Category Archives: Local News
Centralia man arrested on Class X drug charge
A 43-year-old Centralia man has been charged with three felony drug charges including a Class X charge of delivery of between 15 to 100 grams of methamphetamine. Michael Swickard of East 10th was also...
Mar 23, 2023
Witness: Utility's indicted CEO considered Madigan when hiring
Ex-top lawyer's 2nd day of testimony delves into ComEd's hiring practices By HANNAH MEISELCapitol News Illinoishmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - In April 2017, a top staffer in then-Illinois H...
Mar 23, 2023 The Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Hannah Meisel)
Cooperating guard gets 6 years in Illinois inmate's death
By JOHN O'CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A contrite Willie Hedden, the last of three ex-correctional officers convicted in the beating death of an Illinois prison inmate, was sent...
Mar 22, 2023 FILE - This undated photo provided by the Illinois Department of Corrections shows Larry Earvin, a former inmate at Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mount Sterling, Ill. A former state correctional officer was sentenced on Thursday, March 16, 2023, to 20 years in federal prison for his role in the beating death of Earvin in May 2018. (Illinois Department of Corrections via AP, File)
Marion County Health Board discusses end of COVID-19 pandemic
The Marion County Health Board Tuesday night discussed differences that will take place now that the federal government is declaring the COVID-19 pandemic over effective May 11th. Administrator Meliss...
Mar 22, 2023
Flood Watch issued for South Central Illinois for Thursday evening through Friday night
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for South Central Illinois as well as a large area of Southern Illinois and Missouri from Thursday evening through Friday night. Excessive runoff ...
Mar 22, 2023
Centralia woman charged with running over another person
A 24-year-old Centralia woman has been arrested for allegedly intentionally running over another person. Elizabeth McLaughlin was formally charged in Marion County Court on Wednesday for aggravated ba...
Mar 22, 2023
Two face felony drug charges following traffic stop in Centralia
Two Sandoval residents have been charged with felony drug offenses following a traffic stop in Centralia where one of the new canine units alerted on the dump truck they were traveling. The driver, 27...
Mar 22, 2023 Mallory Seals and Brian Hartnell.
Sandoval Village Board sets village wide rummage sale and clean-up week
The Sandoval Village Board has set the annual Spring Rummage Sale and Village Wide Cleanup Week. The Rummage Sale will be held on Saturday, May 6th. The Cleanup Week will follow from May 8th through t...
Mar 22, 2023
Kaskaskia College Board purchases program to improve student learning
The Kaskaskia College Board has approved the purchase of software system to assist in assessing student learning and course processes, course evaluations and related instructional design processes. Th...
Mar 22, 2023
Police Beat for Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023
A 30-year-old homeless man has been arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies for alleged domestic battery. Clinton Garrison is accused of striking a woman during an altercation at the Sale Barn on...
Mar 22, 2023
