Category Archives: Local News
Salem Community High School starting year with 42 more students
The starting enrollment of Salem Community High School has grown 42 students from the end of last school year. Principal John Boles reported 722 students are starting the school year, compared to the ...
Aug 17, 2021
One person injured in I-57 crash Tuesday morning north of Salem
A 22-year-old Danvers, Illinois man was injured Tuesday morning when his pickup attempted to change lanes on I-57 12 miles north of Salem and collided with a semi. State Police say a preliminary inves...
Aug 17, 2021
Salem City Council looks at bow and arrow hunting to reduce deer herd
The Salem City Council has asked for an ordinance to be drawn up for the next meeting that would allow Bow and Arrow hunting in some locations around the city to reduce the deer population. City Manag...
Aug 17, 2021 Stefans02 / CC
Salem to receive $900,000 through federal American Recovery Act
Salem Mayor Nic Farley says plans are underway on how the city can best use its allotment of funds under the federal American Recovery Act. He updated the city council Monday night. "We will be gettin...
Aug 17, 2021
Salem High School Board votes for required mandatory indoor masking
None of the Salem Community High School board members were happy about it, but the board voted Monday night to mandate students and staff to wear masks indoors for the start of the school year as requ...
Aug 17, 2021
Marion County reports another COVID-19 related death and 40 new cases
The Marion County Health Department has recorded its 124th COVID-19 related death. Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says the death was a man in his 80s. He had been in the hospital. He w...
Aug 16, 2021
Illinois Senate president reports 'breakthrough' COVID case
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Senate President Don Harmon is recovering from what his office describes as a "mild breakthrough" case of COVID-19. The Oak Park Democrat was vaccinated in the spring...
Aug 16, 2021
After delays, construction on Obama Center begins in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) - Five years after Barack Obama chose a Chicago site for his presidential center, construction has officially begun in the historic lakefront park. The Obama Presidential Center says road...
Aug 16, 2021 BeckyF / CC
20-year-old Salem man injured in bicycle-car crash
A 20-year-old Salem man was injured when he changed lanes on his motorized bicycle in the 1400 block of West Main in Salem during the noon hour Sunday. Salem Police say Bryan Ary of Shroeder Drive was...
Aug 16, 2021 mjmonty / CC
Two injured in crash on Omega Road at Arnold Road in rural Iuka
Both drivers were injured in a two vehicle crash on the Omega Road at the Arnold Road intersection in rural Iuka Sunday afternoon. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say the crash occurred when a car dr...
Aug 16, 2021
