Category Archives: Local News
Mt. Vernon Police arrest managers of storage units for burglarizing their own units
David Bauer and Lynna Bauer (Mt. Vernon Police photos) The Mt. Vernon Police Department has arrested the managers of the U-Store Storage Facility at 1135 Veterans Memorial Drive for burglaries that oc...
Oct 29, 2020
Police Beat for Thursday, October 29th, 2020
Three people were brought to the Marion County Jail on Wednesday on outstanding warrants. 32-year-old Timothy Morton of Morton Lane in Kell was taken into custody by Marion County Sheriff’s Depu...
Oct 29, 2020
Salem Police investigate Medicine Shoppe Burglary
Salem Police Chief Sean Reynolds says an undisclosed amount of drugs and cash was stolen in an early morning burglary to the Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy on North Broadway in Salem. Reynolds says video su...
Oct 29, 2020
Franklin Park 1st Quarter Honor Roll
Franklin Park and Salem Elementary have released their first quarter Honor and High Honor Roll. 4th Grade High Honors: Zane Applegate Noah Beasley Issac Beatty Kyris Cantrell Kara Crain Megan Crenshaw...
Oct 29, 2020
Evansville, Indiana woman killed in Clay County crash
State Police say a 35-year-old Evansville, Indiana woman was killed when her car was involved in a crash with a semi on U.S. 50 at the Frontage Road west of Clay City Wednesday afternoon. Preliminary ...
Oct 29, 2020
Trick or Treat Kick Off at Gaetti Sports Academy & Castle Ridge
To help kick off Trick or Treating in Centralia, Gaetti Sports Academy and Castle Ridge are giving out free Trick or Treat bags and the first round of candy on Friday, October 30 th from 4:00pm to 6:0...
Oct 29, 2020
Another person charged with murder outside Central City pleads guilty to reduced charge
A 54-year-old Central City man has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of second-degree murder in connection with the shooting and burning death of Clender Edmond of the Metro-East in December of last ...
Oct 29, 2020
Illinois State Police visiting businesses violating COVID-19 safety restrictions
The Illinois State Police is visiting businesses violating COVID-19 safety restrictions. Troopers first give out verbal and then written warnings to violators, but Illinois State Police Director Brend...
Oct 28, 2020
Governor turns to school districts to block basketball, after IHSA gives their okay to starting the season
Despite new rules from the state, the Illinois High School Association has decided to go ahead with the basketball season as originally scheduled. That will leave the final decision of participation u...
Oct 28, 2020
Wamac Mayor steps forward to save Centralia Children's Halloween Parade
The Mayor of Wamac says the Centralia Children’s Halloween Parade will go on after all. Butch Mathis made the announcement about five hours after the Centralia Moose Lodge had canceled the parad...
Oct 28, 2020
