Category Archives: Local News
Tune Trucking wins Mayor's Choice and Best Theme in Patoka Fall Festival Parade
Tune Trucking was a double winner in the Patoka Fall Festival Parade on Saturday winning both the Best Theme Award and the Mayor's Choice. The theme of this year's parade was 'Honoring Past, Present a...
Sep 3, 2023 The float from Tune Trucking won Best Theme Award and the Mayor's Choice at Saturday's Patoka Fall Festival Parade. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Labor Day Holiday closures and changes
Many government offices will be closed for the Labor Day Holiday, including area courthouses and Salem and Centralia City Halls. However, in a change from past years, Salem trash collection will be on...
Sep 3, 2023
Police Beat for Sunday, September 3rd, 2023
Wamac Police arrested a 34-year-old Centralia woman on an outstanding failure to appear warrant in a pending possession of methamphetamine case. The bond for Jessica Murray of North Hickory is set at ...
Sep 3, 2023
State Police release details on two crashes with eight injuries on I-57 in Marion County
State Police have released details on two crashes on I-57. The first occurred Friday morning on southbound I-57 at milepost 123 just north of the Martin Road overpass between the Salem and Kinmundy ex...
Sep 2, 2023
Police step up enforcement for Labor Day weekend
Labor Day traffic enforcement is underway in Illinois. Illinois Department of Transportation spokesperson Paul Wappel says state and local police are boosting patrols in hopes of keeping the roads saf...
Sep 2, 2023
Congressman Mike Bost visits Centralia to meet with city officials, students, vets, and One Hope United
Congressman Mike Bost spent most of his day Thursday in Centralia visiting with city, school, and one Hope United officials as well as veterans. The first stop was a meeting with Public Works Director...
Sep 2, 2023 Centralia Public Works Director Jeff Schwartz (left to right) meets with Congressman Mike Bost and Centralia Mayor Bryan Kuder and Kory Smith about the water treatment plant project. (Provided photo)
More details released on arrest of Salem man on drug delivery charges
A warrant for the arrest of 23-year-old Jeremiah Fink of East Seneff in Salem on drug delivery charges has been unsealed. Fink was taken into custody on Thursday night by agents of the Southeastern Il...
Sep 2, 2023
Sandoval home being torn down destroyed by fire
A home being torn down at 205 West Florida in Sandoval caught fire late Thursday afternoon and was destroyed by fire. Sandoval Fire Chief Chad Parson says the home was engulfed in flames upon their ar...
Sep 2, 2023 File photo.
Centralia issues $263,230 in building permits during August
The City of Centralia issued building permits totaling $263,230 in August. The largest of the 19 permits was a $113,139 permit for the construction of a solar array at the Irvin Macz Funeral Home at 2...
Sep 2, 2023
Ahead of big sports weekend, dispute with Disney leaves millions of Spectrum cable subscribers in the dark
By DAVID BAUDER and JOE REEDY Associated Press Writers A company representing nearly 15 million cable subscribers and The Walt Disney Co. blamed each other Friday for a dispute that has cut off Disney...
Sep 2, 2023 FILE - The Walt Disney Co. logo appears on a screen above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Aug. 7, 2017, in New York. The company representing nearly 15 million cable subscribers and the Walt Disney Co. blamed each other Friday, Sept. 1, 2023 in a business dispute that cut off Disney-owned stations to customers on the eve of a big sports weekend for U.S. Open tennis and college football fans. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
