Category Archives: Local News
Illinois State Police investigating officer-involved shooting in Mt. Vernon
Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation is handling an officer-involved shooting involving a member of the Mt. Vernon Police Department. State Police say the incident began as a respo...
Jun 27, 2022
Three injured, house and fire hydrant struck in two-vehicle Centralia crash
Three people were injured in a two-car crash at 13th and South Poplar in Centralia Friday afternoon. After the initial impact, Centralia Police reported one of the cars ran into the front porch of a h...
Jun 27, 2022
Lake Centralia to be treated Wednesday for blue-green algae
Lake Centralia will be treated for blue-green algae on Wednesday. The City of Centralia says with continued warm air and water temperatures, the city will once again be applying a commercial algaecide...
Jun 27, 2022 NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Two Republican judges who have spent their life in the legal field facing off as party's nomination for Appellate Court Justice
Voters in 48 counties across the Southern half of the state will be asked to pick a Republican candidate for Appellate Court Judge in Tuesday's election. Both Michael McHaney of Salem and Barry Vaughn...
Jun 27, 2022 Joe Gratz
Two way race for Sheriff only contested Marion County Wide Race on Tuesday's ballot
A two-way race for the Republican nomination for sheriff is the only Marion County-wide race on the ballot in Tuesday's primary election. The race features the sheriff's department's two detective inv...
Jun 27, 2022
City of Salem sets 4th of July concert lineup
The City of Salem has finalized the concert lineup leading up to the 4th of July Fireworks display next Monday. Five groups will play in the concert at the Band Stage in Bryan Memorial Park. Lakeside ...
Jun 27, 2022 Chain Station performing at the 2021 July 4th concert at Bryan Memorial Park.
Radiac Abrasives plans to add employees as grinding wheel business recovers from COVID-19
Radiac Abrasives is looking towards an increase in business and more employees in the second half of the year. Human Resources Director Sherry Porter presented an update on the company to the Salem Ch...
Jun 27, 2022
Centralia's new fire chief scheduled to be sworn in Monday night
Centralia's new fire chief is scheduled to be sworn in at the Centralia City Council Monday night. City Manager Kory Smith earlier announced Acting Chief Jeff Day as his choice for the position to rep...
Jun 27, 2022 File photo: Centralia Fire Chief Jeff Day.
Some Marion and Clinton County residents to vote in different places on Tuesday
Some Marion and Clinton County residents will vote in different locations in Tuesday's primary election. Marion County Clerk Steve Fox says residents in Centralia precincts five, six, and seven will n...
Jun 27, 2022
Rural Mt. Vernon home destroyed by fire
A vacant rural Mt. Vernon home has been destroyed by fire. Jefferson Fire Protection District firefighters say the fire in the 18,000 block of East Illinois Route 15 about four miles east of Mt. Verno...
Jun 27, 2022
