Category Archives: Local News

During the Okawville Village board meeting this past Monday, it was announced that a new business would be opening in Okawville to replace the Victory II Restaurant and Lounge.  Pizza Mart from Trenton will be opening their 2nd location in … Continue reading →

The Illinois State Fairgrounds Coliseum has a new name and is expected to reopen for this year’s upcoming state fair, after being closed for repairs and renovations.  The facility is now known as the Coliseum of Champions, which will host … Continue reading →

Two accidents were reported in Washington County this past week.  The 1st one was on Wednesday, January 23rd.  Deputies responded to Adams Street, at Kaskaskia Street in Nashville, where there was a report of a 2-vehicle accident.  45-year-old Kerry Henderson … Continue reading →

Kaskaskia College and their Board of Trustees met on Monday for a regular monthly meeting.  At that meeting, they elected to approve an agreement with Southern Illinois University in Carbondale on 4 new articulation agreements.  That includes aid for graduates … Continue reading →

Due to the extreme cold weather in our area, multiple businesses and schools are going to be closed today.  Some schools that are closed include Ashley Grade School, Kaskaskia College, Nashville District 49, Nashville Community High School, the Nashville Senior … Continue reading →

A Centralia businessman pleads guilty, in regard to theft of governmental funds over $10,000, but less then $100,000, along with failure to file an Illinois Income Tax Return.  62-year-old Douglas Loy was sentenced on Wednesday to 4 years of conditional … Continue reading →

The Illinois Department of Revenue will begin accepting 2018 state individual income tax returns on Monday, January 28th, that’s next Monday, which is the same date that the Internal Revenue Service will begin accepting federal individual income tax returns.  The … Continue reading →

Illinois Realtors’ reports that Illinois statewide home sales were down by 14.7-percent from last year in December.  6 homes were sold in Washington County last month, which down by 2 homes or by 25-percent from what we saw in December … Continue reading →

FBI agents are asking for the public’s help in finding a suspected robbery, being nicknamed as, “The Traveling Bandit,” who is suspected in the recent robbery of the Fifth 3rd Bank of Mt. Vernon.  News outlets report that the FBI … Continue reading →

Governor JB Pritzker took a series of pro-worker actions, which was highlighted by reinstating a long-postponed, experience-based salary increase for state workers, represented by the American Federal of State, County and Municipal Employees.  Restoration of the so-called step increases is … Continue reading →