Category Archives: Local News
Tri-County Electric Cooperative schedules annual meeting
The Annual Membership Meeting of Tri-County Electric Cooperative has been scheduled for Saturday, July 8th. General Manager Luke Johnson says the 85th annual meeting will be held at the cooperative's ...
Jun 22, 2023 Tri-County Electric Board Secretary-Treasurer Sam Phillips gives his annual report to the membership meeting as the rest of the board looks on. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
South Central School Board gets building update; settles teacher contract
The South Central School Board Wednesday night received an update on the renovations and addition to the Middle School in Kinmundy. Superintendent Kerry Herdes says they will be ready for the start of...
Jun 22, 2023 Construction undeway at South Central Middle School in Kinmundy.
Police Beat for Thursday, June 22nd, 2023
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies have arrested 51-year-old Cynthia Timmons of Green Street Road in Centralia for alleged domestic battery. She was taken to the Marion County Jail to await a decision o...
Jun 22, 2023
Ohio woman hurt in motorcycle crash east of Salem
A 56-year-old St. Paris, Ohio woman was injured in a motorcycle crash on US 50 near the Kinmundy Road east of Salem early Wednesday evening. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Melissa Grant was take...
Jun 22, 2023
Silent photography auction begins Thursday for Salem Township Hospital Foundation
A well known photographer who was born and raised in Odin has donated a number of photos to the Salem Township Hospital Foundation to be used as a fundraiser. The works of Glenna Evans will be sold to...
Jun 22, 2023 A collage of some of the photographs up for silent auction to benefit the Salem Township Hospital Foundation. (Hospital Foundation photo)
Three arrested on Class X meth delivery charges at Salem home (updated at 6:15 am Thursday)
Three people were initially taken into custody on Class X charges of unlawful delivery of 15 to 100 grams of methamphetamine after a search warrant was executed on a home in the 600 block of North Bro...
Jun 22, 2023 Travis Juds
Kaskaskia College board member resigns
A member of the Kaskaskia College Board of Trustees has resigned. Jeff Brown who was elected to the board just over two years ago is stepping down due to personal reasons and time constraints to perfo...
Jun 21, 2023
Pritzker quickly wields expanded authority to freeze noncitizen health care enrollment
Activists accuse the governor of 'aligning himself with anti-immigrant Republicans' By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Gov. JB Pritzker's administratio...
Jun 21, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker is pictured at a news conference in his Capitol office earlier this year. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
EPA boosts use of biofuels but holds steady for corn-based ethanol production
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration on Wednesday increased the amount of biofuels that must be blended into the nation's fuel supplies over the next three years...
Jun 21, 2023 Spencer Thomas / CC
Police Beat for Wednesday, June 21st, 2023
Centralia Police arrested 31-year-old Darlene Flippen of South Cherry in Centralia for alleged aggravated battery to a pregnant person. 30-yea-rold Cody Rigney of Poplar Street in Centralia was arrest...
Jun 21, 2023
