Category Archives: Local News
Redemption Church Food Pantry in Salem gets $4,500 Gratitude Grant
The Salem Elks have presented a gratitude grant to the Redemption Church on North Hotze Road in Salem. The Elk's Mike Hooe says the grant will go to their food pantry. "The gratitude grant has a base ...
Nov 21, 2025 Mike Hooe of the Salem Elks (left) and Exhalted Ruler Steve Lindsey (right) deliver $4,500 check to Redemption Church Assistant Pastor Dustin Harmon.
Salem Community Fund bell ringers begin this weekend
The Salem Ministerial Alliance Bell Ringers for the Community Fund begin ringing the bells this Friday and Saturday. The goal once again this year is $20,000. The bell ringers will be at Farm Fresh Ma...
Nov 21, 2025 alexlmx / Depositphotos.com
Kell Grade School food drive to restock tiny pantries in area
United Way of South Central Illinois is recognizing the generosity of Kell Grade School whose recent school-wide food drive collected enough non-perishable items to fill an entire SUV. The donations w...
Nov 21, 2025 Food collected in the Kell Grade School Food Drive is loaded into SUV.
Odin Village Board approves second business to feature video gaming
The Odin Village Board has approved a pour liquor license for a second business in the community. The owners of Toad Alley say they didn't want to serve liquor but have to have a liquor license to be ...
Nov 21, 2025 Odin Village Hall (credit: Odin Village Hall Facebook page)
First shotgun deer hunting season underway; IDNR stresses tree stand safety
The first shotgun deer hunting season is now underway through Sunday. As hunters move into the fields, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) urges them to use safety harnesses when hunti...
Nov 21, 2025
Carlyle Police Chief on Paid Suspension as Result of FBI Investigation
The City of Carlyle has announced its Police Chief Mark Pingsterhaus has been placed on paid suspension after the city was notified by the FBI that they were investigating the police department. The n...
Nov 21, 2025
Police Beat for Friday, November 21st, 2025
A 41-year-old Centralia man who had been released from the Marion County Jail less than 24 hours earlier was taken back into custody by Centralia Police on Thursday for disorderly conduct. Kyle Roe, w...
Nov 21, 2025
Intermountain Electronics announces $12 million expansion to double size of Centralia plant
Intermountain Electronics has announced a $12-million expansion that will double the size of their Centralia Industrial Park Plant and add more employees. The company manufactures backup power systems...
Nov 20, 2025 Construction on one of the temporary power supplies made at IE in Centralia. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Pritzker discusses immigration crackdown with Pope Leo XIV in Rome
by Brenden Moore, Capitol News Illinois November 19, 2025 Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker met with Pope Leo XIV in Rome on Wednesday, with the two discussing the Trump administration's aggressive imm...
Nov 20, 2025 Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker shakes Pope Leo XIV’s during a meeting in Vatican City on Nov. 19, 2025. (The Vatican)
Centralia man sentenced to seven years in prison for attempted kidnapping at St. Mary's School playground
A 30-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for attempted kidnapping at the St. Mary's School playground in April of this year. Deairius Bennett of South Cherry had earlier...
Nov 20, 2025
