Category Archives: Local News
2nd person charged in connection with Centralia residential burglary
Bond has been set at $75,000 for a 38-year-old Centralia man who is the second to be arrested in connection with a residential burglary broken up in progress as a result of a motion detector. Police t...
Oct 21, 2022
Centralia Business and Professional Woman's Club names Woman and Boss of the Year
The Centralia Business and Professional Woman's Club has named their Woman and Boss of the Year at a reception Wednesday night at the Barking Lot. The Woman of the Year is Sheree Jones who was totally...
Oct 20, 2022 Business Professional Woman of the Year Sheree Jones and Boss of the Year Howard Jones.
Big R donates four new chainsaws to Salem Fire Protection District
Big R has come to the assistance of the Salem Fire Protection District in replacing some needed equipment. Engineer Jacob Heminover worked out the donation. "We've had 4 chainsaws, 2 for over 25 years...
Oct 20, 2022 Willie Jones of the Salem Big R store (left) with Salem Fire Chief Dave Duncan and Engineer Jake Heminover with the four saws donated to the fire department from Big R.
Doctor's Nursing Home becomes Helia Health Care Center of Salem
Doctor's Nursing Home on Hawthorn Road in Salem has officially become Helia Health Care of Salem. A ribbon cutting was held Wednesday night by the Salem and Centralia Chambers of Commerce to mark the ...
Oct 20, 2022 The ribbon is cut officially marking the change of Doctor's Nursing Home to Helia Health Care of Salem. Photo by Jordan Smith.
Watson man injured when accidentally shot with a crossbow while tracking deer near Kell
A 58-year-old Watson man was shot in the leg by a crossbow Wednesday morning while helping to track a deer that had been shot late Tuesday afternoon in a wooded area in rural Kell. Marion County Sheri...
Oct 19, 2022
Illinois candidates focus on crime during governor's debate
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Crime in Chicago generated the most heat in Thursday's debate for Illinois governor Tuesday, with Republican challenger Darren Bailey suggesting that fighting lawlessness shou...
Oct 19, 2022 Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, left, and Republican gubernatorial challenger state Sen. Darren Bailey participate in the Illinois Governor's Debate at the WGN9 studios, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Police Beat for Wednesday, October 19th, 2022
A 24-year-old Farina man, Quinton Schoreck of Ravon Road, was arrested for possession of a weapon by a felon. Kinmundy Police reportedly followed Schoreck for about a mile on Kinlou Road before he pul...
Oct 19, 2022
IDOT closing one northbound lane of I-57 just south of Salem Thursday
The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that the right northbound lane of I-57 a mile south of the US 50 interchange in Salem will be closed to traffic from seven am to as long as 3:30...
Oct 19, 2022
3 acres burned when small trash fire gets out of control in rural Texico
Kell Firemen say three acres burned early Tuesday night when a small trash fire got out of control at 7879 Exchange Road in rural Texico. Assistant Chief Jason Franke says the trash fire spread to a s...
Oct 19, 2022
Marion County emergency officials leaning towards expanded Nixle system for emergency notifications
Fire, police, city, and emergency management agency leaders all appear to be in agreement that expansion of the Nixle alerting system now being used by Salem, Centralia and Sandoval is the best option...
Oct 19, 2022 Marion County Board Chair Debbie Smith.
