Category Archives: Local News

The Marion County Health Department has announced the death of a female in her 40s who was COVID-19 positive. Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says the woman was a long-term care residen...

Centralia Police arrested a 40-year-old Centralia man for felony criminal damage to property by fire following a fire Thursday afternoon that caused minor damage to a vacant home. Edwin Steinkamp of W...

Salem Township Hospital President Alex Nazarian says the hospital is preparing to offer a new service to cancer patients. The PET-scan will allow for the scanning of tumors, a service that area reside...

Centralia Manor cut the ribbon officially opening their new Fitness for the Mind Down Memory Lane program Thursday afternoon. The Administrator of Liberty Village Jennifer Sursa says the program will ...

A 25-year-old Granite City man has been arrested by Centralia Police for alleged possession of meth, resisting arrest, and on a Madison County warrant for aggravated domestic battery. Nicolas Cook was...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A man has died after being shot by a police officer responding to a report of a domestic dispute at a home in northern Illinois. Rockford police say officers heard a disturbance ...

A 55-year-old Woodlawn man had bond set at $100,000 during his first appearance in Jefferson County Court on Thursday for possession with intent to deliver 15 to 100 grams of methamphetamine. David La...

Governor J.B. Pritzker has announced that his administration is using the temporary waiver by the U.S. EPA to allow the sale of high volatility gasoline to be sold through September 15th in response t...

A 37-year-old Alma man has been arrested by Centralia Police for violation of bail bond and two outstanding warrants. Gregory Bryan of Broadway is wanted on a Marion County failure to appear warrant f...

The West Whitaker Street improvement project between Walnut and College Street in Salem is scheduled to begin on Monday, September 12th. The road will be closed to traffic during much of the construct...