Category Archives: Local News
Centralia Chamber donates money to help with new downtown holiday lights
Centralia Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Marcus Holland says money raised through Balloon Fest is helping to fund the new holiday lights in downtown Centralia. He says the inception of this pr...
Dec 29, 2023 New downtown Christmas lights centerpiece at Broadway and Locust Street intersection.
Illinois suspends star basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. following rape charge
By ANDREW SELIGMAN and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Illinois suspended basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. on Thursday after he was charged with rape for an alleged incident that happened...
Dec 28, 2023 Illinois' Terrence Shannon Jr. passes during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Missouri Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
1 to 1.5 inches of snow recorded in overnight snow storm; more on the way
Another weather system is expected to cross South Central Illinois early Thursday night providing some additional accumulations in grassy areas, but not expected to create travel problems. Through sev...
Dec 28, 2023
Odin man charged in Marion County Court with aggravated criminal sexual abuse
A 20-year-old Odin man has been formally charged in Marion County Court Thursday morning with criminal sexual abuse to a 13 to 17-year-old girl while being at least five years older. Landon Furlong wa...
Dec 28, 2023
Salem man ordered held without bond following more vehicle thefts and high-speed chase
Judge Christopher Hantla has ordered a Salem man facing multiple new charges for vehicle theft and from a high-speed Christmas night chase to be held without bond pending further court action. The dec...
Dec 28, 2023
Former Salem woman who claimed she was being threatened by men with guns formally charged in Marion County Court
A 33-year-old former Salem woman faces two felony charges after allegedly claiming she was being threatened by armed men inside Biggies Cafe on Route 161 at I-57 on Monday morning. Ashley Pohlman, who...
Dec 28, 2023 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Democratic mayors renew pleas for federal help and coordination with Texas over migrant crisis
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press The mayors of Chicago, New York City, and Denver renewed pleas Wednesday for more federal help and coordination with Texas over the growing number of asylum-seekers a...
Dec 28, 2023 FILE - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Car runs into house in Salem early Thursday morning causing substantial damage
Salem Police report substantial damage to the northeast corner of a Salem home struck by a car early Thursday morning. Police report that 21-year-old Diego Barradas of Brookside Avenue in Centralia wa...
Dec 28, 2023
New nurse practioner coming to SSM Health Salem Family Medical Center
SSM Health has announced a new nurse practioner is joining the SSM Health Medical Group at its Salem location. Kathy Norman, MSN, RN, FNP-C has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Southern Illinois ...
Dec 28, 2023 Kathy Norman
Centralia City Council Thursday night to consider water and sewer rate increases
The Centralia City Council Thursday night will consider water and sewer rate increases. City Manager Kory Smith says since the rates are tied to the consumer price index, there will be a 2.9-percent i...
Dec 28, 2023
