Category Archives: Local News
Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November, a decisio...
Nov 06, 2025
Chicago judge says Border Patrol official lied about threats before restricting agents' use force
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO and SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday issued an extensive injunction restricting federal agents' use of force, saying Thursday ...
Nov 06, 2025 Maria Guzman, left, and Sergio Rocha, parents of young children, comfort each other outside of Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center after federal immigration agents took a daycare teacher Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Renovated Centralia House reopening Thursday
A ribbon-cutting and open house was held on Wednesday evening to celebrate the renovated Centralia House in downtown Centralia reopening on Thursday. Owner Shannon Cooney has spent the past year since...
Nov 06, 2025 Ribbon cutting in front of the Centralia House Wednesday evening. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem Township Hospital receives 'Top Performer in Quality' award
Salem Township Hospital was presented with an award for being the Top Performer in Quality for their 23-hospital accountable care organization during a Wednesday afternoon ceremony. The presentation w...
Nov 06, 2025 Salem Township Hospital staff are presented with the Top Performer in Quality Award. Left to right: Stella Johnson, Nurse Practioner, Elisa Applegate. Carla Banderenter and Carrie Spitzner LPNs, and Kim Coffman, RN Director of Ambulatory Services receive the award from Todd Searls. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Marion County mailing out 7,077 assessment change notices; tax multiplier to be 12% (see listing of assessment changes)
Marion County Supervisor of Assessments Mark Miller has announced that Change of Assessment Notices are being mailed out on Thursday, November 6th. 7,027 notices are going out to owners whose property...
Nov 06, 2025 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
No serious injuries in crash on North Side of Salem
Both drivers refused hospital treatment following a two-car crash at Route 37 and Spillway Road on the north side of Salem late Wednesday afternoon. Salem Police say a 17-year-old juvenile male was tr...
Nov 06, 2025
Six taken to Marion County Jail on no bond warrants
Six people were taken to the Marion County Jail on Wednesday and Thursday morning on outstanding no bond failure to appear warrants. Salem Police arrested three when going to a home on South Franklin ...
Nov 06, 2025
Judge orders improvements at a Chicago-area immigration facility after claims of inhumane conditions
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered authorities to improve a Chicago-area immigration facility after a group of detainees sued, alleging they wer...
Nov 05, 2025 Law enforcement officers line up as protesters gather outside an ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Shakespeare comedy Twelfth Night coming to Centralia Cultural Society
This week, Actors Alive will present Twelfth Night, its second Shakespeare production at the Centralia Cultural Society. Actors Alive is an adult theatre training program made up of local actors who m...
Nov 05, 2025 Several cast members in the upcoming production of Twelfth Night. From Left to Right: Isabel Adame, Kara Bahr, Gayle Erxlaben, and Chelsea Duke.
Centralia City Grade Schools gets grant to offer after school tutoring
The Centralia City Grade School Board was told Tuesday night they have received a State Board of Education Grant to once again offer a tutoring program for students who need additional assistance this...
Nov 05, 2025
