Category Archives: Local News
Counterfeit $100 bills passed at three Sandoval taverns over weekend
The Marion County Sheriff's Department and Sandoval Police are investigating counterfeit bills that were passed at three Sandoval bars early Saturday morning. Fat's, Crossroads, and Bubs all reported ...
May 17, 2021 Ivan Radic / CC
22 Seniors graduate at Sandoval High School
There were 22 seniors who graduated on Friday night as part of the Class of 2021. The class was led by Valedictorian Shelby Pigg and Salutatorian Courtney Evans. For the second year in a row, graduati...
May 17, 2021
Salem City Council gets new member Monday night
The Salem City Council gets a new member Monday night. Kaskaskia College administrator Amy Troutt will be sworn into office to fill the remainder of now Mayor Nic Farley's city council term. The city ...
May 17, 2021
Salem man escaped injury in rollover crash
A 25-year-old Salem man escaped injury Saturday morning when his car left the road near the Ticklen and Marshall Creek Road intersection northwest of Salem. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Brenna...
May 17, 2021
Salem High Salutatorian could only speak few words of English when starting school
The 2021 Salem Community High School Salutatorian started school only knowing a few words of English. That's because Peter Haung came to Salem from China where his grandparents raised him for the firs...
May 17, 2021 Photo by Bruce Kropp
Centralia Give Back Day draws big crowd
A large crowd came out to Centralia Give Back Day at the Fairview Shopping Center on Saturday, helping to raise thousands of dollars for Sleep in Heavenly Peace. The Assistant Manager at Rent-a-Center...
May 17, 2021 Steffanie and Kevin Rakers man the Sleep in Heavenly Sleep booth at Saturday's Centralia Give Back event. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem High Superintendent cites adversities overcome in Class of 2021 graduation remarks
Salem Community High School Superintendent Dr. Brad Detering cited 'One Wildcat Voice' in remembering the accomplishments of the 149 graduating seniors at Sunday's graduation in spite of COVID. Deteri...
May 16, 2021 The Salem Community High School Class of 2021 during Sunday afternoon graduation activities.
594 graduate from Kaskaskia College
Kaskaskia College graduates were congratulated Friday night for making their way to graduation despite the pitfalls of COVID-19. A total of 594 students earned degrees or certificates during the sprin...
May 16, 2021 The outgoing President of the Kaskaskia College Student Congress Chase Ibendahl gets his diploma from KC President George Evans as Board Chair Bill Hawley (left) waits to offer his congratulations. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem High School graduation at two Sunday afternoon
It's graduation day at Salem Community High School. The Class of 2021 includes 149 students. With relaxed COVID-19 mitigations, each student received ten tickets to graduation that will be held inside...
May 16, 2021
IDPH Saturday COVID-19 Update: 1,513 new cases and 47 additional deaths
The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 1,513 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. There were also 47 additional deaths around the state. None were in South Central or Southern Illinois. A...
May 16, 2021 Yuri Samoilov / CC
