Category Archives: Local News
Homeless person living in storage unit blamed for fire
Salem Assistant Fire Chief Bill Fulton says a homeless person living in a storage unit at Red Roof Storage at West Lake and South Broadway in Salem appears to have started a fire that damaged several ...
Apr 18, 2025
Illinois wheat referendum passes
Illinois wheat producers approved a measure to bring a wheat check-off program to the State of Illinois. By a vote of 207 to 69, producers passed a referendum to implement a voluntary wheat check-off ...
Apr 18, 2025 USDA NRCS Montana
Centralia home heavily damaged in early Friday morning fire
An investigation is underway to the cause of a fire that heavily damaged a home at 604 West 6th Street in Centralia early Friday morning. None of the three occupants of the residence were home at the ...
Apr 18, 2025
Police Beat for Friday, April 18th, 2025
Three people were taken to the Marion County Jail on outstanding warrants on Thursday. A 46-year-old Centralia man, Shaun Vaughn of South Locust, was arrested by Centralia Police on an outstanding Mar...
Apr 18, 2025
Though wary of FBI mole's 'used car salesman' vibe, Sen. Emil Jones III testifies he felt obliged to work with him
by Hannah Meisel, Capitol News Illinois April 17, 2025 CHICAGO - Red-light camera entrepreneur Omar Maani made a point of not saying much during an April 2019 meeting with state Sen. Emil Jones III, D...
Apr 17, 2025 State Sen. Emil Jones III continued testifying in his own defense Wednesday at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. Jones is accused of agreeing to accept bribes from a red-light camera entrepreneur-turned-cooperating witness in exchange for amending legislation the industry believed was a threat — and lying to the FBI about it. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Hannah Meisel and Andrew Adams)
Two more community gardens to be added in Centralia this year
There will be two more community gardens in Centralia this year. Rob Schnitker, who leads the program for Mission Centralia, made the announcement when speaking at the Greater Centralia Chamber of Com...
Apr 17, 2025 Rob Schnitker speaking at the Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon meeting. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Missing Salem Walmart employee found safe in Florida
A missing Salem Walmart employee was found safe in Tallahassee, Florida Wednesday night. 43-year-old Antwano Leshore of Mt. Vernon had been entered as a missing person on Tuesday the day after he was ...
Apr 17, 2025
One person hurt in pickup truck-motorcycle crash in rural Salem
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies report one injury when a pickup truck collided with a motorcycle on Nation Road at the Branch Road intersection southwest of Salem Wednesday night. Initial information...
Apr 17, 2025
Police Beat for Thursday, April 17th, 2025
Salem Police arrested 20-year-old Brenton Miller of Roddy Road in Salem for alleged domestic battery when completing a wellbeing check on a woman who turned out to be the alleged victim. Police report...
Apr 17, 2025
Two injured when car strikes H and R Block building in Salem early Tuesday afternoon
Both the driver and a person walking in front of H and R Block on South College at Mitchell Street were injured when a car struck the building during the noon hour on Tuesday. Salem Police say 78-year...
Apr 16, 2025
