Category Archives: Local News
Battery manufacturing plant coming to Illinois - with $530M incentive deal
Lithium-ion plant in Manteno part of state's ongoing effort to court electric vehicle manufacturing By ANDREW ADAMSCapitol News Illinoisaadams@capitolnewsillinois.com A new battery manufacturing plant...
Sep 08, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at an event Friday to announce a new investment in a lithium ion battery plant in Manteno by the Chinese company Gotion. (Credit: Illinois.gov)
Marion County Coroner releases further details on death of immigrant on bus headed to Chicago
Marion County Coroner Troy Cannon says an autopsy shows a infections bacterial infection led to the death of a three year old child who died on a bus taking immigrants from Texas to Chicago last month...
Sep 07, 2023 Hobi industri / Unsplash
33rd Annual Antique Power Days begins four-day run on Thursday
The 33rd Annual Antique Power Days opens Thursday with a consignment auction and continues through Sunday at the Marion County Fairgrounds. Hundreds of tractors and other old-time farm machinery will ...
Sep 07, 2023 Antique Power Days will include hundreds of old tractors and farm equipment on display.
Mt Vernon man arrested on drug charges following execution of search warrant on his home
A 46-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been charged in Jefferson County Court for unlawful delivery of five to 15 grams of methamphetamine after the execution of a search warrant on his apartment early Wedn...
Sep 07, 2023
Motorcycle stolen in Salem recovered
A motorcycle stolen from the parking lot of Bettendorf-Stanford in Salem on August 8th has been recovered hidden in brush. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies were notified that a motorcycle had been loc...
Sep 07, 2023
47th Cedarhurst Craft Fair set for Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Mt. Vernon
The 47th annual Cedarhurst Craft Fair is scheduled for the Mitchell Museum grounds in Mt. Vernon this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Craft Fair organizing committees are working to offer many of the...
Sep 07, 2023
Police beat for Thursday, September 7th, 2023
Centralia Police have arrested a 43-year-old Centralia man for possession of stolen property. Terrance Laughhunn of West 6th Street was taken to the Marion County Jail. 18-year-old Kalea Ricketts, who...
Sep 07, 2023
Ramsey man sentenced to 15 years in prison for possession of child pornography
A 26-year-old Ramsey man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to five counts of possession of child pornography. Judge Christopher Matoush handed down the sentence to...
Sep 07, 2023 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Kell Firefighters fight vehicle fire near rural Texico home
Kell firemen say a pickup truck owned by the State of Illinois was destroyed Thursday night by fire at the home of Ryan Reeder on Vanburen Road in rural Texico. The truck was fully engulfed and there ...
Sep 07, 2023
Wamac prepares for Wamac Fest
The Wamac Board of Alderman this week reviewed plans for Wamac Fest which will be held on Saturday, September 16th, from 3:00 to 11:30 pm in the Wamac City Park. The board was told three bands will be...
Sep 07, 2023 waferboard / CC