Category Archives: Local News

The Cahokia Courthouse State Historic Site in St. Clair County will host "The Language of Liberty," a public reading of the Declaration of Independence at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 8. Community members ...

Salem Police have arrested 20-year-old Levi Logan of North Washington Street in Salem for aggravated domestic battery. He was taken to the Marion County Jail. Centralia Police arrested 43-year-old Bra...

A Marion County Jury deliberated about 40 minutes before finding a 50-year- old Vernon woman guilty of arson following a two day jury trial. Misty Podergois of Farthing Road was accused of setting a p...

Centralia Police say several stolen guns and suspected controlled substances have been recovered after several search warrants and four arrests were made last week in a combined effort with other depa...

Attorney General Kwame Raoul has charged a baseball coach at Nashville Community High School with criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse. 54-year-old Chad Malawy of Nashville has...

Governor JB Pritzker has included Jefferson and Effingham Counties in a State Disaster Proclamation following months of severe weather and flooding that caused widespread damage across Illinois. Begin...

SCHS senior Brenna Hays was selected to participate in the 2026 Youth Tour to Washington, D.C. After representing Wabash Communications Co-op at Youth Day in Springfield this spring, Brenna was chosen...

SCHS Senior Regan Vincent was selected to attend the Commonwealth Honors Academy at Murray State University, where she completed an intensive three-week program, earned 3 hours of college credit, and ...

Most local government offices are celebrating Independence Day on Friday, July 3rd, since the holiday falls on Saturday. Salem and Centralia City Halls, along with area courthouses, will be closed on ...

Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors, has announced a lawsuit over the Trump administration's implementation of new Medicaid work r...