Category Archives: Local News
Salem and Centralia disposing of live Christmas trees; Carlyle Lake accepting trees
Both the City of Salem and the City of Centralia will collect no longer wanted live Christmas trees without charge. In Salem, trees should be placed at curbside on your normal Tuesday or Thursday comp...
Jan 01, 2024 Virginia State Parks / CC
Police Beat for Monday, January 1st, 2024
Sandoval Police arrested a 45-year-old Sandoval man on drug offenses on New Year's Eve. Andrew Norman of Old US 51 was taken to the Marion County Jail where he was later released on a notice to appear...
Jan 01, 2024
Centralia man faces two felony charges in connection with early Monday morning shooting in Salem (updated 10:00 am)
A 21-year-old Centralia man has been booked into the Marion County Jail for reckless discharge of a firearm and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon in connection with an early Monday morning sh...
Jan 01, 2024
Illinois State Police investigates officer-involved shooting in St. Elmo involving Farina officer
Illinois State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in St. Elmo Saturday night that involved a Farina Police officer. The person who was shot is identified as 36-year-old Tyler J. Roe...
Dec 31, 2023 Tyler Roe
One person injured, dog killed in fiery one-car wreck in rural Alma
One person was injured when a car ran off the Alma Hatchery Road near the Bailey Road intersection on the west side of I-57 Sunday morning. Initial information from the Marion County Sheriff's Departm...
Dec 31, 2023
Government offices closed Monday for New Year's Holiday
Most government offices are closed on Monday for the New Year's Holiday. The list includes Salem and Centralia City Halls, area courthouses, and most state and federal government facilities. Garbage p...
Dec 31, 2023 Kelly Sikkema / Unsplash
Orphans Win 80th CHT Remain Undefeated Heading To 2024
The wait is over for the Centralia Orphans. CHS overcame a rocky start on Saturday night to knock off Marist 50-40 for the Orphans' first Centralia Holiday Tournament title since 2014. After winning a...
Dec 31, 2023
Prohibition on book bans, right to sue for 'deepfake porn' among new laws taking effect Jan. 1
By PETER HANCOCK, ANDREW ADAMS & JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com More than 300 new laws will take effect Jan. 1, ranging from a ban on book bans to the regulation ...
Dec 31, 2023 More than 300 laws are slated to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2024, including new regulations on driving, a ban on ideological book bans, an expansion of paid leave and another annual increase to the state’s minimum wage. (Capitol News Illinois illustration by Andrew Adams, photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Extreme drought spreads in South Central Illinois
The weekly Illinois Drought Monitor shows more of South Central Illinois has deteriorated into the extreme drought category even with some recent rains. The very small corner of South West Marion Coun...
Dec 30, 2023
Unemployment drops across South Central Illinois in November
The Illinois Department of Employment Security reports unemployment dipped across all of South Central Illinois in November. In Marion County, the rate dropped eight-tenths of a percent to 4.3 percent...
Dec 30, 2023 Eric Prouzet / Unsplash
