Category Archives: Local News
Salem Elks plan Flag Retirement Ceremony for Saturday
Salem Elks Lodge #1678 is joining Trail Life Troop #262 (formerly the Boy Scouts) in holding their annual Flag Retirement Ceremony on the grounds of the Salem Elks this Saturday at ten am. This very s...
Jun 07, 2023 Flag retirement program in 2022 at Salem Elks Lodge. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Police Beat for Wednesday, June 7th, 2023
A 42-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police for possession of a weapon by a felon. Cedric Garrett of McKee Street was taken to the Marion County Jail. Centralia Police arrested 3...
Jun 07, 2023
Homeless Salem man sentenced to three years in prison on loitering charge
A 36-year-old homeless Salem man has been sentenced to three years in prison for being a sex offender loitering within 500 feet of a school. Jason Belman will serve the time concurrently with a six ye...
Jun 07, 2023
One person hurt in Sandoval crash
A Sandoval woman was hurt in a two vehicle crash in Sandoval Tuesday night. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say 21-year-old Lauryn Hansellman of Vine Street pulled from the stop sign on Broadway and ...
Jun 07, 2023
Asbery and Associates medical office welcomed to Centralia
The Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce welcomed Shane Bowen, PA-C and his new practice with Asberry and Associates to Centralia with a ribbon cutting Tuesday afternoon. Bowen received his original ...
Jun 07, 2023
Centralia Community Youth Center has new outdoor basketball court thanks to generosity of Centralia businessman
The Centralia Community Youth Center has a new concrete outdoor basketball court after 15 volunteers gathered for a workday on Saturday. The Executive Director of the center, Herb Williams, is elated ...
Jun 07, 2023 Volunteers work on the new outdoor concrete basketball court at the Centralia Community Youth Center. (CCYC Facebook Page)
Constitutional court challenges can now only be filed in Springfield and Chicago
No more venue shopping when it comes to Constitutional court challenges. Any lawsuits filed against state laws will be limited to just two counties: Cook and Sangamon, under a bill Governor JB Pritzke...
Jun 07, 2023 Gary Todd
Proposed Wamac meat processing plant gets special use permit
Wamac Mayor Butch Mathus says a special use permit has been given to a proposed meat processing company that is looking to build a $5-million facility in the community. Mathus says Big Boy Processing,...
Jun 06, 2023 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Sharing the sentence: Separation takes toll on incarcerated moms and their kids
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America LINCOLN, Ill. (AP) - Dressed in her Sunday best - pink ruffled sleeves and a rainbow tulle tutu - Crystal Martinez's 4-year-old daughter proudly pr...
Jun 06, 2023 Erika Ray hugs her 4-year-old grandson Davi Stewart Roberts during a special visit with him and her daughter Jada Lesure, 23, right, at Logan Correctional Center, Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Lincoln, Illinois. Rare programs like the Reunification Ride, a donation-dependent initiative that buses prisoners' family members from Chicago to Illinois' largest women's prison every month so they can spend time with their mothers and grandmothers, are a crucial lifeline for families, prisoners say. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Salem City Council moves forward on camera, street, and gas line improvements
The Salem City Council Monday night moved forward on new security cameras for Bryan Memorial Park, three street resurfacing projects, and a gas line replacement program. The council gave approval to a...
Jun 06, 2023
