Category Archives: Local News
1 shot, officer injured in Chicago police facility incident
CHICAGO (AP) - One person was shot and a Chicago police officer was wounded Monday during an incident inside a police facility on the city's West Side, officials said. Shots were fired shortly before ...
Sep 26, 2022 Jason Lawrence / CC
A look inside the new modular classroom building at Hawthorn Grade School in Salem
The new four-room and two-bathroom modular building is now being utilized by students at Hawthorn Grade School. The new building includes a sensory room, occupational therapy-physical therapy room, an...
Sep 25, 2022 The entrance to the new modular classroom building. It includes both steps as well as a ramp to enter the building for handicapped students.
Salem Grade School Board hires three paraprofessionals; still looking for two more
The Salem Grade School Board following a closed session at last week's meeting took action on a number of personnel issues. The board hired Abbie Shumate, Joanne Luttrell, and Jon Wight as paraprofess...
Sep 25, 2022
Fine Arts scholarships awarded at Kaskaskia College Friends of the Fine Arts annual meeting
Over 30 fine arts scholarships were awarded at the Kaskaskia College Friends of the Fine Arts (KCFFA) annual meeting. The college awarded another 30 activity scholarships to KC art, music, and theater...
Sep 25, 2022
Centralia High School Homecoming King and Queen are crowned
Photos by Pat Hodges It is Homecoming Weekend at Centralia High School. Anija Moffett was crowned as Queen and William Graham as King. The rest of the homecoming court was senior candidate Ciara Newco...
Sep 25, 2022
Police Beat for Sunday, September 25th, 2022
Centralia Police arrested 25-year-old Nicholas Cook of Granite City for possession of methamphetamine. He was taken to the Marion County Jail. Centralia Police arrested 48-year-old Justin Brake of Ric...
Sep 25, 2022
Breese man killed in Lebanon crash
A 27-year-old Breese man has died in the aftermath of a single vehicle rollover crash in Lebanon early Friday morning. St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. identifies the victim as Tyler Gartside. ...
Sep 24, 2022
Another COVID-19 related death reported in Marion County which remains at medium level for community spread
The Marion County Health Department has reported another COVID-19-related death. Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says a female in her 80s who was not a long-term care resident and not v...
Sep 24, 2022
Police Beat for Saturday, September 24th, 2022
Centralia Police have arrested 33-year-old Travis Cooksey of Centralia for possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and deceptive practice. He was taken to the Marion County Ja...
Sep 24, 2022
Illinois lawmaker enters plea in red-light camera scandal
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago state senator pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of lying to the FBI and seeking a bribe to oppose legislation that would have required a statewide evaluation of red-light c...
Sep 24, 2022 State Senator Emil Jones (from website)
