Category Archives: Local News
Centralia Firemen say short in warming table caused smoke in Wendy's
Centralia City Firemen were called to the Wendy's Restaurant at 920 West Broadway Saturday morning after smoke began filling the food preparation area. Employees evacuated the building before firemen ...
Feb 11, 2024 Crazy_Zou / CC
Police Beat for Sunday, February 11th, 2024
Centralia Police arrested a 27-year-old Centralia man on a US Marshal's warrant. Austin Jones of South Cherry was taken to the Marion County Jail to await further court action. Salem Police arrested 3...
Feb 11, 2024
Salem woman now facing second resisting arrest charge
Salem Police arrested a 42-year-old Salem resident a second time for resisting arrest early Saturday night after going to her home to arrest her on a recently issued warrant on an earlier incident of ...
Feb 11, 2024
Marion County Sheriff's Department looking for hit and run driver
The Marion County Sheriff's Department is looking for the driver of a pickup truck involved in a two vehicle crash on Green Street at the Norton Road intersection that left the scene without stopping....
Feb 11, 2024
All of South Central Illinois now at low level for COVID-19 hospitalizations
Both Jefferson and Wayne Counties have returned to the low level of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the latest update from the CDC COVID-19 tracker. The rest of South Central Illinois also remains at the...
Feb 11, 2024
Five Illinois farm families to be featured in Super Bowl commercial
Five Illinois farm families will be featured in an add during the Super Bowl. The commercial, titled 'Career Path' will air during Super Bowl LVIII and close out Illinois Farm Families 'We are the 96%...
Feb 10, 2024 The entire Marr family came together for a family photo during a harvest video shoot for the “We are the 96%” campaign. The “We are the 96%” aims to inform Illinois residents that 96% of Illinois farms are family-owned and operated. (Photo by Illinois Farm Families)
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital adds respiratory equipment with Auxiliary donation
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon has added state-of-the-art respiratory equipment following a $60,000 donation from the hospital's auxiliary. Critically ill patients will now benefit f...
Feb 10, 2024 SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital Auxiliary presents a check for $60,000 to SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation and the Respiratory Therapy team.
Mt. Vernon business destroyed in early morning fire
The Phoenix Tops company just east of Mt. Vernon was destroyed by fire Saturday morning. Jefferson Fire officials say upon arrival at the building in the 400 block of Meadowbrook flames were blowing t...
Feb 10, 2024 Fire engulfs the building housing Pheonix Tops on Meadowbrook Road on the east side of Mt. Vernon Saturday morning. Jefferson Fire photo.
No one injured when car crashes into a home in Centralia
Centralia Police say no one was injured when a car ran off South Elm Street and crashed into a home in the 600 block of East 13th. Initial reports indicate the driver of the car, 48-year-old Matthew M...
Feb 10, 2024 Car runs off North Elm and crashed into home on 13th Street Saturday afternoon. Photo by Coy Alton.
One person hurt when car hits tree and catches fire near Junction City
The driver of a car was injured after it ran off the 3200 block of Barton Road in rural Junction City late Friday night, hit a tree, and caught fire. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say the car was d...
Feb 10, 2024
