Category Archives: Local News

Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced that $7 million in grant funding has been awarded to four grantees through the Tech Incubator Enh...

An Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team from Illinois is headed to Texas overnight to assist with operations after deadly flooding this week. This group of 39 rescuers from fire departments, deployed a...

A district judge has sentenced a 47-year-old St. Elmo man to 32 years in federal prison after he shot at law enforcement agents serving an arrest warrant at his residence in Fayette County. Dax Baldri...

Mailing a letter or post card will cost you more. The U.S. Postal Service has implemented a five cent rate increase for both the cost of mailing a letter and post card. The new rate for a one ounce fi...

Heavy thunderstorms traveled across South Central Illinois Sunday afternoon prompting severe thunderstorms for northeast Marion County and Clay County. The rain was so heavy, flash flood advisories we...

A 36-year-old homeless woman has been arrested by Central City Police on multiple charges following a Sunday incident. The charges against Jessica Murray include aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assa...

Members of the Tri-County Electric Cooperative were told at its annual meeting Saturday there were more questions than answers about electric prices and adequate supply. General Manager Luke Johnson s...

The Centralia City Council Monday night will consider implementation of a 1-percent Municipal Grocery Retailers' Occupation sales tax. The 1-cent is currently being collected by the state and distribu...

Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripps has announced he will be seeking a second term as sheriff in the Republican primary next March. Cripps says he has worked day and night to be a Sheriff you can be pr...

Centralia Police have arrested a 48-year-old Centralia man for possession of methamphetamine. Aaron Finley of East Green was taken to the Marion County Jail. 21-year-old Zachariah Herbert of South Lin...