Category Archives: Local News
Ameren adds Mobile Command Center trailers to handle severe weather
If severe weather hits and results in major power outages, you may see a new piece of equipment come to town in the aftermath. Ameren has added two specially designed Mobile Command Center trailers to...
Feb 20, 2024 Ameren mobile command center.
Salem City Council Tuesday night to consider repairs to city hall from water damage
The Salem City Council will consider three bids at Tuesday night's meeting to repair damage from a small portion of the city hall roof that collapsed last month from water damage. Interim City Manager...
Feb 20, 2024
Police Beat for Tuesday, February 20th, 2024
A 30-year-old Marion man has been arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies on two outstanding no bond Williamson County warrants. Clayton Holmes is being held in the Marion County Jail on the felo...
Feb 20, 2024
With influx of state and federal funding, Illinois looks to add enough chargers to support 1 million EVs
State EV coordinator says 30,000 more charging ports needed to reach energy goals By COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois clongcor@capitolnewsillinois.com Illinois' electric vehicle charging infrastruct...
Feb 19, 2024 Two electric vehicles are pictured at a charging station in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Pritzker commits another $182 million to migrant response, details to come this week
Despite funding from state and county, roughly $70 million gap remains By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - The state and Cook County announced last week a ro...
Feb 19, 2024 Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over a Chicago City Council meeting on
Thursday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Four inducted into Centralia Community Youth Center Wall of Honor
There were four inductees into the Centralia Community Youth Center Wall of Honor over the weekend. The guest speaker was the Reverend Ron Johnson who center his comments around the theme of the progr...
Feb 19, 2024 Wall of Honor inductees Traci and Tom Macz, Herb Williams, Shawn Monken-Hartmann representing her brother Wes and Bette Simmons-Young. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Missoula Children's Theater being expanded to two sessions this year; registration is open
Due to the success and sellout of the Missoula Children's Theater, it will be expanded to two sessions this summer at the Salem Community Theatre. The program will be overseen again by Kendra Herman w...
Feb 19, 2024 A practice session for those attending the Missoula Theatre camp last year at the Salem Community Theatre. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Police Beat for Monday, February 19th, 2024
A 70-year-old Centralia woman has been arrested on a no-bond Marion County warrant on a pending possession of methamphetamine case. Laura Mitchell of North Beech was taken to the Marion County Jail to...
Feb 19, 2024
Monday is President's Day Holiday
Monday is the President's Day Holiday. Most local, state, and federal government offices are closed. That includes all area courthouses, as well as Salem and Centralia City Halls. However, garbage col...
Feb 18, 2024 John Bakator / Unsplash
Jefferson and Wayne County return to medium hospitalization level for COVID-19
There were six new hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Jefferson and Wayne Counties in the last reporting week putting the two counties at the medium level for COVID-19 hospitalization. The rest of South...
Feb 18, 2024
