Category Archives: Local News
Centralia High School starts school year with new additions
The Centralia High School Board confirmed the completion of its major summer projects at the monthly board meeting on Thursday and made several new hires to fill teaching, aide, and coaching positions...
Aug 23, 2024
Raccoon Lake Boat Races this summer
The 20th Anniversary of the Raccoon Lake Outboard Power Boat Races are this weekend. Practice rounds are on Friday before the races begin late Friday afternoon and continue through Sunday afternoon. A...
Aug 22, 2024 One of the 2022 Smoke on the Water boat races on Raccoon Lake.
Centralia breaks ground on new water treatment plant
The City of Centralia broke ground Wednesday on its $28-million water treatment plant that will replace the nearly 100 year old facility. Mayor Bryan Kuder called it a monumental event that will not o...
Aug 22, 2024 Shovels breaking ground at the site of the new water treatment plant.
South Central School Superintendent pleased with start of SRO program
South Central School Superintendent Kerry Herdes is extremely pleased with the initial work of the School Resource Officer the district is sharing with Patoka. He outlined the work SRO and Marion Coun...
Aug 22, 2024 Shane King, South Central's new school resource officer.
One person treated at hospital following three vehicle crash in Salem
One person was taken to Salem Township Hospital by private vehicle Wednesday afternoon for treatment of injuries sustained in a three vehicle crash in the 600 block of North Broadway in Salem. Salem P...
Aug 22, 2024
Police Beat for Thursday, August 22nd, 2024
A 43-year-old Salem resident has been arrested for domestic battery. Randie Gordon of Tulsa Street is accused of punching another family member in the face at their home on Wednesday night. Gordon was...
Aug 22, 2024
Chicago police say they're ready for final day of protests at DNC following night of no arrests
By LEA SKENE, SOPHIA TAREEN and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police said Thursday that they are not changing any of their tactics and are ready for a final night of pro-Pale...
Aug 22, 2024 Demonstrators clash with police near the Israeli Consulate during the Democratic National Convention Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
City of Salem working on fix to late arriving utility bills
Salem City Manager Annette Sola says the city staff is working on a new type of utility bill that hopefully will get delivered by the U.S. Postal Service on a more timely basis. She says the current b...
Aug 21, 2024
'Hitting kids should never be allowed': Illinois bans corporal punishment in all schools
By JOHN O'CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - This school year, Illinois will become just the fifth state in the nation to prohibit corporal punishment in all schools. Legislation that...
Aug 21, 2024 FILE - Public school buses are parked in Springfield, Ill., on Jan. 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)
In primetime DNC speech, Pritzker leans into role of benevolent billionaire
Governor chides Trump as 'rich in only one thing: stupidity' By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - Cheered on by an Illinois delegation watching from the flo...
Aug 21, 2024 Gov. JB Pritzker delivers his primetime address Tuesday evening at the Democratic National Convention. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
