Category Archives: Local News

The Marion County Drug Court program has received a $252,853 three year U.S. Department of Justice grant. The Director of Court Services for Marion County Renee Pride says the funding will allow for s...

Two-vehicle crash in front of McDonald’s sends the driver and two passengers in one of the vehicles to the hospital for treatment. Three people were injured Monday night in a two-vehicle crash o...

A 25-year-old rural Kell man was arrested by Centralia Police following a Monday afternoon traffic stop in the 400 block of North Elm on drug charges and a no-bond warrant. Zachary Higgins of Morton L...

The Salem City Council has approved the $2,500 offered by a Kinmundy woman to purchase one of the lots developed from the land where the Salem Armory used to stand. However, the sale to Patricia Blair...

Salem’ retiring public works director was honored at Monday night’s meeting with a plaque of appreciation. Mayor Pro-Tem Nic Farley made the presentation. “In recognition for gratefu...

Bond has been set at $50,000 for a 58-year-old Centralia woman on residential burglary and misdemeanor theft charges. Gay Walker of North Lincoln is charged in both counts of taking a bag containing $...

Three facing felony drug charges (left to right) Erika Neskil, Peter Trudeau, and Justin Heern. Two residents of a room at the Home Motel on West Noleman in Centralia were formally charged in Marion C...

CHICAGO (AP) - The White House says the U.S. attorney for northern Illinois appointed by former President Donald Trump won't be forced to resign as originally planned. President Joe Biden's team had w...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the emergency use of a COVID-19 saliva test developed by the University of Illinois. Despite the lack of FDA approval until ...

COLUMBIA, Ill. (AP) - The longtime mayor of the southern Illinois city of Columbia has resigned in the wake a federal indictment accusing him of public corruption. A federal grand jury last week indic...