Category Archives: Local News
Salem Apple Fest is Saturday at Marion County Fairgrounds
Salem Apple Fest is set for Saturday at the Marion County Fairgrounds. The annual event is sponsored by the Greater Salem Area Chamber of Commerce. Executive Director Jessiycka Coleman says gates open...
Sep 16, 2022 2021 Apple Fest
Annual Wamac Fest set for Saturday
The annual Wamac Fest will be held Saturday at the Wamac Park. Mayor Butch Mathis says activities begin at three Saturday afternoon and continue until 11:30 Saturday evening. "We have two wonderful en...
Sep 16, 2022 Judith Jackson / CC
Third South Central Illinois Walk to End Alzheimer's set for Saturday
The third South Central Illinois Walk to End Alzheimer's will be held Saturday morning at Kaskaskia College. Katie Hoffman who is coordinating the race for the Alzheimer's Association is hoping for 80...
Sep 16, 2022 Alzheimer's Association Illinois Chapter / CC
Kinmundy Log Cabin Village Fall Festival begins this weekend
This is the first of two weekends for the Kinmundy Log Cabin Village 45th Annual Fall Festival. The event will run from ten to five Saturday and ten to four on Sunday. The Log Cabin Village now includ...
Sep 16, 2022
Iuka Park Demolition Derby set for Saturday
The Iuka Park Demolition Derby is set for Saturday. Gates open at nine am for sign-up and the derby begins at two. There will be five divisions. The light modified big cars with 100 percent payback An...
Sep 16, 2022 Past action at the fall Iuka Demolition Derby.
No one injured in minor crash involving Salem squad car Thursday afternoon
The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports no one was injured in a two vehicle crash involving a Salem squad car on Boone Street near the Dawley Street intersection. The sheriff's department repor...
Sep 16, 2022
Nearly 40 arrested in warrant sweep coordinated by Centralia Police Department
Nearly 40 people have been arrested in a multi-county round-up of those wanted on outstanding warrants. Operation Washout was coordinated by the Centralia Police Department's partnership with the FBI'...
Sep 15, 2022
Centralia Mayor Bryan Kuder to seek re-election
Centralia Mayor Bryan Kuder has announced he will seek re-election in the municipal election next April. Kuder is currently serving a two-year term after his first election for a full term four years ...
Sep 15, 2022 Centralia Mayor Bryan Kuder.
One injured in crash on Kinoka Road
The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports one person was injured when a vehicle ran off the Kinoka Road east of Bilek Road between Kinmundy and Patoka and overturned on its top. Initial reports i...
Sep 15, 2022
Rural Odin man arrested for alleged DUI following rollover crash
A 36-year-old rural Odin man escaped injury but was arrested for alleged driving under the influence following a single car crash on US 51 near Community Beach Road north of Central City. Initial info...
Sep 15, 2022
