Category Archives: Local News
Mt. Vernon Man Gets Ten Years for Residential Arson
A 71-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been sentenced in Jefferson County Court to ten years in prison for residential arson. Larry Moss admitted to setting a fire in an apartment complex in the 1100 block ...
Mar 06, 2026 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Juvenile Held for Fight at Menta School That Led to Injury to Another Student
A 17-year-old juvenile has been ordered detained after being charged in Marion County Court with multiple offenses in connection with a Wednesday fight at the Menta Academy and later leading Wamac Pol...
Mar 06, 2026
Mt. Vernon Woman Gets Five Year Sentence on Drug Delivery Charges
A 31-year-old Mt. Vernon woman has been sentenced in Jefferson County Court to five years in prison on a petition to revoke his probation for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful d...
Mar 06, 2026 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Salem to Begin Spring Leaf Collection Service March 16th
The City of Salem will begin its spring leaf collection service on the week of March 16th. The pickup will continue through March 27th. The Public Works Department makes every effort to complete one c...
Mar 06, 2026 Chris Barber / CC
Police Beat for Friday, March 6th, 2026
Two people were taken to the Marion County Jail on Thursday for separate domestic battery cases. 41-year-old Lindsey Price of East 3rd in Kell was arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies and 47-y...
Mar 06, 2026
Centralia Woman Ticketed Following Roll Over Crash on Airport Road in Centralia
A 29-year-old Centralia woman was arrested for alleged driving under the influence after her car rolled over in a crash on the 600 block of Airport Road just outside of Centralia early Friday morning....
Mar 06, 2026
This weekend's US clock change is a problem, and there's a deep divide on how to fix it
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Clocks will skip ahead an hour at 2 a.m. Sunday for daylight saving time in most of the U.S., creating a 23-hour day that throws off sleep schedules, plunges early-...
Mar 06, 2026 FILE- Chuck Roeser, right, and Don Bugh set the time forward on the historic clock tower atop the Dallas County Courthouse, March 7, 2024, in Dallas. The mechanical clock built in 1890 requires hand lubrication and reseting twice a year with daylight saving time. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Bill expanding access to discounted drugs awaits House action
by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois March 4, 2026 Article Summary The 340B drug program requires manufacturers to provide steep discounts for certain medications to safety net clinics, Federally Q...
Mar 05, 2026 Legislation is pending in the Illinois House that advocates say would expand access for safety net clinics and certain other providers to low-cost outpatient medications. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Kaskaskia College Announces Graduation Date and Deadline
The Kaskaskia College Records Office has announced that this year's commencement ceremony will be held on the main campus on Friday, May 15, at 6:30 p.m. The ceremony will recognize students who gradu...
Mar 05, 2026
Franklin Park Wins Selmaville JV Scholar Bowl Tournament
The Franklin Park Bobcats took first place in the Selmaville JV Scholar Bowl Tournament. The host Selmaville Rockets were second, Iuka third, with Central City winning the consolation championship. Al...
Mar 05, 2026 All-tournament honors recipients at the Selmaville scholar bowl tournament.
