Category Archives: Local News
Final day to pay second installment of Marion County property tax bills without penalty is Thursday
The second installment of Marion County Property Taxes is due on Thursday to avoid interest and penalties. Payments can be made at the Treasurer's office at the courthouse from eight to four Wednesday...
Sep 22, 2021
Tribes: Pipeline review company has conflict of interest
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The head of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is asking a federal agency overseeing the environmental review of the Dakota Access oil pipeline to cut ties with a contractor conductin...
Sep 22, 2021
Shootings, school fights in Peoria; police: 'time to act'
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - The mayor of Peoria says the city is at a "breaking point" after three shootings this week, the city's 23rd homicide of the year, and a major fight at a high school. More than a do...
Sep 22, 2021
Fall Festival Parade in Mt. Vernon Saturday to have theme #618STRONG
The Greater Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce will represent the 'heroes of the pandemic' as the Grand Marshal of the Crossroads Community Hospital #618 Strong Parade in Mt. Vernon this weekend. Th...
Sep 22, 2021
Lightning strike causes oil tank explosion east of Centralia
An apparent lightning strike blew up part of an oil tank battery east of Centralia Tuesday morning. Kell Fire Chief Lonnie McDaneld says one of four tanks at the battery on Phelps Road between Meyers ...
Sep 22, 2021 John Fowler / CC
Salem High School earns perfect 4.0 financial score
The Salem Community High School district's audit for the 2021 financial shows the district with a financial profile score of 4.0, indicating that there are no major causes for concern in the district'...
Sep 22, 2021
Salem City Council moves forward on soccer complex plans
The Salem City Council has approved a contract with Gonzalez Company to move planning for the Salem Soccer Complex on West Main and Selmaville Road forward. City Manager Rex Barbee says the contract i...
Sep 22, 2021
Illinois Department of Public Health Reminds Illinoisans It's Time to Get A Flu Shot
Every season the flu sickens millions of people in the U.S., hospitalizes hundreds of thousands, and kills tens of thousands. This season, in addition to flu, the state continues to battle COVID-19. M...
Sep 21, 2021 CDC / Unsplash
Senator Plummer hosting Traveling Office Hours in Salem and Carlyle
Over the next few months, Senator Jason Plummer will be hosting Traveling Office Hours across the 56th District. Two mobile office hours will be taking place at the end of the month, including stops i...
Sep 21, 2021
Salem Community High School Board issues bond for major building improvements
The Salem Community High School board has approved the issuing of ten million dollars' worth of bonds to be paid off over 20 year to fund major building improvement projects. The work will include rep...
Sep 21, 2021
