Category Archives: Local News
Chicago police officer fatally shot after working her shift
CHICAGO (AP) - An off-duty Chicago police officer was shot and killed early Saturday as she headed home on the city's Southside after her shift. The officer was shot about 1:42 a.m. in the city's Aval...
May 07, 2023 Arvell Dorsey Jr. / CC
Fire heavily damages Central City mobile home
Fire heavily damaged a Central City mobile home on Friday afternoon. Centralia Fire Protection District Chief Ross Boshera says the occupant of the mobile home at 322 North Park had left the home a sh...
May 06, 2023 FIre burned one end of a mobile on Park Street in Central City Friday afternoon, while the entire home sustained heavy smoke and heat damage. Photo by Brady Toennies.
Centralia City Firemen confine fire at Queen City Motel to one room
Centralia City Firemen were able to confine a Friday night fire at the Queen City Motel at 322 East Kerr to one room. Firemen say no one was in the room when the fire began. The cause of the fire rema...
May 06, 2023
Centralia man arrested for child pornography
An 18-year-old Centralia man was arrested Friday by Centralia Police for child pornography. Brent Page of Edgebrook Lane was taken to the Marion County Jail. So far Centralia Police have not released ...
May 06, 2023
State's Attorney waiting for more information before deciding any charges following fatal crash in Salem
Marion County State's Attorney Tim Hudspeth says State Police are still investigating a fatal Thursday night crash at West Main and Hotze on Salem's west side. Hudspeth says once their report is done,...
May 06, 2023 Emergency agencies at scene of a May 4th crash at West Main and Hotze Road. Photo by Greg Maxey.
All Illinois counties now at low COVID-19 transmission level; all South Central Illinois counties in single digits for new cases
All Illinois counties are now at the low level for COVID-19 transmission as the number of new cases falls into single digits across South Central Illinois. The Marion County Health Department is repor...
May 06, 2023
Salem Community High School Prom King and Queen crowned Friday night
The Salem Community High School 2023 Prom King and Queen are Rex Brashear and Maya Susmena. They were crowned Friday night during Prom festivities at Salem Community High School.
May 05, 2023 2023 SCHS Prom Queen Maya Susmena and King Rex Brashear
Marion County Mobile Home Tax Bills in the Mail
Marion County Mobile Home Privilege Tax Bills are in the mail. A total of 1,761 of the bills were mailed this year with $157,279.31 due. The bills are due by August 11th. Payments can be made by mail,...
May 05, 2023 DonkeyHotey / CC
One person injured in crash on Illinois Route 161 east of Centralia
One person was injured in a two-vehicle crash on Illinois Route 161 about a half-mile east of Woods Lane late Thursday afternoon. State Police say preliminary information indicates a truck driven by 3...
May 05, 2023
Police Beat for Friday, May 5th, 2023
Centralia Police have arrested 41-year-old Robert Corrie of South Wood in Odin for violation of an order of protection. 48-year-old Brian Brown who told authorities he was homeless was arrested by Mar...
May 05, 2023