Category Archives: Local News
Centralia Marching Showcase sweeps Open Class C at Eastern Illinois University
The Centralia High School Marching Showcase won every award for which they were eligible at the EIU Panther Marching Band Festival last Saturday. The band took first place overall in Open Class C, wer...
Oct 01, 2025 The victorious Centralia Marching Showcase on the field at EIU. (Photo: Centralia High School Bands Facebook page)
13-Year-Old Centralia Boy Hurt When His Mini-Bike Hits Car
A 13-year-old Centralia juvenile boy was transported to SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia for treatment of injuries after his mini-bike slammed into a car. Centralia Police say the crash occ...
Oct 01, 2025
Fire destroys condemned home on Salem's south side
The State Fire Marshal's office has joined Salem Fire and Salem Police in investigating the cause of a suspicious fire in a condemned home at 1124 South Rotan early Wednesday morning. Salem Assistant ...
Oct 01, 2025 Deputy fire marshal looks for clues at the home destroyed by fire on South Rotan. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Vacant Mt. Vernon home destroyed in Tuesday night fire
A vacant Mt. Vernon home was destroyed by fire Tuesday night. Mt. Vernon firemen say heavy smoke was coming out all sides of the home at 1103 South 22nd upon their arrival. Flames were shooting out of...
Oct 01, 2025
Little Egypt Festival Parade Line-Up Completed; View It Here
The line-up has been completed for Saturday's Little Egypt Festival Parade. The parade will step off at two from Bryan Memorial Park, south on Broadway, and then east on Main Street until it breaks up...
Oct 01, 2025 File: Photo of the 2024 Little Egypt Parade from the aerial platform of the Salem Fire Protection District Truck. (Photo: Salem Fire Protection District)
Tickets still available to Saturday performances of Tales from East Lawn Cemetery
Some tickets are still available for the Saturday performances of Tales from East Lawn that portrays the life of six people buried in the cemetery. They are early furniture store owner Adam Bachman, S...
Oct 01, 2025
Police Beat for Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a 71-year-old Odin woman for domestic battery after she allegedly struck a family member in the elbow with a hammer. Mary Quick of Wortby Street was taken to ...
Oct 01, 2025
IDNR issues reminders for 2025-2026 archery deer season
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is reminding hunters of key dates, regulations, and safety practices for the upcoming archery deer hunting season. Illinois' statewide...
Sep 30, 2025 Sunny / CC
Illinois Electric Vehicle Rebate Program application cycle to open October 28
Springfield - Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Director James Jennings today announced the dates for the next EV Rebate Program application cycle, as well as updates to the progra...
Sep 30, 2025
History of American pies focus of Oct. 4 program at Vandalia Statehouse State Historic Site
SPRINGFIELD - The Vandalia Statehouse State Historic Site in Fayette County will host a culinary historian exploring the diverse and changing history of pies in the United States on Saturday, Oct. 4. ...
Sep 30, 2025 Vandalia Statehouse. Photo by Art Davis.
