Category Archives: Local News

Marion and Washington Counties have dropped back to the low level of hospitalizations for COVID-19. The latest weekly tracker from the CDC reports just three new hospitalizations in the two counties. ...

The city of Centralia fire department has sworn in a new part-time firefighter. Brian Martinez had been a part-time firefighter form 2017 to 2022 during his first stint, but had stepped down due to ot...

A 34-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Sandoval Police for obstructing ID and aggravated battery. Jessica Murray of North Hickory was taken to the Marion County Jail to await a decision on f...

State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) is pushing a change to the Illinois Constitution that would require citizenship to vote in any election. In response to growing efforts to allow non-citizens...

A 36-year-old Centralia man has been charged with two counts of felony aggravated fleeing and attempting to elude police following an early Thursday morning police chase. David Wilson of North James w...

Four people have been brought to the Marion County Jail on outstanding warrants. 24-year-old Jolee Graham of South Maple in Salem was arrested by Salem Police on a no-bond outstanding failure to appea...

A 39-year-old Salem man has been charged in Marion County Court with felony theft after allegedly taking a package of beef sticks from the Salem Huck's Store. The charge against Timothy Finley of Spru...

The Centralia Correctional Center was placed on Level Two Lockdown as a result of water and sewer problems at the prison this week. A spokesperson for IDOC Naomi Puzzello says as of Thursday a final a...

Although Illinois is one of the nation's leading agricultural states, it can still be a challenge for consumers here to shop for food that comes from local farms, dairies and ranches. The Senate Agric...

A pair of competing bills in the House would, for the first time in Illinois, other state-funded stipends for student teachers. Supporters of the idea say it's needed to ease some of the financial bur...