Category Archives: Local News
Tri-County Electric Cooperative to host 86th Annual Meeting at Mt. Vernon Office
General Manager Luke Johnson has announced that the Annual Membership Meeting of Tri-County Electric Cooperative will be held Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the cooperative's office located at 3906 Broad...
Jul 8, 2024 Tri County Electric Cooperative headquarters in Mt. Vernon. (Photo by Bruce Kropp)
More than 100 injured, 19 killed in holiday weekend shootings in Chicago
By SOPHIA TAREEN and RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - More than 100 people were shot in Chicago, 19 of them fatally, over the long Independence Day weekend, when there is often a spike in...
Jul 8, 2024 FILE - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
All of Marion County now high-risk for lead cases in children
The Illinois Department of Public Health has now listed all 11 zip codes in Marion County as high-risk for high lead exposure to children. Marion County Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow ...
Jul 8, 2024
Centralia City Council to consider new water contracts with Hoffman and Hoyleton Rural with higher rates
The Centralia City Council Monday night will be asked to approve new water sales agreements with the Village of Hoffman and Hoyleton Rural Water Company. City Manager Kory Smith says the rate effectiv...
Jul 8, 2024 Centralia City Attorney Kory Smith.
Police Beat for Monday, July 8th, 2024
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 60-year-old Mark Widinger of Church Road in Salem on Sunday for alleged aggravated domestic battery with strangulation. Widinger was taken to the Marion Count...
Jul 8, 2024
State ends fiscal year with nearly $5B cash on hand
Leaders say record balances drive investment revenue, ensure vendors are paid on time By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com Illinois entered a new fiscal year Monday ...
Jul 7, 2024 The Illinois State Capitol is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
June Centralia building permit report led by 15 residential solar projects
The city of Centralia issued building permits for 15 residential solar projects during June, more than half the total permits issued. The total construction value is $752,376 on the 27 permits issued ...
Jul 7, 2024 MAXSHOT / Depositphotos.com
Tropical Storm Beryl could bring heavy rains to South Central Illinois
The National Weather Service is watching the track of Tropical Storm Beryl very closely. By Tuesday-Tuesday night, the remnants of Beryl may bring the region some impacts, though there is some uncerta...
Jul 7, 2024
Salem mobile home destroyed by fire Saturday morning
A fire that destroyed a mobile home on the south side of Salem is under investigation by the Illinois State Fire Marshall's office. Salem Assistant Fire Chief Bill Fulton says flames were shooting fro...
Jul 6, 2024 Firemen battle a mobile home fire at 800 South Washington Street in Salem. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Centralia man gets 4-year prison term for criminal trespass and aggravated battery
A 26-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to four years in prison for criminal trespass to a residence and aggravated battery to another inmate while being held in the Marion County Jail. Joshua ...
Jul 6, 2024
