Category Archives: Local News
Pritzker ends Illinois mask mandate for public transit
CHICAGO (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker is ending the state's mask mandate on public transportation a day after a federal judge overturned the government's plan to keep restrictions in place until May 3. Ma...
Apr 20, 2022 Greg Gjerdingen / CC
Bond set at $75,000 for Vernon woman in stabbing
A 39-year-old Vernon woman had bond set at $75,000 during her first appearance in Marion County Court on Tuesday in connection with the alleged stabbing of two men last Thursday. Heidi Wynn was charge...
Apr 20, 2022
Two plead guilty to meth possession charges; one goes to prison
Two people entered guilty pleas in Marion County Court on Tuesday for unlawful possession of under five grams of methamphetamine. 33-year-old Travis Juds of North Scott in Odin was sentenced to three ...
Apr 20, 2022 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Salem Community High School students see fun activities with Pepsi winnings
Salem Community High School students are benefiting from the school's second-place finish in the Pepsi Bottle Cap challenge. Having the second-highest number of bottle caps collected in the entire Pep...
Apr 20, 2022 Animalogy owner Bob Tarter shows off an eagle owl with a 6 foot wing span at an SCHS assembly Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Governor Pritzker signs new budget into law
Governor JB Pritzker is signing the new state budget into law...a plan he says offers $1.8-billion in tax relief for Illinoisans. The Governor says this historic, responsible budget includes direct re...
Apr 20, 2022 Governor Pritzker signs the state budget into law during a ceremony at Chicago State University on Tuesday.
Friends of Bryan-Bennett Library to hold Book Bag Sale next week
The Friends of Bryan-Bennett Library in Salem will be holding a Bag Sale April 25, 26 and 27. Sale hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Bags will be provided. Visitors can stuff a bag full of books for a donat...
Apr 20, 2022
Salem man charged with unlawful loitering within 500 feet of SCHS
Bond was set at $15,000 in Marion County Court on Tuesday when a 36-year-old homeless Salem man was charged with a Class Four felony of unlawful loitering within 500 feet of a school. Jason Belman was...
Apr 20, 2022
Police Beat for Tuesday, April 19th, 2022
A 36-year-old Salem man has been arrested for violation of the sex offender registration act and being a child sex offender in a school zone. Salem Police say Jason Belman of Salem Mobile Home Park wa...
Apr 19, 2022
Vernon woman arrested in connection with stabbing at Vernon home last Thursday
A 39-year-old Vernon woman has been charged in Marion County Court with aggravated domestic battery and aggravated battery with a weapon in connection with the stabbing of two men at a Vernon home las...
Apr 19, 2022
Contractors get head start on $10-million renovation of SCHS during Spring break
Two of the contractors working on $10-million in renovations and improvements to Salem Community High School this summer have gotten a head start. Superintendent Dr. Brad Detering told the school boar...
Apr 19, 2022
