Category Archives: Local News
Sarah Morris is crowned Jr. Miss Marion County
The Junior Miss Marion County was named at the Marion County Fair Grounds Thursday night. The winner, 14-year-old Sarah Morris of Iuka. Morris was first runner up and Miss Congeniality in the 2019 com...
Aug 06, 2021 Photo by Tyler Perkins.
Marion County Talent Show Winners named in Thursday competition
Only one contestant in the senior division, Kaitlin Nix, with a cover of the song "Almost There" from the Disney film "The Princess and the Frog". Nix was about to do a cover of a country song when he...
Aug 06, 2021 Photo by Tyler Perkins.
Condemned mobile home catches fire in Centralia
A condemned mobile home caught fire in Centralia early Friday morning. The fire was at 1208 South Cherry. Firemen say the fire was confined to the kitchen, with smoke damage throughout. However, no da...
Aug 06, 2021 Asela Jayarathne / CC
Salem Grade School Board to comply with Governor's mask mandate for schools
The Salem Grade School Board Thursday night changed its back-to-school plan. Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe says she shares the unhappiness over the Governor's action. "The Governor issued an executi...
Aug 06, 2021 Salem Grade School Board reverts back to wearing masks and maintaining large distances between members at Thursday night's meeting. Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe (left) is shown talking to Board President Alisha Ambuehl.
First ever Eastlawn historical cemetery tour is planned
The Salem Historical Commission is planning "Tales from Eastlawn". The commission's chair Luke Purcell says the cemetery tour will tell the story of some of Salem's most historic residents. "We do it ...
Aug 06, 2021
Kaskaskia College to Host Fall 2021 Enrollment Day on Saturday
Kaskaskia College will hold a Special Saturday Enrollment Day at the main campus and all Education Centers on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The day is set aside for all new and continuing stude...
Aug 06, 2021
Marion County 4H Youth Livestock Auction brings in $58,800
The Marion County 4H Livestock Auction Wednesday night say 63 4H members sell their livestock projects for $58,800. There were 30 local businesses that purchased animals at the auction. The funds go d...
Aug 05, 2021
Whippoorwill Rodeo draws large crowd to the Marion County Fair
The Whippoorwill Rodeo drew a large crowd to the Marion County Fairgrounds Wednesday night. The bull riding champ was 15-year-old Tucker Murphy of Freeburg. Kelsie Siebert of St. Genevieve, Missouri w...
Aug 05, 2021
Police Beat for Thursday, August 5th, 2021
A 22-year-old Salem woman has been arrested by Sandoval Police on outstanding Marion and Clinton County Failure to appear warrants. Danielle Campbell of East Main is being held at the Marion County Ja...
Aug 05, 2021
Illinois sees record pot sales, with boost from Lollapalooza
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois dispensaries sold a record $127.8 million in recreational marijuana in July, with a big boost coming from out-of-state fans who converged on Chicago for the Lollapalooza music ...
Aug 05, 2021 Elsa Olofsson / CC
