Category Archives: Local News
Four receive minor injuries in single vehicle crash on I-57 near Farina
State Police say four persons received non-life-threatening injuries in a single-vehicle crash Saturday morning in the southbound lanes of I-57 south of the Farina exit in extreme northern Marion Coun...
May 15, 2021
1,600 layoffs coming at Illinois Jeep Cherokee factory
BELVIDERE, Ill. (AP) - Some 1,600 jobs are being cut at a Jeep Cherokee factory in northern Illinois as automakers continue being plagued by the global shortage of semiconductors. The U.S. arm of Stel...
May 15, 2021
Six more residents of Marion County long term care facility test positive for COVID-19
Six more residents of a long-term care facility in Marion County have tested positive for COVID-19. It continues an outbreak that started last week and included six other positive cases and one death....
May 15, 2021
Fire causes minor damage to Centralia apartment
Fire caused damage to one wall of the kitchen of an apartment at 1104 East 13th in Centralia occupied by Jerry and Suzanna Tate. The two were not home Friday afternoon when a neighbor called 911 after...
May 15, 2021 Centralia Fire Chief John Lynch helps with the removal of smoke from an apartment after a fire in a trash container is quickly extinguished. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Police Beat for Saturday, May 15th, 2021
A 44-year-old Madisonville, Kentucky man has been arrested by Centralia Police for criminal trespass to a residence. Jonathan Johnson was reportedly found inside a home in the 2200 block of East McCor...
May 15, 2021
Centralia Gives Back Saturday at Fairview Park Shopping Center
The Centralia Gives Back event is planned at the Fairview Shopping Center in Centralia on Saturday. Activities are planned from eleven to five. The annual event is planned by Rent-a-Center and proceed...
May 15, 2021
Priest reinstated after assault allegations unsubstantiated
CHICAGO (AP) - The pastor of a Catholic parish in Chicago who was asked to step aside following allegations he sexually assaulted a minor 36 years ago has been reinstated. In a Friday letter to member...
May 15, 2021
Illinois State trustees select Kinzy as school's president
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University has chosen Terri Goss Kinzy to be the school's 20th president, effective July 1. The announcement was made Friday. Kinzy will be ...
May 15, 2021
Governor confirms Bridge Phase begins Friday
Illinois officially moves into the "Bridge Phase" today. Governor JB Pritzker says thanks to declining Covid cases and hospitalizations, some restrictions will be loosened up a bit. "The capacity limi...
May 14, 2021
Salem man sets four state power lifting records while helping save keyboard program at Franklin Park Middle School
A Salem man was able to set four Illinois Power Lifting records while on his way to raising money to purchase 14 new keyboards to allow Franklin Park Middle School students to still learn piano during...
May 14, 2021 Check presentation for purchase of 14 new keyboards for the Franklin Park Music Department. Left to right are Tia Dunaway, Kristen Murphy, Monty Murphy, Franklin Park Principal Tyler Lux, Tasha Skibinski, and Salem Grade School Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe.
