Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Saturday, February 6th, 2021
Centralia Police arrested a 66-year-old Centralia man for possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. William Correll of Linden Street was taken into custody when Correll was a...
Feb 6, 2021
Two face new charges in Marion County Court
A 21-year-old homeless man has been charged with felony domestic battery in connection with an incident where he allegedly punched a family member in the nose. The charge against Dylan Branon was a fe...
Feb 6, 2021
Chicago Teachers Union: City has stopped negotiating
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Teachers Union says Mayor Lori Lightfoot and school district officials have walked away from negotiations about COVID-19 safety protocols. The Chicago Teachers Union news re...
Feb 6, 2021
Chicago-area mother charged after newborn found in trash can
GLENVIEW, Ill. (AP) - A 40-year-old suburban Chicago woman has been charged with attempted murder after her newborn was left in a trash can at the nursing home where she worked. Verna Tolentino of Mor...
Feb 6, 2021
2021 Marion County Senior Citizen Homestead Exemption Renewal Forms Mailed
Marion County Supervisor of Assessments Mark Miller has announced the 2021 senior citizen homestead renewal forms and senior assessment freeze forms are being mailed on February 8th and the deadline f...
Feb 5, 2021 Marion County Supervisor of Assessments Mark Miller.
Grill fire closes McDonalds in Salem for several hours
Salem Fire Protection District was called to the McDonald’s Restaurant on West Main Street Friday morning when a fire broke out on the grill. Fire Chief Dave Duncan says the fire suppression for...
Feb 5, 2021
Iuka barn receives minor damage in Thursday evening fire
Iuka Fire Chief Kenny Eagan reports a fire in the upper portion of an old style barn was quickly knocked down with only minor damage. The fire call was at the Erin Donoho property at 6475 Route 161 Ex...
Feb 5, 2021 Iuka Fire Station
Salem Grade School Board approves bonds for HVAC project at Franklin Park
The Salem Grade School Board has approved a resolution authorizing up to $4-million-280-thousand in alternate revenue bonds to help pay for the replacement of the heating and air conditioning system a...
Feb 5, 2021
Police Beat for Friday, February 5th, 2021
A 22-year-old Centralia man has been arrested for criminal sexual abuse. Austin Juday of South Maple is accused of inappropriately touching a 21-year-old Centralia woman in March of last year. Central...
Feb 5, 2021
Sandoval man pleads guilty to reduced charge of domestic battery
A 64-year-old Sandoval man has pleaded guilty in Marion County Court to a misdemeanor domestic battery charge in exchange for an aggravated battery charge being dropped. Kenneth Lewis of South Maple a...
Feb 5, 2021
