Category Archives: Local News
Centralia opens bids on construction of new water plant
The City of Centralia has opened bids on the construction of the new water plant. The lowest of the four bids was Korte and Luitjohan of Highland at a cost of 27-million-882-thousand dollars. City Man...
Apr 11, 2024
Salem Township Hospital Foundation gives $50,000 to hospital
The Salem Township Hospital Foundation has presented a $50,000 check to the hospital. Interim Hospital President Lisa Ambuehl accepted the check. "The $50,000 check is going to go towards a third ultr...
Apr 11, 2024 The Salem Township Foundation presented a $50,000 check to the hospital on Wednesday. Left to right are foundation members Susan Knapp (secretary treasurer), Ola Chapman (vice President), Sandy Phillips, Barb Schoonover, Hospital President Lisa Ambuehl, Sue Rose, Myron Lloyd (President), Denise Burke, Chariya Tawjareon, Sharon Woodward, and Joyce Bruce. Foundation members not present were Mike Lewis and Leon Chapman.
State Representative Wilhour's Senior Fair returns to Salem April 23rd
State Representative Blaine Wilhour has announced after a three-year suspension due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Senior Fair will return to Salem on Tuesday, April 23rd. The event is scheduled from n...
Apr 11, 2024 State Representative Blaine Wilhour
Work begins Thursday on I-64 improvements from US 51 to I-57
The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced work is scheduled to start Thursday on improvements to I-64 in Jefferson and Washington Counties. The project includes pavement reconstruction a...
Apr 11, 2024 wabeno / Depositphotos.com
Small fire causes only minor damage to a Salem home
Salem Fire Protection District Firemen were called to a report of a house fire in the 300 block of North Pearl Street early Thursday morning. Firemen upon arrival found a fire in the fireplace and sev...
Apr 11, 2024
Police Beat for Thursday, April 11th, 2024
A 30-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Central City Police on multiple charges. Blake Shafran of Lakewood Drive was taken to the Marion County Jail for alleged driving under the influence, o...
Apr 11, 2024
Komatsu mining truck named 2024 'coolest thing made in Illinois'
Truck was one of more than 200 entries in the 2024 'Makers Madness' contest By COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois Clongcor@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - A mining truck manufactured by Komatsu ...
Apr 11, 2024
Pritzker names Sen. Ann Gillespie new head of state insurance oversight agency
Governor calling for sweeping changes in regulation; report shows state facing skyrocketing costs By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Gov. JB Pritzker...
Apr 11, 2024 Sen. Ann Gillespie, D-Arlington Heights, speaking at an event in 2023. Gillespie was recently named acting director of the Illinois Department of Insurance. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Deadly Chicago traffic stop where police fired 96 shots raises serious questions about use of force
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - A deadly traffic stop where plainclothes Chicago police officers fired nearly 100 shots in under a minute has raised serious questions about the use of...
Apr 11, 2024
Marion County Sheriff gets approval to assign deputy fulltime to DCFS caseworkers
Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripps received Marion County Board approval Tuesday night to assign a sheriff's deputy fulltime to work with DCFS caseworkers during field visits. Cripps says there will b...
Apr 10, 2024 File photo: Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripps. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
