Category Archives: Local News
Salem man sentenced to eight years in prison for Sesser bank robbery
A 61-year-old Salem man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for the January 2023 bank robbery of the Southern Illinois Bank in Zeigler. Earl Morlan was also ordered to make $3,100 restitution ...
Jun 15, 2024
Police Beat for Saturday, June 15th, 2024
Three people were brought to the Marion County Jail on Friday on outstanding no-bond Marion County warrants. They are 31-year-old David Funte of Charleston, 33-year-old Kristy Gallatin of College Stre...
Jun 15, 2024
Residents and communities preparing for heat wave that will envelop Midwest and Northeast next week
By TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press Things are about to heat up in much of the U.S. with dangerously hot temperatures in the Midwest and Northeast next week, prompting health officials to urge people to ...
Jun 15, 2024 rfphoto / Depositphotos.com
Think cicadas are weird? Check out superfans, who eat the bugs, use them in art and even striptease
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer FOREST PARK, Illinois (AP) - Mayumi Barrack sees a pair of mating periodical cicadas getting together, whips out her phone, says, "Hi guys!" and takes their pictur...
Jun 15, 2024 Periodical cicada, in the process of shedding their nymphal skins, cling to a tree branch early Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Charleston, Ill. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Central City home damaged by fire
Centralia Fire Protection District Firefighters were able to confine a fire in the ceiling of a bedroom at a Central City home Friday afternoon. Fire Chief Ross Boshera says they were initially called...
Jun 14, 2024 Firefighters enter the home at 143 South Marion in Central City where a fire broke out early Friday afternoon. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Illinois child tax credit: who gets it, how much is it?
$50M tax credit program will provide up to roughly $300 for low-income families By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com In the final hours of their spring legislative sess...
Jun 14, 2024 Illinois child tax credit would exceed $300 for some families with 3 or more children
The chart below shows the income range in which a household would be eligible for the state’s new child tax credit. Click the dropdown box to see how it would affect single and joint earners of various household sizes.
Chart and analysis: Andrew Adams, Capitol News Illinois
Centralia Chamber of Commerce receives $50,000 Back to Business Grant from state
The Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce has received a $50,000 grant from Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to replace revenue lost as a result of...
Jun 14, 2024 Centralia Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Marcus Holland
West Nile confirmed in dead bird found in Washington County
The Illinois Department of Public Health has confirmed a dead bird found in Washington County died from West Nile Virus. It is the first confirmation of West Nile in South Central Illinois and the 12t...
Jun 14, 2024 Brett Hondow / Depositphotos.com
Kinmundy Board of Alderman get donation to create nature trail at old city lake
The United Methodist Church in Kinmundy has donated $3,500 to the City of Kinmundy to allow for creation of a nature trail around the old city lake. The city is redeveloping the land for recreational ...
Jun 14, 2024
Concert set at Salem Community Activity Center Friday night
Cloverdayle, a Nashville, Tennessee band that recently moved their home base to Salem, will be in concert Friday night at the Salem Community Activity Center. There will be no admission charge. A dona...
Jun 14, 2024
