Category Archives: Local News
Iuka man hurt in early Friday morning crash east of Salem
A 31-year-old Iuka man was injured in an early Friday morning crash on US 50 near Peach Tree Road east of Salem. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Shane Procise was eastbound when he swerved to avo...
Mar 24, 2023
Large storage building damaged by fire west of Iuka
A large 90 by 27-foot storage building was damaged by fire Thursday afternoon. Iuka Fire Chief Kenny Eagan says the building on the Delbert Greenwood property on US 50 west of Iuka was formerly a hog ...
Mar 24, 2023 Iuka Fire Station
Police Beat for Friday, March 24th, 2023
Two people were brought to the Marion County Jail on Thursday. 20-year-old Zykerious Burnett of Hazlecrest, Illinois was arrested by Centralia Police for aggravated domestic battery, reckless conduct,...
Mar 24, 2023
City of Salem receives Chamber's Partners Award; other finalists announced
The City of Salem has been presented with the Salem Chamber of Commerce Partners in Progress Award. The chamber has also announced the finalists for five other awards that will be presented at the cha...
Mar 23, 2023
West Whitaker Street project set to resume; waterline replacement project starts Monday
The dormant West Whitaker Street improvement project is now scheduled for completion. Guinzey Construction of Ashley shut down the project late last year due to winter conditions. Public Works Directo...
Mar 23, 2023 Unfinished section of West Whitaker Street from College to Pearl Streets.
Hawthorn Grade School IPA student of year named
The Hawthorn Grade School Illinois Principal Association Student of the Year is Briah Henseler. She was nominated by Hawthorn Principal Marty Adams and Assistant Principal Melanie Becker. Henseler was...
Mar 23, 2023 Marty Adams, Hawthorn Principal, Hawthorn Winner- Briah Henseler, Assistant
Principal- Melanie Becker
Centralia man arrested for child grooming by Salem Police
A 34-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Salem Police for child grooming. Salem Police Detectives say Micah Johnson of Clear Lake Drive was taken into custody after being located for questioni...
Mar 23, 2023
Centralia man arrested on Class X drug charge
A 43-year-old Centralia man has been charged with three felony drug charges including a Class X charge of delivery of between 15 to 100 grams of methamphetamine. Michael Swickard of East 10th was also...
Mar 23, 2023
Witness: Utility's indicted CEO considered Madigan when hiring
Ex-top lawyer's 2nd day of testimony delves into ComEd's hiring practices By HANNAH MEISELCapitol News Illinoishmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - In April 2017, a top staffer in then-Illinois H...
Mar 23, 2023 The Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Hannah Meisel)
Cooperating guard gets 6 years in Illinois inmate's death
By JOHN O'CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A contrite Willie Hedden, the last of three ex-correctional officers convicted in the beating death of an Illinois prison inmate, was sent...
Mar 22, 2023 FILE - This undated photo provided by the Illinois Department of Corrections shows Larry Earvin, a former inmate at Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mount Sterling, Ill. A former state correctional officer was sentenced on Thursday, March 16, 2023, to 20 years in federal prison for his role in the beating death of Earvin in May 2018. (Illinois Department of Corrections via AP, File)
