Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Saturday, April 13th, 2024
Centralia Police arrested two on no-bond warrants and took them to the Marion County Jail. 27-year-old Aaron Warren of West 14th in Centralia was arrested on a major traffic warrant. 43-year-old Chris...
Apr 13, 2024
Centralia woman faces six charges following head-on collision last April
A Centralia woman has been charged with aggravated reckless driving and five other offenses following an injury head-on crash in Centralia that occurred just over a year ago Heather Marcum was also ch...
Apr 13, 2024
Capitol Briefs: Bill creating new early childhood agency among 244 to advance
Other measures would require insurers to cover IVF, allow social workers to carry naloxone By ALEX ABBEDUTO HANNAH MEISEL & COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFI...
Apr 13, 2024 State Sen. Kimberly Lightford, D-Maywood, is pictured on the Senate Floor on Friday, April 12. She is the sponsor of a measure creating a standalone early childhood department in Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Centralia man charged with threatening public official
A 30-year-old Centralia man has been charged in Marion County Court with threatening a public official. Blake Shafran is accused of telling a Central City Police Officer transferring him to the Marion...
Apr 12, 2024
Regulators weigh future of gas industry in Illinois
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - Natural gas is fueling a fight between consumer advocates, a powerful utility company and the state. Amid competing adver...
Apr 12, 2024 The Michael A. Bilandic building, home to the offices of the Illinois Commerce Commission, is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Adams)
Centralia opens bids on another component of new water treatment plant
The City of Centralia received only one bid for construction of new waterlines to connect the site of the new water plant on West Greet Street with the distribution center at the current plant. While ...
Apr 12, 2024
Alma woman injured in Monday ATV crash
A 21-year-old Alma woman was airlifted to a St. Louis Hospital trauma center following an ATV crash on the south side of Kinmundy early Monday evening. Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripps says Jani Tid...
Apr 12, 2024
Murray Center residents celebrate the US Flag as reactivated choir makes first appearance
It was a special day at Murray Developmental Center on Thursday as a new US flag was raised. The program also included the return of the Murray Center Choir which has been reactivated for the first ti...
Apr 12, 2024 Murray Center residents learn about the flag and the proper folding of the US flag during a Thursday afternoon program. Photo by Pat Hodges.
2024 Little Miss Marion County, Junior Miss Marion County, Miss Marion County Pageants
Entries will start being accepted online at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2023 for the Little Miss Marion County, Junior Miss Marion County, and Miss Marion County pageants to be held Tuesday, July...
Apr 12, 2024 2023 Marion County Fair Queen Kaitlyn Banning is crowned by 2022 County Queen Delaney Kell as Junior Miss Paisley Stanford (left) and Miss Illinois County Fair Paige Van Dyke look on. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Bryan Birthplace home to be open two Sundays a month
The William Jennings Bryan Birthplace on South Broadway in Salem will be open two Sundays a month beginning this Sunday. Salem City Councilman and ex-officio member of the Salem Historical Commission ...
Apr 12, 2024 William Jennings Bryan Birthplace on South Broadway. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
