Category Archives: Local News
Breese woman among two dead in a head-on crash in Bond County
State Police say a 30-year-old Breese woman was one of two people who died in a head-on crash on Illinois Route 127 at Sale Barn Avenue in Bond County Monday morning. Preliminary investigative details...
Aug 09, 2021
Former President of Kaskaskia College and Superintendent of Kell and Odin Schools passes away
A retired President of Kaskaskia College and former Kell and Odin School Superintendent has passed away at the age of 82. Raymond Woods died at his home on Saturday. Woods began his education career a...
Aug 09, 2021
State's I-Cash program returns $226-million in last fiscal year
The state's I-Cash Program returned $226 million in unclaimed property during the last fiscal year. The property went to an estimated 174,000 people, with the average claim coming in around $1,000 say...
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Salem Grade School District dealing with Franklin Park roof damage during major renovation
Salem Grade School Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe says an untimely rain storm has damaged the roof of Franklin Park School gym. She reports the damage occurred during the major renovation work at Fra...
Aug 09, 2021
Marion County Fair draws bigger crowds this year
The Marion County Fair is reporting bigger grandstand crowds each night of this year's fair along with good crowds on the midway each night. Fair Board President Doug Telford says after a disappointin...
Aug 09, 2021 The Marion County Fair Midway was busy on the final night of the fair on Saturday. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Centralia residents to be in line for utility bill credit due to no landscape waste collection
The Centralia City Council Monday night will be asked to approve a resolution to amend the contract with its waste collector Republic Services that will result in a $6.78 reduction on the next city ut...
Aug 09, 2021
Balloonfest looking for volunteers and balloon crew
Centralia's Balloon Fest is just a few weeks away and the call is going out for volunteers to man the gates and crew for the Balloonists. Centralia Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Marcus Hollan...
Aug 09, 2021
Police Beat for Monday, August 9th, 2021
A 21-year-old Salem woman has been arrested by Salem Police for alleged driving under the influence and no valid drivers license. Alexa Bivens of East Bryan reportedly struck a curb near West Main and...
Aug 09, 2021
Marion County Fair comes to a close with the NTPA Tractor Pull
The Marion County Fair came to a close Saturday night with another large crowd in the grandstand for the NTPA tractor pull and on the midway for the final night of operation for the carnival. Fair off...
Aug 08, 2021 The Marion County Fair Midway was busy on the final night of the fair on Saturday. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Illinois State Fair will go on, but with precautions
The Illinois State Fair will go on this year, but organizers are taking a number of COVID-19 precautions based on C-D-C guidelines. Masks will be required in all indoor public buildings like the Lives...
Aug 08, 2021 Katherine Johnson / CC
