Category Archives: Local News
Salem Police and Fire Chiefs ask IDOT to change Alternate I-57 route through town
Salem Police Chief Kyle Ambuehl and Salem Fire Chief Jim Cerny have requested the Illinois Department of Transportation to make changes in the Alternative I-57 Route that funnels traffic into downtown...
Apr 13, 2023 A truck driver makes the tight turn at Main and Broadway in downtown Salem. Photo by Toby Gullion.
Central City mobile home slated for demolition destroyed by fire
The cause of a fire that destroyed a mobile home in Central City scheduled for demolition has not been determined. Centralia Fire Protection District Chief Ross Boshera reported the home at 314 North ...
Apr 13, 2023 Firemen fight a fire in a condemned mobile home at 314 North Harrisson in Central City. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Farina Police able to break up scam before money is lost
Farina Police Chief Vernon Rose says they were able to stop a scam before any money was lost on Wednesday. The victim was a new employee at Jack Flash in Farina working by herself overnight when she r...
Apr 13, 2023 Widjaya Ivan / CC
Tractor accident claims life of 90-year-old rural Patoka man
A 90-year-old rural Patoka man has died as the result of injuries sustained in a tractor accident on Wednesday afternoon. Fayette County Coroner Dave Harris pronounced Billy Edwards dead at the scene ...
Apr 13, 2023 USDA NRCS Montana
Prosecutors rest case in Illinois utility corruption trial
CHICAGO (AP) - Prosecutors rested their side of the trial Wednesday against four people accused of seeking favors for Illinois' largest electric utility by arranging $1.3 million in contracts and paym...
Apr 12, 2023 The Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Hannah Meisel)
Juul Labs agrees to pay $462 million settlement to 6 states including Illinois
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. will pay $462 million to six states and the District of Columbia, marking the largest settlement the compan...
Apr 12, 2023 Vaping360 / CC
Area police departments deal with unfounded calls about active shooters (8pm update)
Illinois State Police is reporting local law enforcement in 19 counties received a total of 21 calls making threats toward schools, including Salem, Centralia, and Mt. Vernon High Schools. The Statewi...
Apr 12, 2023
Remains of Master Sgt Wynn returned to Centralia
The remains of Master Sergeant Merritt Leroy Wynn are back in Centralia. Officials of the Irvin Macz Funeral Home in Centralia picked up the remains at St. Louis Lambert Airport late Tuesday afternoon...
Apr 12, 2023 The body of Master Sergeant Merritt LeRoy Wynn is returned to the Irvin Macz Funeral Home Tuesday night.
Both drivers injured in head-on crash on East McCord Street in Centralia
Centralia Police say both drivers were injured in a head-on crash on East McCord Street at Edgewood Lane on the east side of Centralia Tuesday afternoon. Police report a car driven by 32-year-old Heat...
Apr 12, 2023
Centralia Pool Committee asked to set top priorities of what they'd like to see in new outdoor pool
The Centralia Pool Committee was asked Tuesday night to set their top five priorities of what they would like to see in a new outdoor pool. The committee met with Joshua Layer of Burbach Aquatics, Inc...
Apr 12, 2023 Members of the Centralia Pool Committee are shown examples of other pools designed by Burbach Aquatics, Inc. at Tuesday night's meeting.
