Category Archives: Local News
Centralia home damaged by fire
A Centralia home was damaged by an electrical fire Thursday night. Centralia City Firefighters say light smoke was showing from the rear of the Linda Webster home at 606 Rhodes Street on their arrival...
Jan 31, 2025
Police Beat for Friday, January 31st, 2025
A 65-year-old homeless Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police for criminal trespass to property. Joel Firebaugh was taken to the Marion County Jail to await a first court appearance. Four...
Jan 31, 2025
Unemployment drops across most of South Central Illinois
Unemployment fell across most of South Central Illinois in December. The Illinois Department of Employment Security reported Marion County's unemployment fell four tenths of a percent to 4.2 percent. ...
Jan 31, 2025
Salem Township Hospital ER-OR renovation and expansion ahead of schedule
Salem Township Hospital CEO James Timpe says the hospital is ahead of schedule on beginning demolition work that will proceed construction of an expanded emergency room and operating room. He told the...
Jan 30, 2025 Salem Township Hospital President/CEO James Timpe. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Viral infections on the rise in Salem area
Salem Township Hospital nurse executive Lisa Ambuehl is seeing a large rise in respitory illness cases in January at the Rural Health Clinic. Since last Friday, the hospital has confirmed 20 Influenza...
Jan 30, 2025
Brick thrown through joint district office of local legislators in Mt. Vernon
A brick was thrown through the window of State Representative, Dave Severin, and State Senator, Terri Bryant's, joint District Office in Mt.Vernon on Tuesday. The District Office released a statement:...
Jan 30, 2025 Broken window at the joint district office in Mt. Vernon.
Iuka Names Fireman of Year, Releases Annual Stats
Iuka Fire Chief Kenny Eagan has presented the 2024 Firefighter of the Year Award at the annual awards and appreciation dinner on January 28th. Blake Hiestand was nominated by his peers to receive the ...
Jan 30, 2025 Blake Hiestand (right) presented with the Fireman of the year award by Fire Chief Kenny Eagan (left).
Salem Police Department hires new telecommunicator
The Salem Police Department has hired Katlyn Courson of Alma as a new Tele- communicator. Courson began working for the police on Tuesday, January 28th. She has started her training program which can ...
Jan 30, 2025
Judge orders new murder trial for Ricky Norwood
Marion County Resident Circuit Court Judge Mark Stedelin has overturned the murder conviction of Ricky Norwood of Centralia and ordered a new trial. Stedelin made the decision following an investigati...
Jan 30, 2025
Felony retail theft charge dropped against nurse practioner
A felony retail theft charge was dropped in Marion County Court on Wednesday against Nurse Practitioner Tamara Foltz of Rainier Drive in Centralia. Foltz was accused of transferring price tags on item...
Jan 30, 2025 Blogtrepreneur / CC
