Category Archives: Local News
Sandoval looks to crackdown on juveniles causing issues in community
The Sandoval Village Board plans to crack down on juveniles who are making people afraid to be at the village park. The group is reportedly firing Orbies with frozen pellets sometimes containing bleac...
Jun 18, 2025
Odin man faces 19 sex and domestic battery charges following altercation in Wamac last September
A 32-year-old rural Odin man has been charged with 19 criminal offenses, including two Class X aggravated criminal sexual assault charges in connection with an incident last September in Wamac involvi...
Jun 18, 2025
Police Beat for Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies have arrested 45-year-old Thomas McCarthy of Hotze Road in Salem for alleged domestic battery. Centralia Police arrested 27-year-old Jamaad Gardner of East Hausler in ...
Jun 18, 2025
Possibility of Severe Weather Wednesday Afternoon, Then Extreme Hot-Humid Conditions Move In
There is a chance of thunderstorms through tonight. The National Weather Service says a few of these could be severe, particularly over southeast Missouri and southwest Illinois. The main threat will ...
Jun 18, 2025
Iuka Fire Department Drone Finds Three Missing Clay County Residents
The Iuka Fire Department's thermal drone quickly found three persons who went missing during the heavy Monday night rains in the Dismal Creek bottoms in Clay County. The department had been called to ...
Jun 17, 2025 Kevin Dooley / CC
Stabbing at Salem Mobile Home Park Leads to Attempted Murder Charge (updated 9:30 pm)
A 16-year-old Salem female juvenile was allegedly stabbed nine times by a 16-year-old Salem juvenile boy during an altercation inside one of the homes at Salem Mobile Home Park early Monday night. Sta...
Jun 17, 2025
Pritzker signs $55.1B state budget reliant on $700M of new taxes
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois June 16, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker signed Illinois' fiscal year 2026 budget into law Monday, taking shots at President Donald Trump's budget management to defend ha...
Jun 17, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker signs Illinois’ fiscal year 2026 budget on June 16, outlining $55.1 billion in state spending. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Outgoing City Manager Annette Sola honored on 25 years of service
Salem Mayor Nic Farley presented outgoing City Manager Annette Sola a plaque of appreciation for 25 years of service to the city at Monday night's city council meeting. It will be the last she attends...
Jun 17, 2025 Outgoing City Manager Annette Sola presented with a plaque by Mayor Nic Farley. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem City Council to wait on installation of FLOCK license plate readers
The Salem City Council did not get a second to a motion Monday night to install six FLOCK license plate readers across the city. The council members didn't appear to have a problem with the use of the...
Jun 17, 2025 Salem Police Chief Todd Boles speaks to the Salem City Council. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem City County approves pre-development TIF agreement and two special use permits
The Salem City Council on Monday night entered another pre-development TIF Agreement for the proposed TIF4. The agreement is with Glenn Henderson of Salem Tire. The agreement will allow him to be reim...
Jun 17, 2025
