Category Archives: Local News
Two Clay County Sheriff's Deputies receive Life Saving Awards
Two Clay County Sheriff's Deputies have been presented with Illinois Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Life-Saving Awards. The awards are the result of their actions on March 13th where they were able t...
Jun 07, 2023
Illinois Supreme Court Justice David Overstreet installed as President of Illinois Judges Association
Illinois Supreme Court Justice David K. Overstreet has been installed as President of the Illinois Judges Association during the annual meeting held in Chicago earlier this month. Justice Overstreet w...
Jun 07, 2023
Salem Elks plan Flag Retirement Ceremony for Saturday
Salem Elks Lodge #1678 is joining Trail Life Troop #262 (formerly the Boy Scouts) in holding their annual Flag Retirement Ceremony on the grounds of the Salem Elks this Saturday at ten am. This very s...
Jun 07, 2023 Flag retirement program in 2022 at Salem Elks Lodge. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Police Beat for Wednesday, June 7th, 2023
A 42-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police for possession of a weapon by a felon. Cedric Garrett of McKee Street was taken to the Marion County Jail. Centralia Police arrested 3...
Jun 07, 2023
Homeless Salem man sentenced to three years in prison on loitering charge
A 36-year-old homeless Salem man has been sentenced to three years in prison for being a sex offender loitering within 500 feet of a school. Jason Belman will serve the time concurrently with a six ye...
Jun 07, 2023
One person hurt in Sandoval crash
A Sandoval woman was hurt in a two vehicle crash in Sandoval Tuesday night. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say 21-year-old Lauryn Hansellman of Vine Street pulled from the stop sign on Broadway and ...
Jun 07, 2023
Asbery and Associates medical office welcomed to Centralia
The Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce welcomed Shane Bowen, PA-C and his new practice with Asberry and Associates to Centralia with a ribbon cutting Tuesday afternoon. Bowen received his original ...
Jun 07, 2023
Centralia Community Youth Center has new outdoor basketball court thanks to generosity of Centralia businessman
The Centralia Community Youth Center has a new concrete outdoor basketball court after 15 volunteers gathered for a workday on Saturday. The Executive Director of the center, Herb Williams, is elated ...
Jun 07, 2023 Volunteers work on the new outdoor concrete basketball court at the Centralia Community Youth Center. (CCYC Facebook Page)
Constitutional court challenges can now only be filed in Springfield and Chicago
No more venue shopping when it comes to Constitutional court challenges. Any lawsuits filed against state laws will be limited to just two counties: Cook and Sangamon, under a bill Governor JB Pritzke...
Jun 07, 2023 Gary Todd
Proposed Wamac meat processing plant gets special use permit
Wamac Mayor Butch Mathus says a special use permit has been given to a proposed meat processing company that is looking to build a $5-million facility in the community. Mathus says Big Boy Processing,...
Jun 06, 2023 U.S. Department of Agriculture