Category Archives: Local News
Ramsey man sentenced to 15 years in prison for possession of child pornography
A 26-year-old Ramsey man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to five counts of possession of child pornography. Judge Christopher Matoush handed down the sentence to...
Sep 07, 2023 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Kell Firefighters fight vehicle fire near rural Texico home
Kell firemen say a pickup truck owned by the State of Illinois was destroyed Thursday night by fire at the home of Ryan Reeder on Vanburen Road in rural Texico. The truck was fully engulfed and there ...
Sep 07, 2023
Wamac prepares for Wamac Fest
The Wamac Board of Alderman this week reviewed plans for Wamac Fest which will be held on Saturday, September 16th, from 3:00 to 11:30 pm in the Wamac City Park. The board was told three bands will be...
Sep 07, 2023 waferboard / CC
US Education Secretary praises Springfield after-school program during visit
By JOHN O'CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona visited Springfield Wednesday to tout the Biden administration's education plan to accelerate lear...
Sep 07, 2023 U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, left, and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, right, visit Fairview Elementary School in Springfield, Ill., on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, interacting with students in the district's after-school program. Cardona is on a five-state Midwestern bus tour to tout the Biden administration's "Raise the Bar: Lead the World" education agenda. (AP Photo/John O'Connor)
Centralia man faces two felony domestic battery charges after allegedly looking for fight at family picnic
Centralia Police have arrested a 24-year-old Centralia man who allegedly came to a Labor Day family picnic and yelled 'who wants to fight me first?' Three family members were hurt in the altercation t...
Sep 06, 2023
SIU-Carbondale breaks trend sees enrollment growth this fall
For the first time since 2014, enrollment is up at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Enrollment for the fall semester is up 252 students, or 2.3 percent, and currently totals 11,359. That's ...
Sep 06, 2023
Police Beat for Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
Three people have been taken to the Marion County Jail on outstanding warrants. 39-year-old Erica Taylor of North Broadway in Salem was arrested on a no-bond Washington County felony warrant for failu...
Sep 06, 2023
Former Centralia man sentenced to prison on criminal trespass and domestic battery charges
A 64-year-old former Centralia man who has lived most recently in Lockport has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty in Marion County Court to felony criminal trespass to residen...
Sep 06, 2023
7th arrest made in round-up of those allegedly selling illegal drugs in Salem area
The Southeastern Illinois Drug Task Force has made their seventh arrest in a continuing round-up of those allegedly selling illegal drugs in the Salem area. Task Force agents arrested 20-year-old Viol...
Sep 06, 2023
Salem City Council gives first reading approval to property tax levy
The Salem City Council Tuesday night gave first reading approval to the 2023 tax levy for the 2024 property tax bills. Finance Director Kelli Roth says the $1,816,280 levy is 2.4 percent higher than l...
Sep 06, 2023
