Category Archives: Local News
Shotgun deer hunter numbers up in first shotgun deer hunting season
The deer harvest for the first shotgun deer hunting weekend November 18th to the 20th was up statewide and across South Central Illinois. Statewide, 52,354 deer were harvested, compared to 48,964 duri...
Nov 24, 2022
Iuka garage destroyed with only minor damage to nearby house
A 30 by 30-foot garage was destroyed by fire in Iuka on Wednesday morning, but firemen were able to put out the fire with only minor damage to a home a few feet away. The fire was at the Colton Hays r...
Nov 24, 2022 Iuka Fire Station
Two car-deer crashes with minor injuries reported Wednesday night
The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports two car-deer crashes Wednesday night and early Thursday morning resulted in airbag deployment and minor injuries. The first crash occurred on Route 37 So...
Nov 24, 2022
Police Beat for Thursday, November 24th, 2022
Salem Police arrested a 35-year-old Lake Station, Indiana man for possession of a stolen vehicle. Police Chief Kyle Ambuehl said they had received notification that John Cox may be in the area and whe...
Nov 24, 2022
Illinois Fire Marshal stressing cooking safety this Thanksgiving
The Illinois State Fire Marshal's office is stressing the importance of cooking safety this Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is the leading day for home fires involving cooking equipment. Here are a few saf...
Nov 24, 2022
Salem man pleads guilty to unlawful video recording
A 45-year-old Salem man has pleaded guilty to unlawful video recording in exchange for a child pornography charge being dropped. David Tindall admitted to making a recording of another person in a res...
Nov 23, 2022
Two sentenced to prison in Marion County Court
Two Centralia residents were sentenced to prison after entering negotiated pleas in Marion County Court on Tuesday. 29-year-old Dereck Woods of East 16th was sentenced to three years in prison for pos...
Nov 23, 2022 Dereck Woods and Jody Wooters
Police set up extra patrols for Thanksgiving Holiday
The Illinois Department of Transportation says Thanksgiving enforcement is underway across the state. State and local police are beefing up patrols in anticipation of increased traffic through next Mo...
Nov 23, 2022
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital President resigns to take Maryland job
After several years of serving as President of SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Jeremy Bradford will be leaving the organization to fulfill a leadership position as President and CEO ...
Nov 23, 2022
Christ Our Rock High School receives matching-fund donation of $60,000
Christ Our Rock Lutheran High School has announced the receipt of a $60,000 matching fund donation that will go towards needed repairs and maintenance of the school's transportation fleet. The Maschho...
Nov 23, 2022