Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Tuesday, September 6th, 2022
Three people remained in the Marion County Jail Tuesday morning on outstanding warrants. 54-year-old George Barnes of North Lincoln in Centralia was arrested by Centralia Police on a Marion County fai...
Sep 06, 2022
Salem City Council Tuesday to formally swear in new Police Chief and Sergeant
While they are already on the job, the formal swearing-in for Salem's new Police Chief Kyle Ambuehl and Sergeant Tyler Rose is scheduled to take place at Tuesday night's city council meeting. The regu...
Sep 05, 2022
Patoka Demolition Derby attracts big crowd and 53 cars
The Patoka Fall Festival Demolition Derby Saturday night attracted 53 cars in the three divisions. Brandon Dodson of Texico ended up winning best of show. In the Bone Class, Matthew McCord of Carlyle ...
Sep 05, 2022 Best of Show winner Brandon Dodson of Texico.
While COVID hospitalizations are down, the virus is still causing issues at Salem Township Hospital
While the number of hospitalizations from COVID has dropped to just a few a week, the large number of cases is still causing problems at Salem Township Hospital. Hospital President Alex Nazarian says ...
Sep 05, 2022
Illinois Comptroller Mendoza tests positive for COVID-19
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza has tested positive for COVID-19. Mendoza's office says she tested positive Sunday morning. It says she's vaccinated and boosted and thankful to be e...
Sep 05, 2022
Police Beat for Monday, September 5th, 2022
A 36-year-old homeless Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police for possession of a controlled substance and on an Illinois Department of Corrections warrant. Adam King was taken to the Mar...
Sep 05, 2022
Second wave of migrants arrive in Chicago by bus from Texas
A second group of migrants arrived in Chicago by bus from Texas on Sunday night. The Governor of Texas Greg Abbott is sending busses of migrants who have crossed the border from Mexico to Chicago alon...
Sep 05, 2022
Most government offices closed for Labor Day
Most government offices will be closed for Labor Day on Monday. That includes the Marion County and other area courthouses, Salem and Centralia City Halls, and Illinois Secretary of State Drivers lice...
Sep 04, 2022
Patoka Fall Festival parade crowd stays despite constant rain
Those who gathered for the Patoka Fall Festival Parade on Saturday were not turned away by constant light rain. The parade Grand Marshalls were Butch and Susan Landreth who rode through the parade on ...
Sep 04, 2022 Grand Marshalls Butch and Susan landreth in their float.
House explosion in rural northern Illinois kills 2 people
LASALLE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say two people have died in a house explosion in rural northern Illinois. The LaSalle County Sheriff's Office says in a posting on Facebook that first responders were ...
Sep 04, 2022
