Category Archives: Local News

The Washington County Board will be changing their meeting time on Tuesday August 8th. Instead of meeting at their usual time of 7pm, it has been changed to 415pm. Again the Washington County Board is changing their meeting time on … Continue reading →

After failing to pay the state’s pension debt for decades in Illinois, lawmakers are now at war over school funding. The battles surround a school funding bill, which Governor Bruce Rauner has threatened to amend, by eliminated money for Chicago … Continue reading →

Carbondale Police arrest a man, who was wanted in a recent shooting inside of city limits on Tuesday. 29-year-old Bryan Wise Jr., was located and arrested along the 700 block of South Lewis Lane on Tuesday at 9am. Wise had … Continue reading →

Ford Motor Company is recalling nearly 117,000 vehicles because of the bolts in the seats, seat belts or the seat belt buckles may fracture. The recall involves the 2014 F-Series pickup, 2014 E-Series van, 2014 Ford Escape, 2015 Ford Escape … Continue reading →

On Wednesday, Governor Bruce Rauner signed a bill, which will prevent lawmakers from earning additional expense money, while they are in Springfield for a special session. This bill will prevent the automatic increases in their daily expense money and mileage … Continue reading →

On Thursday, August 10th at 10am, the Kaskaskia College Blue Devils Baseball Program will host an open try-out for any ball players at the college baseball field. Players throughout the area are asked to attend. The try-outs will be outside … Continue reading →

Illinois Route 160 at South Front Street, between East Schumacher Street and Plum Street in Okawville will be closed from 8am on Tuesday, August 8th until Thursday, August 10th. This road closure will be done to allow the Evansville Western … Continue reading →

The 1st case of the West Nile Virus has been found on an Illinois resident. A Will county resident in his 60s became ill at the end of June and tested positive on the virus. The Illinois Department of Public … Continue reading →

A man from Carbondale is jailed after an alleged break-in of a vehicle along the 800 block of West Main Street in Carbondale last Friday. 20-year-old Dayshawn Holmes allegedly broke into the victim’s vehicle between 140 and 145am and stole … Continue reading →

Bail has been set at $35,000 for a Centralia resident, in connection to a theft of a pickup truck and striking the truck’s owner with the stolen truck on Friday. 20-year-old Jonathan Acuff was formally charged on Tuesday for the … Continue reading →