Category Archives: Local News
72-year-old Mt. Vernon man sentenced to 20 years in prison for child pornography
A 72-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of distributing child pornography. As part of the plea agreement, five other counts of child...
Nov 03, 2022
Selmaville Road reopened to traffic at Crooked Creek Bridge
The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that the Selmaville Road has been reopened to traffic at the Crooked Creek bridge three miles south of Salem. The bridge has been closed since S...
Nov 03, 2022
Centralia City Firemen get quick knockdown on garage fire
Centralia City Firemen say they got a quick knockdown on a garage fire at the Jordan DeWolf home on Circle Drive Thursday morning. Firemen say a smoldering mulch pile close to the garage caught one wa...
Nov 03, 2022
$7,000 wire theft reported at solar field installation north of Sandoval
The Marion County Sheriff's Department is investigating the theft of three new spools of wire from a construction site for a new solar farm on US 51 just north of Sandoval. The contractor on the proje...
Nov 03, 2022 valli_mark / CC
Salem Community Thanksgiving Dinner set for November 12th
The Salem Community Thanksgiving Dinner has been set for Saturday, November 12th. The annual event sponsored by the YMCA and Saved with Amazing Grace will once again be held at the Apostolic Church at...
Nov 03, 2022
Police Beat for Thursday, November 3rd, 2022
Illinois State Police arrested 41-year-old Bobbie Haizlip of Woodland Drive in Salem for possession of a controlled substance. She was taken to the Marion County Jail. Centralia Police arrested a 21-y...
Nov 03, 2022
Du Quoin man killed in foggy car-semi crash in Washington County
A 28-year-old Du Quoin man has died in a car-truck crash in Washington County Tuesday morning. Washington County Coroner Mark Styninger says the crash occurred during extremely foggy conditions on Ill...
Nov 03, 2022 Jo Naylor / CC
Hawkins, Inc gets half-million dollar building permit from Centralia to extend rail spur
The City of Centralia has issued a half-million dollar building permit to Hawkins Incorporated in the Centralia Industrial Park for an extension of a rail spur to their building. Plant Manager Jamey L...
Nov 03, 2022
CVS, Walgreens announce opioid settlements totaling $10-billion
The two largest U.S. pharmacy chains, CVS Health and Walgreen Co., announced agreements in principle Wednesday to pay about $5 billion each to settle lawsuits nationwide over the toll of opioids, and ...
Nov 03, 2022 nachans / CC
Madigan, McClain enter not guilty pleas to 23 count
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and his longtime political ally Michael McClain entered not-guilty ple...
Nov 02, 2022
