Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Saturday, December 9th, 2023
Salem Police arrested a 33-year-old Salem man for misdemeanor battery. Michael Hunt of Hardacre Road was taken to the Marion County Jail. Centralia Police arrested 32-year-old Brittany Beal of East Hu...
Dec 10, 2023
Pritzker signs law lifting moratorium on nuclear reactors
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Friday lifting a three-decade moratorium on development of nuclear reactors in the state. Smaller nuclear reactors - those producing less...
Dec 10, 2023 State Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, explains fresh legislation she introduced, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Springfield, Ill, lifting a moratorium on new nuclear reactors in Illinois. Legislation ending the 1987 prohibition won overwhelming approval last spring but Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker vetoed it, citing among other things, a need to modernize oversight rules. Rezin's plan calls for rules to be updated by January 2026 while allowing so-called SMRs, or small modular reactors, of no more than 300 megawatts to be installed, although none has been proposed and it could be a decade or more before one is operating. (AP Photo/John O'Connor)
Centralia Mayor seeks to revoke liquor license of Centralia House Restaurant
Centralia Liquor Commissioner and Mayor Bryan Kuder held a public hearing Thursday afternoon to gather evidence on his proposal to revoke the liquor license of the Centralia House Restaurant. The noti...
Dec 08, 2023 Centralia House Owner and former Centralia CIty Manager Dan Ramey argues against revocation of liquor license. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Centralia minister makes first appearance in court on child pornography charges
The 39-year-old Worship Minister at the Calumet Street Christian Church made his first appearance in Marion County Court on Thursday on four counts of child pornography. Ian Mophet of Edgewood Lane ha...
Dec 08, 2023
Appellate Judge McHaney holds office open house one year into holding judgeship
Appellate Judge Michael McHaney held a ribbon cutting and open house Thursday evening for his Salem office. McHaney says there was never a question that he would select Salem to have his office and th...
Dec 08, 2023 Left to right: Law Clerk Carma Smith, Law Clerk Brenda Jones, Appellate Justice Mike McHaney, and Administrative Assistant and law clerk Tara Steele in their Salem office. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Police Beat for Friday, December 8th, 2023
A 23-year-old Salem man was arrested on outstanding Marion and Clinton County felony warrants by Centralia Police. The no bond Marion County warrant for Jonathan Altom of Oglesby Street was for posses...
Dec 08, 2023
Centralia Firemen called to early Friday morning kitchen fire
Centralia City Firemen were called to the Heather Pierce home at 134 North Sycamore Street early Friday morning when a small electrical fire broke out where a dishwasher was formerly located. The fire...
Dec 08, 2023
Salem man pleads guilty in federal court to bank robbery
A 61-year-old Salem man has entered a guilty plea in US District Court at Benton to a bank robbery charge. Earl Morlan is scheduled to be sentenced on March 13th. Morlan was charged in connection with...
Dec 07, 2023
State health plan declares racism a public health crisis
Advocacy groups say 'Healthy Illinois 2028' is missing key areas of focus By DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois draju@capitolnewsillinois.com A new state health report pinpoints racism as a public he...
Dec 07, 2023
Police Beat for Thursday, December 7th, 2023
Centralia Police have arrested 34-year-old Blake Finney of South Perrine Street in Centralia for alleged aggravated domestic battery. He was taken to the Marion County Jail. Centralia Police have arre...
Dec 07, 2023
