Category Archives: Local News
Salem Bryan Bennett Library holding two events Saturday
The Salem Bryan Bennett Library is holding two events on Saturday. Salem Emergency Management Agency Director Andrew Strong and Salem Police Chief Kyle Ambuehl will share information on what to expect...
Jan 26, 2024
Centralia man among five arrested in anti-human trafficking operation in Effingham area
A 38-year-old Centralia man is one of five who have been arrested by Illinois State Police in an anti-human trafficking operation in the Effingham area. 38-year-old Scott Grote was charged with solici...
Jan 26, 2024 Justin Cover (Photo: ISP)
Kaskaskia College Board accepts retirement of School's Vice President Administrative Services
The Kaskaskia College Board of Trustees on Thursday evening accepted the retirement of Judy Hemker, the school's Vice President of administrative services. Board members expressed their appreciation f...
Jan 26, 2024
Police Beat for Friday, January 26th, 2024
Four people were taken to the Marion County Jail on Thursday and all remained in custody Friday morning. Centralia Police arrested 26-year-old Kyle Simmons of East Texas in Sandoval for misdemeanor cr...
Jan 26, 2024
Marion County unemployment jumps in December
Unemployment was up four-tenths of a percent to 4.7 percent in Marion County from November to December. The rate is also up eight-tenths of a percent from a year ago. The December unemployment numbers...
Jan 26, 2024 Innov8social / CC
Illinois Department of Revenue and IRS to begin accepting returns next week
The Illinois Department of Revenue will begin processing 2023 tax returns next week, coinciding with the federal Internal Revenue Service beginning its tax filing season. "We encourage taxpayers to fi...
Jan 26, 2024
Centralia teen sentenced to five years in prison for Laura Leake Park shooting
An 18-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to five years in prison in connection with a shooting last April in Laura Leake Park that sent two to St. Louis Hospitals for treatment of injuries. Dav...
Jan 26, 2024 Davion Meredith (Marion County Jail)
New estimate shows rural Americans and men are more likely to suffer from hearing loss
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) - A new estimate shows hearing loss affects approximately 37.9 million Americans and is more common in rural areas than urban ones and in men than women...
Jan 25, 2024 FILE - Passengers board a train at Union Square subway station, Jan. 13, 2024, in New York. A new estimate Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, shows hearing loss affects approximately 37.9 million Americans and is more common in rural areas than urban ones and in men than women. (AP Photo/Peter K. Afriyie, File)
Mt. Vernon and Irvington get low-interest loans for water system improvements
Both the City of Mt. Vernon and the Village of Irvington are getting water infrastructure loans from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Of the total $ 66 million investment throughout the s...
Jan 25, 2024
Police Beat for Thursday, January 25th, 2024
Centralia Police made two arrests on Wednesday for alleged aggravated domestic battery. 26-year-old Raymond Warren and 37-year-old Samuel Weibley of the same South Sycamore Street address in Centralia...
Jan 25, 2024
