Category Archives: Local News
Mt. Vernon woman killed in three vehicle crash just north of Mt. Vernon
A 31-year-old Mt. Vernon woman was killed in a two car-semi truck crash on Route 37 just north of Mt. Vernon Tuesday morning. The victim is identified by Jefferson County Coroner Roger Hayse as 31-yea...
Jul 10, 2024
Semi trailer burns on I-57 north of Kinmundy
A semi trailer caught fire while the truck was traveling southbound on I-57 about two miles north of Kinmundy. Kinmundy-Alma Fire Chief Kevin Day says the driver was able to pull onto the shoulder of ...
Jul 10, 2024
Police Beat for Tuesday, July 10th, 2024
A 38-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police on an outstanding failure to appear major traffic warrant. Jacob Heern of Lincoln Road was taken to the Marion County Jail on the no b...
Jul 10, 2024
Pritzker 'all in' for Biden following visit to White House last week
Governor says he will speak as surrogate in Indiana, Ohio later this week By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday he is "all in" for Presi...
Jul 10, 2024 Gov. JB Pritzker tells reporters he is “all in” for President Joe Biden at an unrelated news conference in Chicago on Tuesday. (Credit: Illinois.gov)
Former GOP state lawmaker, candidate for governor sentenced to 42 months in prison
Sam McCann abruptly ended February trial in guilty plea for stealing campaign funds By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Former Republican State Sen. Sa...
Jul 10, 2024 Booking photo of Sam McCann from the Macon County Sheriff’s Office.
Centralia City School Board approves math curriculum for upcoming school year
Centralia City Schools approved a new math curriculum at the monthly board meeting on Tuesday night. The CENGAGE math curriculum was purchased for $201,435. In the curriculum report, Christina Becker ...
Jul 10, 2024
Salem City Council agrees to apply for state grant for development of downtown venue
The Salem City Council Tuesday afternoon agreed to apply for a Rebuild Illinois Downtowns and Main Streets grant that could pay as much as 75-percent of the cost of developing a downtown event center....
Jul 10, 2024 The City of Salem has purchased a vacant lot at McMackin and Maple which will be used as a focal point of downtown events.
Marion County Board accepts agreement with Kroger in national lawsuit over opioids
The Marion County Board has approved a settlement with the Kroger company over their sales of opioids. State's Attorney Tim Hudspeth told the county board Tuesday night Kroger is the latest company to...
Jul 10, 2024 Marion County State's Attorney Tim Hudspeth addresses county board about opioid settlement with Kroger. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Central City man gets 4 years probation on four counts of child pornography
A 31-year-old Central City man has been sentenced to four years probation after pleading guilty in Marion County Court Monday to four counts of child pornography. As part of the plea, Jason Howard of ...
Jul 09, 2024
Police Beat for Tuesday, July 9th, 2024
Centralia Police have arrested a 19-year-old Centralia resident on a failure to appear warrant in a pending possession of a firearm by a felon case. Alexis Jarnigan of East 6th was taken to the Marion...
Jul 09, 2024
