Category Archives: Local News

Salem Firemen say a 20-pound propane cylinder was buried in snow by a passerby after it reportedly exploded after a line to a heater burned. The incident occurred outside the George Sloat home at 521 ...

The Salem Post Office is reaching out for help in getting the mail delivered during the current snow event. Salem Acting Postmaster/Officer in Charge Michelle Heinzmann says maintaining a clear path t...

The Centralia Police Department is seeing a disturbing increase in stolen vehicle reports since the start of the year. Police Chief Greg Dodson says they have received 12 reports so far this year comp...

The Marion County Health Department is reporting three new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. None were students or long term care residents. All three are believed to be community spread. There are now 4...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A new monthly survey of bankers suggests the economy is slowly improving in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states including Illinois, but employment remains below the level it...

A city commission is reviewing the fate of Abraham Lincoln statues in Chicago. No decision has been made about removing the statutes, but it is noteworthy that in the biggest city in the "Land of Linc...

Centralia Mayor Herb Williams says social media discussion on the possible termination of City Manager Lowell Crow is ‘blown out of proportion’. While Williams would not discuss specifics ...

Clinton County State’s Attorney Doug Gruenke says the county continues to recover from a ransomware attack that has infected computers in several county offices. Gruenke says the records managem...

A car stuck in snow at the end of a driveway caught fire and was destroyed Wednesday night. Kinmundy-Alma Fire Chief Kevin Day says the fire apparently began in the engine compartment when the tires w...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois state Rep. Michael Madigan has announced that he is resigning his seat in the Legislature. The Chicago Democrat virtually set Illinois' political agenda as House spea...