Category Archives: Local News
Jefferson County judge sentences Treyaveon Massie to 80 years in prison for murder
Jefferson County Judge Jerry Crisel has sentenced 23-year-old Treyaveon Massie of Evansville, Indiana to a total of 80 years in prison for the first-degree murder of a resident of the Rolling Meadows ...
Jun 29, 2023
12th Annual Greater Centralia Area Veterans 4th of July Parade set for next Tuesday
The 12th Annual Greater Centralia Area Veterans 4th of July Parade is scheduled for the afternoon of the 4th next Tuesday at one pm. The event is sponsored by the Centralia Veterans Committee. Butch M...
Jun 29, 2023 Members of the Centralia Elks present the large US Flag in front of the reviewing stand of the 2021 Centralia 4th of July parade. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Air Quality Alert in effect from 10 am to 8 pm Thursday
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency in Springfield is forecasting unhealthy air conditions again on Thursday for sensitive groups (USG) for ozone and fine particulates. The Air Quality Alert ...
Jun 29, 2023 Smoke settles in over Centralia on Wednesday. Photo by Pat Hodges.
State's Attorney charges juvenile as adult in April Laura Leake Park shooting
Marion County State's Attorney Tim Hudspeth has charged a 17-year-old juvenile as an adult in connection with the April shooting in Laura Leake Park that sent two to St. Louis hospitals for treatment....
Jun 29, 2023 Davion Meredith (Marion County Jail)
Gas and grocery taxes go up Saturday
Some new laws and tax increases take effect July 1st. Starting Saturday, the 1% sales tax on groceries returns and a delayed 3-cent increase in the motor fuel tax will be implemented. Governor JB Prit...
Jun 29, 2023 DonkeyHotey / CC
Kaskaskia College Board approves appointees for new expert mental health panel
The Kaskaskia College Board has formed a Mental Health Early Action on Campus expert panel. The panel is required by state law. The group is charged with the development and implementation of policies...
Jun 28, 2023 File: Kaskaskia College Clock Tower and campus.
Salem Grade School Board moves forward with emergency sewer line repair
The Salem Grade School Board is moving forward with emergency sewer line repair for a line that runs underneath the floor of Hawthorn Grade School. Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe says the emergency f...
Jun 28, 2023
Salem Firemen help contain spilled diesel fuel at I-57 Post Oak Rest Area
The Salem Fire Protection District was called out Wednesday morning to contain 60 gallons of spilled diesel fuel at the northbound Post Oak Rest Area on I-57 south of Salem. Assistant Fire Chief Bill ...
Jun 28, 2023
Police Beat for Wednesday, June 28th, 2023
A 33-year-old Salem man was arrested by Salem Police on an outstanding Clinton County warrant for failure to appear in court for driving on a suspended license. Jerel Wisecup of East Bennett was taken...
Jun 28, 2023
Marion County fire departments implement temporary burn ban
The fire chiefs in Marion County have come together to jointly issue a temporary burn ban in the county until there is some measurable precipitation. The chiefs say they will evaluate the situation in...
Jun 28, 2023
