Category Archives: Local News
Salem City Council Monday night to consider garbage collection contract and tax levy
The Salem City Council Monday night is expected to make a decision on who will be the city's trash collector starting January 1st. The city received five bids for the service, but decided at the last ...
Nov 20, 2023
State school board weighs increased funding requests ahead of budget season
Advocates continue call to speed up contributions to new state funding formula By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Officials at the Illinois State Boa...
Nov 19, 2023
Two Centralia residents arrested in connection with home invasion
Two Centralia residents have been arrested on Saturday in connection with a home invasion. 35-year-old Nathan Page of North Sycamore Street is being held in the Marion County Jail on Class X charges o...
Nov 19, 2023
Mt. Vernon man receives 44-year prison term for foiled escape attempt
A 57-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been sentenced to 44 years in prison in connection with a foiled escape attempt from a sally port of the Jefferson County Courthouse in October 2021. Judge Thomas Tede...
Nov 18, 2023
Two Flora women formally charged with Class X drug charges
Two Flora women were formally charged in Marion County Court on Friday with three Class X felony drug charges. 20-year-old Brooklyn Rueger and 32-year-old Brittani Rueger of West 8th Street were both ...
Nov 18, 2023 (Left to right) Brittani and Brooklyn Rueger. Marion County Sheriff's office photos)
Two Marion County congregate care facilities on COVID-19 outbreak status; area counties remain at low level overall
Two Marion County congregate care facilities are now on COVID-19 outbreak status. Marion County Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says a Salem facility as of Thursday had ten active cases...
Nov 18, 2023
Average cost of traditional Thanksgiving meal down slightly from last year
While historically high food costs continue to strain consumers' wallets, Illinois shoppers participating in the 38th annual American Farm Bureau Federation's (AFBF) Thanksgiving Cost Survey reported ...
Nov 18, 2023 Deb Nystrom / CC
Celebrating Thanksgiving? Centralia Police say buckle up and drive sober
The Centralia Police Department is joining the Illinois State Police and local law enforcement to ensure Thanksgiving holiday travelers are buckled up and driving sober with a "Click It or Ticket" and...
Nov 18, 2023
Honda recalls nearly 250K vehicles because bearing can fail and cause engines to run poorly or stall
DETROIT (AP) - Honda is recalling nearly 250,000 vehicles in the U.S. because bearings can fail, causing the engines to stall and increasing the risk of a crash. The recall covers certain 2018 and 201...
Nov 18, 2023 FILE - The logo of Honda Motor Co., is seen in Yokohama, near Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2021. Honda is recalling nearly 250,000 vehicles in the U.S. because bearings can fail, causing the engines to stall and increasing the risk of a crash. The recall covers certain 2018 and 2019 Honda Pilot SUVs and Odyssey minivans, and some 2017 and 2019 Ridgeline pickup trucks. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)
Police Beat for Saturday, November 18th, 2023
A 28-year-old homeless Centralia man has been arrested on an outstanding no-bond felony failure to appear in court warrant. The warrant was issued after Luke Declue failed to show up earlier in the we...
Nov 18, 2023