Category Archives: Local News
Salem Grade School PTO Carnival makes a return Friday night
The Salem Grade School PTO is bringing back the yearly carnival. The event will be held from four to nine Friday night in the Franklin Park cafeteria. It will feature various games for the kids, face ...
Mar 15, 2024
Salem Township Hospital holding open house Friday for renovated A-wing
After more than a year of work, Salem Township Hospital will unveil the totally gutted and renovated A wing of the hospital that will now be home to three medical clinics during an open house on Frida...
Mar 15, 2024 Entrance to the new A wing medical offices. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
A major donation will help patients get assistance with transportation to and from their appointments at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia.
Representatives from the Healthcare Foundation presented a $100,000 check to SSM Health officials on Thursday. Those funds will cover costs associated with South Central Transit drivers taking patient...
Mar 15, 2024 Representatives from the Healthcare Foundation presented a $100,000 donation check to SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital officials on Thursday, to aid with patient transportation to and from the hospital.
Unemployment jumps across of South Central Illinois
Unemployment was up considerably in January. The Illinois Department of Employment Security reports unemployment in Marion County increased eight-tenths of a percent to 5.6 percent. That's six-tenths ...
Mar 14, 2024 Innov8social / CC
Marion County 4th highest county for bobcats harvested during recent hunting season
Marion County had the fourth-highest number of bobcats killed during the recent hunting season that concluded on February 15th. A total of 370 bobcats were harvested statewide, the most ever since the...
Mar 14, 2024 DonyaNedomam / Depositphotos.com
Fire destroys vacant Centralia home and detached garage
Centralia City Firemen say flames were shooting from every window when they arrived on the scene of a vacant house fire at 1001 Dover Street on Wednesday night. Firemen say the blaze had also spread t...
Mar 14, 2024 Fire damaged vacant home at 1001 Dover Street in Centralia. Photo by Brady Toennies
Central City Police arrest Centralia man for possession of large amount of methamphetamine
A 38-year-old Centralia man has been arrested on drug and weapons charges by Central City Police following a Wednesday traffic stop. Jeffrey Kirkman of Hester Street was taken to the Marion County Jai...
Mar 14, 2024
Police Beat for Thursday, March 14th, 2024
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies have arrested 55-year-old Bradley Skibinski of West 8th Street in Junction City for alleged aggravated domestic battery. He was taken to the Marion County Jail to awai...
Mar 14, 2024
Salem Firemen fight grass and woods fire
Salem Fire Protection District officials say about an acre of grass and woods burned in a fire on the Nancy Wood property in the 3400 block of Levy Road southwest of Salem Wednesday afternoon. Firemen...
Mar 14, 2024
With recession fears subsiding, new state economic forecast expects 'firm but steady growth'
Legislature's revenue estimate closely mirrors governor's proposed spending plan By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - The state's two main fiscal forec...
Mar 14, 2024 Matt Turner / CC