Category Archives: Local News
National Weather Service holding storm spotter class in Salem Tuesday night
The National Weather Service will be in Salem Tuesday night to teach a storm spotter class. Salem Emergency Management Agency Coordinator Terry Mulvaney says the program will be at the Salem Community...
Feb 20, 2023
Salem home fills with natural gas after copper lines are cut
The Salem Fire Protection District was called to assist the Salem Public Works Department after a vacant home was found with copper piping cut and natural gas spewing in the air. Salem Police say a ne...
Feb 20, 2023
Most government offices closed for President's Day on Monday
Most government offices will be closed Monday for Presidents Day. That includes Salem and Centralia City Halls and area courthouses. However, trash pickup will remain on the regular schedule all next ...
Feb 19, 2023 John Bakator / Unsplash
Illinois poised to mandate paid leave for nearly all workers
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) - When Joan Van is sick, she doesn't get paid. The East St. Louis-area restaurant server and single mother of three said she works dou...
Feb 19, 2023 Leslie Allison-Seei, who runs a small promotion and sweepstakes management company with her husband, stands with some of the promo cards at their office Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in Villa Park, Illinois. Expansive paid leave legislation requiring Illinois employers to give workers paid time off based on hours worked, to be used for any reason, is ready for action by Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Allison-Seei is supportive of her employees but said it's hard to compete with corporate paid time off policies. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Federal judge denies temporary restraining order against Illinois' new assault weapons ban
A Federal judge has denied a temporary restraining order against Illinois' new assault weapons ban. The decision came in the Seventh Circuit Court where a lawsuit was brought by a Naperville gun store...
Feb 19, 2023 FILE - Assault weapons are seen for sale at Capitol City Arms Supply on Jan. 16, 2013 in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)
Marion County jail inmate arrested following fight with two correctional officers
A 27-year-old Centralia man is expected to face new charges as a result of a Saturday night altercation in the Marion County Jail where he allegedly tried to escape from the jail cell. Tyrance Pickens...
Feb 19, 2023
Salem home heavily damaged by fire
A Salem home was heavily damaged by a Saturday night fire. No one was home at 402 North Washington when smoke was seen coming from the home. Salem Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Bill Fulton ...
Feb 19, 2023
Rural Kinmundy man injured when hitting barrier on Quail Run Road
A 74-year-old rural Kinmundy man was injured when his car ran into a barrier on Quail Run Road east of County Farm Road northeast of Salem. Marion County Sheriff's Department reports indicate Larry La...
Feb 19, 2023 camilo jimenez / Unsplash
Police Beat for Sunday, February 19th, 2023
Salem Police arrested a 38-year-old Salem woman on an outstanding felony warrant. Erica Taylor of North Broadway remains in custody in lieu of $15,000 bond pending a transfer to the Washington County ...
Feb 19, 2023
Governor signs law making it easier to change gender on birth certificate
Governor JB Pritzker is signing a new law to make it easier for Illinoisans to change the gender on their birth certificate. Previously, a person would have to get certification from a doctor that the...
Feb 19, 2023
