A 31-year-old Salem resident reported minor injuries when struck by a car in the 400 block of East Main in front of Farm Fresh Market late Tuesday afternoon. Salem Police say Micah Phillips of West Warmoth refused treatment by United Medical Response. The driver of the vehicle is identified as 33-year-old Nicole Wilson of Thomas Street in Iuka. Since there were no serious injuries or damage to Wilson's vehicle no accident report was completed indicating how the incident occurred. It was first...

Salem Police say a 34-year-old Marion man was arrested for driving under the influence after striking a rail on the side of a loading dock at North American Lighting on West Main and had his car come to a stop with the front wheels up in the air over the dock. Initial reports do not indicate how Michael Morales ended up in the North American Lighting parking lot. The car became stuck in the partially airborne position and had to be removed by a tow company. He was released on a notice to ap...

Former funeral director surrendered his license after state regulators found deplorable conditions By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois bhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.com In the basement of a Centralia funeral home in a dark hallway off the embalming room, tucked inside a nook behind two steel plates and a door, a visitor found three disembodied, neatly wrapped human legs, two of them marked with names and dated to the 1960s. The discovery stunned property owner Cindy Hansen, who had ...

The Centralia City School Board has accepted the resignation of Centralia Junior High School principal Jordan Queen. He will be departing at the end of the school year to accept the position of superintendent in Central City to replace the retiring long-time Superintendent Tim Brannon. Centralia superintendent Craig Clark said that Queen's new position is well deserved, and his contributions in Centralia will be missed. "I've gotten to know him really well as a teacher, as an assistant ...

The long wait is over, but the news was good on Marion County's 2021 audit. The Manager of Government Practice for the Wipfli Auditing Firm Josh Faivre joined the Marion County Board Tuesday night via video conference to present the report. "We issued a clean unmodified opinion. Exactly what you want, a passing grade. A second opinion we issue is on internal control over compliance and internal control over financial reporting in compliance with government auditing standards. We had c...

The Marion County Fair for the first time will be selling tickets online to grandstand events. The fair's website MarionCountyAgFair.com will open for the purchase of tickets at six Wednesday night (tonight) to all but the Queen and Junior Miss tickets. The website will feature a seating chart of the grandstand to help you select the tickets you want. The fair this year will feature its traditional events with the addition of a performance by the 1st Runner Up from the Voice Ruby Leigh at 7...

The Salem Township Hospital Employee of the Year is Director of Surgical Services Kristina Feig. Her name was announced by the sponsoring Salem Township Hospital Foundation during a Hospital Week event Wednesday morning. Foundation President Myron Lloyd read from comments submitted by co-workers who noted Feig was a constant example through her work ethic and determination. She was also called a caring person who has a willingness to advocate for her staff and her patients with the strength ...

A 26-year-old Flora man has been arrested on a Class X charge of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation says Braxton Allen was arrested following an investigation at the request of Flora Police into alleged sexual assault activity between May 1st and May 31st in Clay County. After a thorough investigation, agents presented the findings to the Clay County State's Attorney who formally charged Allen on Monday with two counts of...