Category Archives: Local News
Centralia man charged in connection with police chase
Bond has been set at $15,000 for a 30-year-old Centralia man who allegedly refused to stop for Centralia Police as they attempted to execute a traffic stop on Saturday. TJ Chumley was formally charged...
Dec 15, 2020
Police Beat for Tuesday, December 15th, 2020
A 45-year-old Centralia man was arrested by Centralia Police for domestic battery. Jeffery Hamburg of Devonia Drive was taken to the Marion County Jail to await a decision on formal charges. The Mario...
Dec 15, 2020
House Investigative Committee ends work with no action against Speaker Michael Madigan
A House Investigative Committee looking into the Com-Ed bribery scheme is wrapping up without taking any action. The committee was set up at the request of the GOP, alleging Speaker Madigan engaged in...
Dec 15, 2020
First COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Illinois
The first shipment of the new COVID-19 vaccine has made it to Illinois. The shipment to the Illinois Strategic National Stockpile Warehouse includes about 43,000 doses of Pfizer’s vaccine, with ...
Dec 14, 2020
Salem man arrested on burglary warrant as police were investigating a disturbance
A 22-year-old Salem man was arrested Sunday night by Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear on a burglary charge after they and Salem Police responded t...
Dec 14, 2020
Latest Murray Center COVID-19 outbreak now totals 158 staff and residents
The latest COVID-19 outbreak at the Murray Developmental Center continues to see new cases among staff and residents, although the rate of new cases has slowed to one or two a day. The Monday count sh...
Dec 14, 2020
Centralia Fire investigates suspicious fire
The Centralia Fire Department has labeled a fire that destroyed a small shed owned by Jackie Striker at 11 D’Ann Drive as suspicious in nature. Firemen report the shed was engulfed in flames upo...
Dec 14, 2020
Illinois electors choose Biden as president, 20-0
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois members of the Electoral College have chosen Joe Biden for president. The 20-0 vote in favor of the Democratic president-elect on Monday was announced by the Illinois...
Dec 14, 2020
Salem Boy Scouts collect more than 1,300 items of food along with cash
Participants in Saturday’s drive up food donation event sponsored by the Salem Boy Scouts. Back Row: (left to right) Dugan Mulvaney, Chip Phillips, Alex Bays, Kevin Jones, Wyatt Jones, Franklin ...
Dec 14, 2020
Salem Police Shop with a Cop brings smiles to faces of 45 kids
Police Chief Sean Reynolds learns what one of the students participating in Shop with a Cop wants for Christmas. Photo by Bruce Kropp. The Salem Police Department’s Fraternal Order of Police Sho...
Dec 14, 2020
