Category Archives: Local News
Salem High School Board seats new member and keeps same officers
The Salem Community High School Board has seated a new member. At a special meeting Wednesday night, Joe Telford was sworn in after winning a seat in the April election. Eric Bandy, Mike McKinzie, and...
Apr 29, 2021 Salem Community High School Board members taking the oath of office at Wednesday's special meeting. Left to right: Marla Tolliver, Mike McKinzie, Eric Bandy, and new member Joe Telford. Photo by Tyler Perkins.
Annual Marion County Rabies Clinics Coming Up
The 36th annual Marion County Rabies Clinic conducted by Dr. AJ Sprague will be held throughout the county beginning Saturday, May 1. These clinics provide pet owners living in the county an opportuni...
Apr 28, 2021 Marliese Streefland / Unsplash
Deadline to get the Real ID extended again
The public is getting even more time to get the Real ID. There's still no need to rush into your local driver's services facility says Secretary of State Jesse White's Spokesperson, Beth Kaufman. "The...
Apr 28, 2021
Governor signs new healthcare law
Governor JB Pritzker is signing a new law designed to bring more equity to healthcare in Illinois. The Reform Bill makes several changes to tackle the problem of discrimination and racism when it come...
Apr 28, 2021
Odin man escapes serious injury when car runs off Green Street Road
A 23-year-old Odin man refused hospital treatment Tuesday night after his car ran off the Green Street Road down a steep embankment into a wooded area near Lakeshore Drive. Marion County Sheriff's Dep...
Apr 28, 2021
Kaskaskia College seats new student trustee
A Centralia student has been seated as the 2021 Kaskaskia College Student Trustee. Alexis Enke was sworn in at Monday night's college board meeting. Board Chair Bill Hawley presented outgoing student ...
Apr 28, 2021 Kaskaskia College Board Chair Bill Hawley welcomes new Student Trustee Alexis Emke.
New technology coming to Kaskaskia College programs
Students in industrial and law enforcement programs at Kaskaskia College will soon have new technology for their training. The college board has approved a multi-station mechatronics training system a...
Apr 28, 2021
Police Beat for Wednesday, April 28th, 2021
Salem Police arrested a 43-year-old Salem man for domestic battery after he allegedly involved in an altercation with his sister. Ernie Whipple of South Maple had already left her residence and was fo...
Apr 28, 2021
Two Odin firefighters injured in fire that destroyed rural Odin mobile home
Two Odin firefighters were injured fighting a fire at what is believed to be a vacant mobile home in the Royal Lakes neighborhood of rural Odin late Sunday night. Odin Fire Chief Greg Smith says the h...
Apr 26, 2021
Fire destroys skid loader in Boyd
A fire destroyed a skid loader being used to clear brush on property near Boyd in northern Jefferson County Sunday afternoon. Jefferson Fire Protection District Firemen say Al Kremer of Justin Lane he...
Apr 26, 2021
