Category Archives: Local News
Toddler in SUV killed in drive-by shooting in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say a 3-year-old boy was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting. They say the boy was riding in an SUV with his mother and three other children around 8:40 p.m. Friday on...
Oct 01, 2022 Jason Lawrence / CC
Odin Village Board raises trash collection rate
The Odin Village Board has voted to raise the cost of trash collection from $10 to $12 a month. The action came at a special meeting held Thursday night. Village Clerk Susan Gordon notes Odin just pas...
Sep 30, 2022
Salem Police officers talk positives of position as applicants sought for upcoming testing
Salem Police like other law enforcement departments is struggling to get candidates to apply for upcoming testing for future openings. Two of Salem's younger patrolmen want to point out in Salem there...
Sep 30, 2022
51st annual Little Egypt Festival is set for Saturday; see parade lineup
The weather looks great for the 51st Annual Little Egypt Festival on Saturday. General Chair Jay Henke says there is a lot more to the festival than just the parade. "It really kicks off at 8 am with ...
Sep 30, 2022 File Photo: Little Egypt Festival.
One shot, three in custody following shooting in Dix area
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, with assistance from Mt. Vernon Police, is investigating an early Thursday night shooting in rural Dix. Police responded to a report of a man shot at Rolling...
Sep 29, 2022
Pumpkin farms adapt to improve soil, lower emissions
By DEE-ANN DURBIN and TERESA CRAWFORD Associated Press Writers ATLANTA, IL (AP) - This Thanksgiving, your pumpkin pie might have a lower carbon footprint. On the central Illinois farms that supply mos...
Sep 29, 2022
Car destroyed by fire Thursday morning on I-57
A car traveling southbound on I-57 was destroyed by fire Thursday morning. Salem Fire Protection District Fire Marshal Bill Fulton says Sharon Wright of Chicago was headed to a family reunion with ano...
Sep 29, 2022 Salem Fireman battle a fire that consumed a car on southbound I-57 south of the Salem exit Thursday morning.
Centralia firemen called to furnace fire
Centralia Firemen were called to a furnace fire at the Theresa Chittenden home in the 1400 block of Holly Street Wednesday night. Flames were reportedly showing in the wiring. The occupants threw wate...
Sep 29, 2022
Police Beat for Thursday, September 29th, 2022
Centralia Police arrested 30-year-old Lacie Linder of Choteau Avenue in Odin for criminal damage to property and criminal trespass to land. She was taken to the Marion County Jail. 20-year-old Alexis ...
Sep 29, 2022
Behrmann Meat and Processing Inc. in Albers Recalls Various Ready-to-Eat Meat Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination
Behrmann Meat and Processing Inc., an Albers, Ill. establishment, is recalling approximately 87,382 pounds of various ready-to-eat (RTE) meat products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogen...
Sep 29, 2022
