Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Wednesday, July 5th, 2023
Centralia Police arrested a 38-year-old Salem man for possession of methamphetamine and on outstanding warrants. Joshua Gribler of Selmaville Road was wanted on a Marion County felony failure to appea...
Jul 05, 2023
BCMW Receives Farmers Market Coupons For Seniors
BCMW Project B.R.E.A.D., in conjunction with Midland Area Agency on Aging and the Illinois Department on Aging, will be taking applications for coupons redeemable at the Farmer's Markets in Centralia,...
Jul 05, 2023 Rachel Tayse / CC
Wamac Police Chief presented with Law Enforcement Medal of Honor
Wamac Police Chief Steve Prather was presented with the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor at Monday night's Wamac City Council meeting. He was one of 136 law enforcement officers selected from around the...
Jul 05, 2023 Wamac Mayor Butch Mathus presents Police Chief Steve Prather with state awards. Photo by Pat Hodges.
Fire heavily damages Sandoval mobile home
A fire caused heavy damage to a Sandoval mobile home at 207 Oregon on Tuesday night. Sandoval Fire Chief Chad Parson says the fire was discovered by the owner, Robert McDonald. Parson reports there wa...
Jul 05, 2023 Fire damaged mobile home at 207 Oregon in Sandoval following Tuesday night fire.
7:00 am update: Ameren Illinois restores power to Washington County and Mt. Vernon
Ameren Illinois crews have completed the restoration of power to all of Mt. Vernon and to all but three isolated customers in separate locations in Washington County. Statewide, Ameren Illinois as of ...
Jul 05, 2023 An Ameren crew works to restore power. Photo provided by Ameren Illinois.
Darren Bailey to challenge Mike Bost in 12th Congressional District
Former Illinois Republican gubernatorial nominee and State Senator Darren Bailey has announced he will challenge incumbent Republican Congressman Mike Bost in the 12th District that covers most of Sou...
Jul 04, 2023 Darren Bailey announces he will run for 12th District Congressman with his wife Cindy by his side on their family farm near Xenia. (Video capture from Darren Bailey's Facebook page)
Highland Park residents walk parade route where 7 were killed in Fourth of July shooting
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) - One year after a shooter terrorized July Fourth paradegoers in Highland Park, community members gathered Tuesday to hono...
Jul 04, 2023 People participate in a community walk in Highland Park, Ill., Tuesday, July 4, 2023. One year after a shooter took seven lives at the city's annual parade, community members are planning to honor the victims and reclaim the space to move forward. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
One killed, six injured in SUV rollover crash on I-57 south of Mt. Vernon
One person was killed and six were injured when an SUV lost control early Tuesday morning for unknown reasons and ran off southbound I-57 near milepost 89 about five miles south of Mt. Vernon. State P...
Jul 04, 2023
Area Korean War POW has remains identified and being returned for visitation and burial
The remains of 23-year-old U.S. Army Sergeant Howard Malcolm of Mt. Vernon have now been identified and are being returned home nearly 52 years after he died as a prisoner of war in North Korea in Aug...
Jul 04, 2023 Howard Malcolm before his death in North Korea. Provided photo.
Salem City Council approves dog swim and chalk art competition on city parking lot
The Salem City Council Monday night approved the 'Pooch Plunge' on the final day of operation of the Salem Aquatic Center and a chalk art competition on August 12th on the city parking lot in the 200 ...
Jul 04, 2023 Eli Christman / CC
