Category Archives: Local News
COVID cases increasing statewide along with flu
COVID cases are increasing and the Illinois Department of Public Health is urging people to take precautions to protect themselves and others. 86 counties in Illinois are now at an elevated risk for t...
Dec 18, 2022
How much snow is on the way and how cold will it get?
While the extreme cold and winter storm scheduled to hit the area are still several days away, the long-range National Weather Service forecast is giving us some idea of what to expect. While forecast...
Dec 18, 2022 Jeremy Jenum / CC
Xenia teen hurt in one-vehicle crash in rural Iuka (updated 7 am Sunday)
A 19-year-old Xenia woman was injured in a single-vehicle crash in the 6900 block of Omega Road in rural Iuka early Saturday morning. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Carli Haskins of County Highw...
Dec 17, 2022
OSHA: Amazon failed to record some warehouse injuries in Illinois and 4 other states
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon failed to properly record work-related injuries at warehouses located in five states, a federal agency said Friday while announcing it issu...
Dec 17, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC
Bond set at $50K for father of July 4 shooting suspect in Highland Park
By MICHAEL TARM The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - A judge on Saturday set bond at $50,000 for the father of an Illinois man charged with killing seven people at a July 4 parade who is accused of hel...
Dec 17, 2022 This image provided by the Lake County Sheriff's Office in Waukegan, Ill., shows Robert Crimo Jr., on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, after turning himself in. Crimo Jr.,, the father of an Illinois man charged with killing seven people in a mass shooting at a July 4 parade in a Chicago suburb has been charged with seven felony counts of reckless conduct, prosecutors announced Friday. (Lake County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Rural Centralia man charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a peace officer
A 46-year-old rural Centralia man has been charged with two counts of aggravated battery following altercations with two members of the Marion County Sheriff's Department that came to his home on sepa...
Dec 17, 2022 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Centralia Police arrest three on felony drug charges
Centralia Police made three felony drug arrests on Friday. 54-year-old Kelly Donoho, who had no address listed, was arrested for unlawful possession of meth with intent to deliver, possession of a con...
Dec 17, 2022
Police Beat for Saturday, December 17th, 2022
A 27-year-old Carlyle woman has been arrested by Centralia Police for alleged residential burglary and criminal damage to property. Casey Short of North Street was taken to the Marion County Jail. 25-...
Dec 17, 2022
Centralia home receives minor damage in Friday fire
A Centralia home received minor damage in a fire believed to have started in the electrical wiring on Friday. Centralia City Firemen say the Sergio Mendez family of the 700 block of North Beech called...
Dec 17, 2022 A Centralia firefighter works to put out a fire at a home on North Beech Street. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Odin Village Board delays action on creating more liquor licenses
The Odin Village Board has tabled proposals to create new liquor licenses for video gaming and restaurants who wish to serve liquor. The decision came after more than a dozen residents spoke out again...
Dec 16, 2022 Odin Village Board listens to concerns about creation of additional liquor licenses at Thursday night's meeting.
