Category Archives: Local News
Salem man arrested on outstanding felony warrant
A 31-year-old Salem man has been arrested by Salem Police on an outstanding Marion County felony warrant. Jerrad Middleton of England Road is wanted for failure to appear on a criminal trespass to an ...
Nov 25, 2020
Drive Through COVID-19 testing to be available in Salem next week
The Illinois Department of Public Health and the Marion County Health Department has announced a community drive-through testing site will be available at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Salem next w...
Nov 24, 2020
Salem Township Hospital implements no visitors policy
Salem Township Hospital is implementing a NO VISITORS policy effective Wednesday. In addition to visitors to hospitalized patients, this includes no support person for Emergency, Rural Health Clinic a...
Nov 24, 2020
Illinois: Fraudulent jobless claims soar during pandemic
CHICAGO (AP) - State officials say fraudulent unemployment claims have soared in Illinois as scammers direct jobless benefits to their own accounts at a time when record numbers of residents have soug...
Nov 24, 2020
Centralia Police arrest two on drug charges following separate traffic stops
Centralia Police arrested two people on felony drug charges following separate traffic stops. 25-year-old Zachary Higgins of Morton Road in Kell was arrested for possession of meth, possession with in...
Nov 24, 2020
Stolen donut lands Centralia man in jail for felony retail theft
A 31-year-old Centralia man has been charged with felony retail theft after allegedly leaving the Centralia Huck’s Store with a donut he did not pay for. Centralia Police say Travis Wooters of N...
Nov 24, 2020
Marion County Board approves balanced budget
The Marion County Board Monday night approved its budget for the fiscal year that begins December 1st. The $9.4-million budget still contains a surplus, but it was cut to just $102,000 after $255,000 ...
Nov 24, 2020
Salem Township Hospital now dealing with COVID-19 in both inpatient and outpatient care
Salem Township Hospital President Kendra Taylor says the hospital is seeing increased usage well above last year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic reaching the area. Taylor says inpatient usage soa...
Nov 24, 2020
Centralia City Council rejects property tax increase
All but one member of the Centralia City Council told City Manager Lowell Crow at a budget work shop meeting Monday night that they would not support a property tax increase to begin addressing the ci...
Nov 24, 2020
Centralia High School waiving 1st semester exams for students with passing grades
Centralia High School students who are passing their first and second quarter classes won’t be required to take first semester exams. Superintendent Chuck Lane outlined the procedure at Monday n...
Nov 24, 2020
