a student was injured in a hazing incident last month. Officials at the Bloomington campus ...
May 20, 2021
Chicago mayor faces dashed hopes of her backers
Chicago mayor faces dashed hopes of her backers CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is acknowledging she hasn't accomplished much of what she hoped when she replaced former Obama chief of staf...
May 20, 2021
Salem First Baptist holding food giveaway on Saturday
The Salem First Baptist Church will have a food distribution to anyone in need on Saturday. The church will distribute 200 more food boxes beginning at ten Saturday morning until they are gone. The di...
May 20, 2021
Masks come off at Iuka Grade School
The masks have come off at Iuka Grade School. Students and staff no longer have to wear face masks, but they will still be required for visitors and vendors. Superintendent John Consolino says the sch...
May 20, 2021
Police Beat for Thursday, May 20th, 2021
A 34-year-old Salem man was arrested by Salem Police Wednesday night for alleged disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after allegedly harassing people at the Orchard Shopping Center. Police say Jam...
May 20, 2021
