Category Archives: Local News
Father of July 4th parade shooting suspect turns himself in to begin jail sentence
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) - The father of the suspect in a deadly Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago turned himself in Wednesday to begin a 60-d...
Nov 15, 2023 This image provided by the Lake County Sheriff's Office in Waukegan, Ill., shows Robert Crimo Jr., on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, after turning himself in. Crimo Jr.,, the father of an Illinois man charged with killing seven people in a mass shooting at a July 4 parade in a Chicago suburb has been charged with seven felony counts of reckless conduct, prosecutors announced Friday. (Lake County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Questions arise over continued services at Marion County Health Department following fight over board appointments
Marion County Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow is questioning if the health department will be able to continuing delivering many of its services with the decision of the county board Tu...
Nov 15, 2023 Marion County Board Chair Debbie Smith.
Centralia residents can now sign up for alerts from city
Centralia city officials have announced that residents can now sign up to receive critical communications and emergency alerts through a new communications system. Everbridge is being offered in a par...
Nov 15, 2023
Marion County Fair Queen to host program to show young princesses future in STEAM fields
Marion County Fair Queen Kaitlyn Banning is hosting a Princess S"tea"m Party for young girls in 2nd through 4th grade on Sunday, November 19th, at the Marion County Fairgrounds. STEAM is an acronym fo...
Nov 15, 2023
Centralia Pool Committee reviews results of Fairview Park pool study
By Austin Williams The Centralia Fairview Park Pool Committee met on Tuesday to discuss the results of the recent survey sent to Centralia residents concerning a potential pool project, its costs, and...
Nov 15, 2023 Centralia Pool Committee meets Tuesday night to review survey results on if city residents want a new outdoor pool. Photo by Austin Williams.
Rural Salem man crawls for help after fall from deer stand; found nine hours later
A rural Salem man was injured last Thursday when climbing into a tree stand at a hunting location in the 2500 block of Metcalf Road a half mile south of Briarcroft Road in rural Iuka. Frank Clutter of...
Nov 14, 2023 Viktor Rucký
Two Centralia residents ordered held without bond on weapons and drug charges
Two Centralia residents were detained without bond following their first appearance in Marion County Court Monday on multiple charges after a search warrant was executed on their home. 43-year-old Ari...
Nov 14, 2023 Aris Etherly and Jenifer Henson. (Marion County Sheriff's Office)
Breese man sentenced to 19 years in prison for second degree murder
A 30-year-old Breese man has been sentenced to 19 years in prison in connection with a death that occurred late last year next to Carlyle Lake following an apparent fight. Valentin Navarro-Lopez earli...
Nov 14, 2023
Salem Grade School to seek state grant to help pay for new Franklin Park playground
The Salem Grade School Board Monday night agreed to seek a $50,000 matching state maintenance grant to replace the playground equipment at Franklin Park Middle School. Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe ...
Nov 14, 2023
Salem Community High School to replace stair treading this summer
Salem Community High School Superintendent Dr. Brad Detering says the summer work plan will include replacing the stair treading on all five stairwells in the school. Detering reports the treading is ...
Nov 14, 2023
