Category Archives: Local News
Centralia Chamber asking city to utilize Fairview Park for Ballon Fest next year
Centralia Chamber of commerce Executive Director Marcus Holland is asking the city council to approve use of Fairview Park for Ballon Fest again next August and future years. Holland notes the request...
Sep 14, 2026 One of the pilots lighting up the propane in his balloon for the Saturday night glow. Photo by Pat Hodges.
Police Beat for Sunday, September 13th, 2026
The Marion County Sheriff's Department is investigating a car found in a field off the 8500 block of Seavers Road in rural Kinmundy late Saturday night. Deputies went to the area after receiving a rep...
Sep 14, 2026
Mobile Home blows tires and becomes stuck in middle of Red Stripe Road
A mobile home being moved broke down in the middle of Red Stripe Road east of Deadmond Road in rural Odin early Friday evening.' Marion County Sheriff's officials say special equipment required for th...
Sep 12, 2026
Police Beat for Saturday, September 12th, 2026
A 59-year-old Salem man was arrested in Jefferson County on a Marion County no-bond felony warrant. Gerald Moon was later transported to the Marion County Jail to await a first court appearance on Mon...
Sep 12, 2026
Southern Illinois man who printed unregistered 3D guns sentenced to 8 years
by Molly Parker, Capitol News Illinois September 11, 2026 Article Summary A Harrisburg man who failed to register his 3D-printed guns was sentenced to eight years. The sentencing came after a jury fou...
Sep 11, 2026 Police raided the Harrisburg home of Yaroslav Vishnevski, right, in May 2024 after customs officials in New York intercepted a package addressed to him that prosecutors said contained two silencers from China. (CNI montage)
Judge declines to block Illinois' 'medical aid in dying' law ahead of Sept. 12 start
by Hannah Meisel, Capitol News Illinois September 10, 2026 Article Summary Illinois is set to become the first Midwestern state to allow terminally ill patients to seek life-ending medication from the...
Sep 11, 2026 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Marion County Sheriff nomination objections overruled; Decker remains Republican nominee
The appointed electoral board for objections to the Republican caucus nomination of Anthony Decker as Marion County Sheriff has overruled all objections. As a result, Anthony Decker remains the Republ...
Sep 11, 2026 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Salem Community Theatre presents The Spitfire Grill
The Salem Community Theatre and Cultural Center open a new musical, The Spitfire Grill, Friday night. The show will run for the weekends of September 11th-13th and 18th-20th. The play is directed by d...
Sep 11, 2026 The cast of The Spitfire Grill at the Salem Community Theater. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Police Beat for Friday, September 11th, 2026
A 39-year-old Bowling Brook man only briefly got out of the Marion County Jail on Thursday following a court appearance before being arrested again. Centralia Police brought Quincy McCoy back to jail ...
Sep 11, 2026
Police Beat for Friday, September 11th, 2026
A 39-year-old Bowling Brook man only briefly got out of the Marion County Jail on Thursday following a court appearance before being arrested again. Centralia Police brought Quincy McCoy back to jail ...
Sep 11, 2026 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
