Category Archives: Local News
Rural Walnut Hill woman hurt in Walnut Hill crash
A 19-year-old rural Walnut Hill woman was injured when her vehicle failed to negotiate the 90-degree turn at Main and Harrison Street in Walnut Hill early Saturday night. Marion County Sheriff's Depar...
Dec 17, 2023
Centralia man injured in Green Street Road crash
A 26-year-old Centralia man was injured in a single vehicle rollover crash on Green Street Road near the Norton Road intersection in rural Centralia early Saturday morning. Marion County Sheriff's Dep...
Dec 17, 2023 camilo jimenez / Unsplash
Quaker Oats recalls granola products over concerns of salmonella contamination
CHICAGO (AP) - Quaker Oats on Friday recalled several of its granola products, including granola bars and cereals, saying the foods could be contaminated with salmonella. Salmonella infections can cau...
Dec 17, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
Almost all of Marion County falls into severe drought
With just a half inch of rain across most of Marion County in November and less than an inch in most areas so far in December, the Illinois Drought Monitor now lists nearly 99 percent of the county in...
Dec 16, 2023 Illinois Drought Map
82-year-old Walnut Hill man injured when his side by side collides with vehicle
An 82-year-old rural Walnut Hill man was injured early Friday night when his side-by-side collided with a vehicle on Walnut Hill Road west of North Marge Lane. Initial information indicates Jerry Davi...
Dec 16, 2023
One person injured in single-vehicle crash on Route 37 south of Salem
One person was injured in a single-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on Route 37 near the Church Road intersection just south of Salem. Preliminary information from State Police indicates the driver of t...
Dec 16, 2023
Six face new felony charges in Marion County Court
A 46-year-old Centralia man has been charged with aggravated battery following a November 28th incident where he allegedly got in an altercation with another man who sustained multiple broken ribs. Ch...
Dec 16, 2023 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Police Beat for Saturday, December 16th, 2023
A 26-year-old Salem man is being held in the Marion County Jail for investigation for possession of a stolen vehicle. Edward Kinney of Salem Mobile Home Park was reportedly found in a car taken from S...
Dec 16, 2023
Hoffman cemetery to take part Saturday in Wreaths Across America
A Hoffman cemetery will be taking part in Wreaths Across America on Saturday to honor veterans. A program is planned at 8:30 Saturday morning in the Hoffman Trinity Lutheran Cemetery to lay 70 wreaths...
Dec 15, 2023 Maryland GovPics / CC
Man in central Illinois killed three people and wounded another before killing self, authorities say
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A man is believed to have killed three women and wounded a man before killing himself during a traffic stop in central Illinois, authorities said. Police were called to a home...
Dec 15, 2023
