Category Archives: Local News
More than 1,000 attend Salem Home Show
The return of the Salem Home Show on Saturday was a success. Executive Director Kelli Predium says no one was sure what to expect after the show returned following a five year absence as a result of C...
Mar 04, 2024 Potential students get their questions answered at the Kaskaskia College booth at the Salem Home Show on Saturday. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem City Council to consider TIF redevelopment agreement
The Salem City Council Monday night will be asked to approve an ordinance authorizing the execution of a tax increment financing district agreement. The agreement would be with Zachary Ray Rose and Gu...
Mar 04, 2024
Two garages with people living inside burn in Wamac fire Saturday morning
The Centralia Fire Protection District found two garages fully involved in flames when arriving at the scene of a Saturday morning fire in Wamac. Fire officials say five people were living in the two ...
Mar 02, 2024 Fire engulfs a garage being used as a house in Wamac Saturday morning. Photo by Brady Toennies.
Fire burns through 20 acres of CRP land in rural Iuka
A fire burned through 20 acres of CRP land in rural Iuka Saturday afternoon. The Kell Fire Department reports the fire was on the Dan Koerkenmeier property in the 6600 block of Oak Road in rural Iuka....
Mar 02, 2024
Kell man injured in single vehicle crash Saturday morning
A 29-year-old Kell man was injured in a single pickup truck crash just west of Kell early Saturday morning. The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports Nicholas Harmon of Third Street swerved off t...
Mar 02, 2024
Marion and Jefferson County return to moderate COVID 19 hospitalization level
Marion and Jefferson County are back to the moderate level for hospitalizations for COVID-19. During the most recent reporting week, the CDC tracker is reporting six new hospitalizations in Marion and...
Mar 02, 2024
CDC changes guidelines on COVID-19 isolation time and additional doses of vaccine
New CDC guidance no longer requires that those who test positive for COVID-19 should isolate for a minimum of five days before returning to work or other activities. The recommendation now focuses on ...
Mar 02, 2024 Raed Mansour / CC
Centralia woman graduates from Marion County Drug Court
39-year-old Centralia woman graduated from the Marion County Drug Court Program on Friday. Cherie Price of North Cherry had charges of possession of meth and obstructing justice that she had pleaded g...
Mar 02, 2024 Blogtrepreneur / CC
City of Centralia issues $238,934 in building permits in February
The largest construction category in Centralia for the second month in a row is solar arrays. New construction activity totaled $238,934. The City of Centralia issued four permits for solar projects i...
Mar 02, 2024
Former Centralia Correctional Officer files lawsuit over masking termination
A former Centralia Correctional Center officer has filed a federal lawsuit over his dismissal for what he says is for failing to follow the mandatory masking policy during COVID-19. Garrett Rose of Sa...
Mar 01, 2024
