Category Archives: Local News
Franklin Park Q2 High Honors & Honor Roll Lists
Honor Roll 7 Addison, Mylee Nicole 5 Allison, Hadley Elizabeth 5 Baldridge, Issac Jason 4 Barger, Izabella Joline 5 Bookhout, Tessa Jade 5 Branson, Adalee Lenae 6 Bratcher, Rozlyn Renee 8 Bryan, Caitl...
Jan 05, 2023
Murray Center Director retires
Murray Center Director Lori Demijan has retired completing a 23 year career at the center starting as an occupational therapist and spending the last ten years in management and in the center's top sp...
Jan 05, 2023 Lori Demijan
Bond set at $100,000 for Centralia man charged with home invasion
Bond has been set at $100,000 for a 31-year-old Centralia man who has been charged in Marion County Court with home invasion, aggravated battery, criminal trespass to property, and battery. Braulio Ro...
Jan 04, 2023
Weather Service: Storms sparked at least 6 Central Illinois twisters
CHICAGO (AP) - Severe weather that swept Illinois on Tuesday produced at least six tornadoes, the largest number of rare January tornadoes recorded in the state since 1989, the National Weather Servic...
Jan 04, 2023 Aiko, Thomas & Juliette+Isaac / CC
Two injured in rear-end crash in Centralia Monday night
Two people went to the hospital on their own following a two-vehicle rear-end crash in the 600 block of South Polar in Centralia Monday night. Centralia Police say 74-year-old Ronald Alvis of South Je...
Jan 04, 2023
Salem City Clerk and Assistant to the City Manager to retire
Salem Assistant City Manager and City Clerk Bev Quinn has announced she will retire at the end of May. Mayor Nic Farley noted receiving Quinn's letter and not being able to talk her out of retiring. B...
Jan 04, 2023
Truck runs over fire hydrant, causing instant flood and boil order
A truck exiting a private drive from a business on Westgate Avenue in Salem ran off the drive and ended up on top of a fire hydrant Tuesday afternoon. Salem Police say the truck was driven by 36-year-...
Jan 04, 2023 Water pours out of a broken off fire hydrant in the 100 block of South Westgate Avenue Tuesday afternoon after beng run over by the truck.
Bluford and Jefferson Fire fight fire in vacant home
Bluford with mutual aid assistance from Jefferson Fire fought a fire in a vacant home on North Harmony Lane just north of Bluford late Tuesday night. Fire officials say upon arrival, flames were visib...
Jan 04, 2023
Police Beat for Wednesday, January 4th, 2022
Centralia Police have arrested a 61-year-old Centralia man for possession of methamphetamine, resisting arrest, and driving on a suspended license. Kenneth Powell of North College was taken to the Mar...
Jan 04, 2023
Salem ceremoniously swears in new patrolman, another starts training Wednesday
The Salem City Council Tuesday night ceremoniously swore in a new patrolman who is now in the department's field training program. Sarah Dice completed the 12-week police academy on December 9th. Sinc...
Jan 04, 2023 Salem's new patrolman Sarah Dice takes the oath of office from Mayor Nic Farley (right) as her dad Josh Dice holds the Bible. Photo by Bruce Kropp
