Category Archives: Local News
Saturday COVID-19 Update: 5,152 new cases and 97 additional deaths
The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 5,152 new cases of the coronavirus and 97 additional deaths on Saturday. The deaths include ten in St. Clair County and three in Madison County in...
Jan 23, 2021
Rural Salem man faces Class X drug charge following traffic stop
Mark Hills and Crystal McIntosh. Photos courtesy Marion County Jail. A 56-year-old Salem man was formally charged with a Class X drug charge in the aftermath of a Thursday night traffic stop by Marion...
Jan 23, 2021
Two face new felony drug charges after Salem Police investigation into suspicious vehicle
Darrell Warren and Brian Cavins. Photos courtesy Marion County Jail. Two Centralia men were formally charged with felony drug offenses in Marion County Court on Friday following an investigation by Sa...
Jan 23, 2021
Police Beat for Saturday, January 23rd, 2021
A 26-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Sandoval Police for possession of a controlled substance. Landon Bone of Community Beach Road was taken into custody after police were called to invest...
Jan 23, 2021
Kaskaskia College February Community and Continuing Education feature Understanding Medicare and Social Security; Learning How-To Courses
Kaskaskia College Community and Continuing Education are offering 17 courses during February at the district's education centers. Courses feature a wide range of topics for students all of ages, inclu...
Jan 23, 2021
COVID-19 Phase 1-B vaccination rollout underway; waiting list at Marion County Health Department
The Marion County Health Department reports over 1,700 people are on their waiting list for the COVID-19 vaccination without any formal signup announcement until now. Administrator Melissa Mallow says...
Jan 22, 2021
All sports allowed in Southern and East-Central Illinois Region
All sports including football and basketball are now allowed in all regions that are currently in Phase Four, which includes the Southern, East Central, and West Central Illinois regions. That include...
Jan 22, 2021
Suspicious vehicle investigation leads to three drug arrests and fourth person on warrant
Salem Police arrested three people for possession of methamphetamine and a fourth on outstanding warrants in what started out as an investigation of a suspicious vehicle in the Super Eight Motel parki...
Jan 22, 2021
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrest two on meth charges following traffic stop in Salem
Both the driver and passenger were arrested on felony drug charges following a traffic stop on West Main and Hotze Road in Salem Thursday night. Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested the dri...
Jan 22, 2021
Salem Police release details on arrest of Salem man on sexual assault and child pornography charges
Salem Police say a 19-year-old Salem man was arrested for predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and three counts of child pornography following an investigation started by a tip received by the...
Jan 22, 2021
