Category Archives: Local News
Centralia Pool Committee looks at lower cost options for new pool or spray pad
The Centralia Pool Committee on Tuesday looked at proposals for a 3,000-square-foot pool and three spray pad options as they try to find an affordable option to replace the old Fairview Park Pool. Jos...
Jul 12, 2023 The old Fairview Park Pool has now been dug up. The bath house, that could be reused in some future plans, remains intact behind the pool demolition. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
First presentation heard on new county-wide tornado warning system
The Marion County 911/ESDA Committee heard the first presentation on installing a new county-wide tornado warning system. Federal Siren proposed 23 new sirens and the reuse of the more recently instal...
Jul 12, 2023 Currently unoperational Alma Weather Warning Siren after lightning strike in April. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Marion County Board discusses county parking lot concerns; gets building updates
The Marion County Board Tuesday night had further discussion, but made no decisions, on the condition of the county parking lot in the 200 block of North Broadway. Building Committee Chair Dr. Creight...
Jul 12, 2023 Marion County Board Building Committee Chair Dr. Creighton Engel. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Tornado touches down near Chicago's O'Hare airport, disrupting hundreds of flights
CHICAGO (AP) - A tornado touched down Wednesday evening near Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, prompting passengers to take shelter and disrupting hundreds of flights. There were no immediate re...
Jul 12, 2023 AP file photo
Autopsy being conducted to determine cause of death of woman found dead in vehicle in Flora park
An autopsy will be completed to help determine the cause of death of a 59-year-old Louisville woman who was found deceased in a vehicle Monday night at Charley Brown Park in Flora. Clay County Coroner...
Jul 12, 2023
Salem woman arrested on meth delivery warrant
Another arrest has been made for methamphetamine delivery as a result of ongoing investigations in the Salem area by the Southeastern Illinois Drug Task Force. The Marion County Sheriff's Department a...
Jul 12, 2023
Fire at Salem home confined to mattress
A fire at a Salem home early Wednesday morning was confined to a hole burned in a mattress. Salem Assistant Fire Chief Bill Fulton says first arriving firemen and police carried the mattress outside t...
Jul 12, 2023
State leaves 3 administrators in charge at Choate despite troubled history of resident care
A new state watchdog report calls for a "fundamental overhaul" at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center. But the state kept on administrators who were in charge during some of the facility's m...
Jul 12, 2023
Rural Centralia woman arrested for felony theft and possession of a controlled substance
A nurse practitioner from rural Centralia has been charged in Marion County Court with felony retail theft after allegedly changing barcodes on items purchased at the Salem Walmart on at least eight o...
Jul 12, 2023
Greyhound bus crashes into tractor-trailers in Illinois, killing 3 and injuring 14, police say
HIGHLAND, Ill. (AP) - A Greyhound passenger bus crashed into three tractor-trailers parked along a highway exit to a rest area early Wednesday in southern Illinois, killing three people and injuring 1...
Jul 12, 2023
