Category Archives: Local News

The Salem Fire Prevention District answered two calls on Monday afternoon. Firemen were called to the Craig Taylor property at 3404 Hotze Road when a small trash fire began to spread under a truck. Th...

By MICHAEL TARM and HERBERT G. McCANN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Dennis Hastert, whose congressional legacy as the longest-serving Republican House speaker was later fouled by allegations that h...

The General and Parade Chair of the 55th Annual Little Egypt Festival Parade was pleased with the event that drew a large crowd with the help of near perfect weather. Jay Henke says every part of the ...

A Walnut Hill home was damaged in a Monday morning fire. Centralia Fire Protection District Chief Ross Boshera says Margaret Fittanti was able to exit the home with her children before the fire depart...

A 27-year-old Odin man was killed when his e-bike left the 300 block of North Broadway in Central City around midnight and crashed into a large utility pole. Central City Police say after impact the d...

A 42-year-old Sandoval man has been arrested for aggravated battery after he allegedly struck another man with his vehicle. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Dustin Atteberry of the 100 block of No...

The rear brakes on the cab of a semi truck locked up and started a fire that destroyed both the cab and trailer of the semi as it was traveling on southbound I-57 south of the Kinmundy exit. Kinmundy-...

Central City Police Chief Jamie Ramsey says a grenade found buried in the yard of a Central City home late Sunday afternoon was not live. Ramsey says the homeowner was digging in his yard in the 100 b...

Equity Realty Group took home the Grand Marshal's Choice at the 55th Annual Little Egypt Festival Parade on Saturday with its entry 'Strike Up a New Home'. Steve Ludwig, owner of Salem Bowl, selected ...