Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Friday, May 12th, 2023
A 52-year-old Wamac man has been arrested by Wamac Police on drug charges. Jackie Scanlon of Wabash Avenue was taken to the Marion County Jail for alleged possession of meth, possession of meth with i...
May 12, 2023
'Stamp Out Hunger' Food Drive this Saturday
The Salem, Centralia, and Mt. Vernon Post Offices are among those participating in the nationwide 'Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive' on Saturday. Salem mail carrier Isreal 'Izzy' Fontenez says it's easy to...
May 12, 2023 ufcw770 / CC
COVID-19 Public Health Emergency is now over
The state's Covid-19 public health emergency is officially over. The initial designation, which helped the state access federal assistance and mobilize state resources, was issued in March of 2020 and...
May 12, 2023
Centralia Mayor and Liquor Commissioner schedules hearing for four liquor license holders who allegedly sold to minors
Centralia Mayor and Liquor Commissioner Bryan Kuder has scheduled a Liquor Control Commission hearing for four liquor license holders in the city who have sold liquor to minors. Kuder says Lincoln Liq...
May 12, 2023 Centralia Mayor Bryan Kuder
State moves to make it easier for women to get hormonal birth control
It soon will be easier for women to get hormonal birth control. Spokesperson Mike Claffey says under a standing order from the Illinois Department of Public Health, licensed pharmacists can now take a...
May 12, 2023 Jim Griffin
Salem Theatre to have free showing of Grease with costume contest
The Salem Community Theatre will be showing the movie Grease this Saturday night, May 13th. Experience the friendships, romances, and adventures of a group of high school kids in the 1950s. Dust off y...
May 12, 2023
Police Beat for Thursday, May 11th, 2023
Centralia Police arrested 27-year-old Angela Gruen of Old US 51 in Sandoval on multiple charges following a traffic stop. She was taken to the Marion County Jail for possession of meth, possession of ...
May 11, 2023
Illinois Gov. Pritzker signs law that gives benefits to Chicago first responders disabled by COVID
By JOHN O'CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday signed a law providing full disability benefits to Chicago police officers and firefighters struck by COVI...
May 11, 2023 With Illinois state Comptroller Susana Mendoza, right, looking on, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs a law at the state Capitol in Springfield on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 which provides full disability benefits for Chicago first responders who suffer from COVID-19 contracted on the job before vaccines were available. Mendoza's brother, police Det. Joaquin Mendoza, was denied benefits because he could not show the moment on the job that he contracted the disease. He suffers from long COVID that resulted in five strokes and the loss of both kidneys. (AP Photo/John O'Connor)
Mt. Vernon High School Superintendent reports no permanent damage from senior prank carried too far
Mt. Vernon High School Superintendent Melanie Andrews says cleanup has been completed and there was no lasting damage from a senior prank that was carried too far. Classes are resuming, as usual, Thur...
May 11, 2023 One of the debris filled hallways at Mt. Vernon High School following a senior prank. Photo provided by Melanie Andrews.
Centralia Community Youth Center Executive Director outlines plans with $249,000 state grant
The Executive Director of the Centralia Community Youth Center Herb Williams says an 80 by 100 foot addition is planned with a $249,000 state grant. Williams says the additional space will transform t...
May 11, 2023 Centralia Community Center Executive Director Herb Williams (file photo)
