Category Archives: Local News

Time is limited to order fish and trees from the Marion County Soil & Water Conservation District Spring Fish and Tree Sales. The Albino Catfish are no longer available. All other species of fish ...

The Kinmundy Board of Alderman on a split vote has named Cory Thompson to fill an opening for Ward Two alderman. Thompson will fill the opening left by Gina Jenkins who resigned last month due to lack...

A 35-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Jerry Courtney had earlier pleaded guilty to the charge. The federal time wi...

Salem Police say one person was injured in a two-vehicle crash on West Main at Westgate Avenue late Thursday morning. Police report an eastbound pickup truck on West Main driven by 55-year-old Charla ...

The Salem Township Hospital low-cost blood voucher program is returning. The hospital hasn't held the wellness program since the surge of COVID-19 and the shortage of supplies. However, with COVID-19 ...

Salem Police arrested 21-year-old Mason Allison of South Broadway in Salem for alleged battery. Police report that Allison had struck a 16-year-old male juvenile at their workplace. Allison was taken ...

Odin Police have arrested a 28-year-old homeless man for burglary, misdemeanor theft, and violation of the sex offender registration law. Chief Joe Nix says Roy Cochran was located inside the former J...

Centralia Police on Wednesday rounded up seven people for criminal arrests in connection with a large fight on the Marion County Housing Authority Parking lot at Lincoln and Rexford Sunday afternoon. ...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois city has agreed to a financial settlement to end a lawsuit filed by the family of a suspected bank robber who officers fatally shot during a 2017 standoff. The J...

The Bryan-Bennett Library in Salem will host a celebration in honor of Dr. Seuss, the pen name of Theodor Geisel, on Saturday morning at 11 at the Library. The famed children's author and illustrator ...