Category Archives: Local News
Driver of motorized bicycle hurt when hitting SUV in Centralia
The driver of a motorized bicycle was injured when his bicycle apparently missed a stop sign at 16th and Hickory in Centralia and drove out in front of an SUV. Centralia City Firemen say Melber Better...
Aug 25, 2024
Mt Vernon motorcyclist arrested allegedly pointing gun at another person
A 57-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been arrested for aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and aggravated assault after allegedly pointing a gun at a person while driving on Broadway in Mt. Vernon. Mt. Ve...
Aug 25, 2024
Fire destroys car parked in driveway of Centralia home; owner receives minor smoke inhalation
A car parked in the driveway of a home in the 1200 block of South Hickory was destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon. Centralia Fire officials say Carl Ellis had walked outside his home to find a fire i...
Aug 25, 2024 Centralia City Fire Truck. File Photo.
Police Beat for Sunday, August 25th, 2024
Salem Police arrested a 45-year-old Salem woman on outstanding Marion and Clay County no bond warrants and for resisting arrest for allegedly running. Police report Bryttany Hester of East Olive ran o...
Aug 25, 2024
Congressman Bost loses lawsuit over late arriving mail-in ballots
A federal appeals court this week rejected a lawsuit from U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, that argued Illinois' policy of accepting mail-in ballots for two weeks after election day violates federa...
Aug 25, 2024 Congressman Mike Bost.
No 'slated' GOP candidates will be kept off ballot after rulings from Supreme Court, elections board
Kennedy to remain on Illinois presidential ballot, 2 third-party candidates removed By JERRY NOWICKI & JENNIFER FULLER Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - A law bannin...
Aug 25, 2024 The Illinois Supreme Court is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Portrait of a protester: Outside the Democratic convention, a young man talks of passion and plans
By MARTHA IRVINE AP National Writer CHICAGO (AP) - Bearded and bespectacled, YM Masood has a quiet nature that suggests he's older than age 20. A political science major, he plans to graduate from col...
Aug 25, 2024 YM Masood, 20, right, stands next to a line of Chicago police officers during a March on DNC protest on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago, as he serves as a volunteer marshal for several of the protests to help keep protesters organized and safe and deescalate potential conflict. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
Salem Grade School Board gets update on building projects
The Salem Grade School Board Thursday night received an update on remaining summer building projects and acted on a number of personnel issues. Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe says the new playground ...
Aug 23, 2024
Rural Odin man injured in four-wheeler crash
A 64-year-old rural Odin man was injured Thursday afternoon in a four wheeler crash on the West Boone Street Road near the Hotze Road intersection northwest of Salem. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies ...
Aug 23, 2024
Marion County Treasurer distributes $23.9 million in property taxes
Marion County Treasurer Gary Purcell has distributed more than $23.9 million in property taxes collected last month to the various taxing bodies in the county. The greatest share of the money went to ...
Aug 23, 2024 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
