Category Archives: Local News
Salem teen wins big at State Fair
A Salem Community High School sophomore ended the State Fair Livestock Competition with the overall Land of Lincoln Reserve steer. Kaolin Lewis earlier won reserve overall for the Simmental breed and ...
Aug 14, 2025
Odin man hurt when motorcycle crashes into rear of pickup
A 35-year-old Odin man has been airlifted to a St. Louis Hospital for treatment of injuries after his motorcycle crashed into the rear of a pickup truck early Thursday night on West Main near Cross Cr...
Aug 14, 2025
One person injured in Wednesday evening crash in Centralia
One person went to SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital for treatment of injuries following a two-vehicle crash at Broadway and Locust in Centralia early Wednesday evening. Centralia Police say a pickup tru...
Aug 14, 2025
St. Louis postal center audit confirms widespread problems
An audit of St. Louis mail handling centers has found widespread problems resulting in delivery delays, lost packages and substandard service impacting families and municipalities. US Congressman Mike...
Aug 14, 2025
Semi Truck Catches Fire in Kell
The cab of a semi truck caught fire while parked at the Saatkamp residence in the 500 block of 3rd Street in Kell on Wednesday evening. Kell Firemen arrived on the scene to find the inside of the cab ...
Aug 14, 2025
Police Beat for Thursday, August 14th, 2025
Two people were taken to the Marion County Jail on Wednesday. 18-year-old Mason Wolf of North Beech in Centralia was arrested by Centralia Police on a Marion County felony no bond warrant. 25-year-old...
Aug 14, 2025
Marion County Board to vote on study to determine issues with assessed valuations levels
The Marion County Board's budget committee is recommending to the full county board that a company be hired to determine why Marion County is nearly the worst in the state for the differential between...
Aug 13, 2025 All the seats were full in the small Marion County Courthouse small courtroom for the county board's budget committee meeting Monday night.
Salem Fire District Board feels city's new TIF-4 district threatens future quality of fire department
The Salem Fire Protection District Board is expressing frustration with Salem's new large TIF-4 district. Board President Mike Squibb says the district 'will hammer' the assessed valuation growth in t...
Aug 13, 2025 Salem Fire Department trustees and officers sit down with Salem High School Superintendent and Salem Township Supervisor to discuss negative impact of new tax increment financing district. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Illinois Dems say state should be blueprint in national fight against Trump
Democratic candidates for Senate disagree over receiving contributions from corporations By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker and ...
Aug 13, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker addresses the crowd and receives cheers from his fellow party leaders at a Governor’s Day rally at the Illinois State Fair on August 13, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Jeffries says working-class focus is key to Democrats retaking U.S. House
U.S. House Minority Leader was keynote speaker at annual Democratic county chairs brunch By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary U.S. House Minority Lea...
Aug 13, 2025 U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries gives a keynote address at the Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association brunch in Springfield on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. The event is the largest annual downstate gathering of Illinois Democrats. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
