Category Archives: Local News

Salem Mayoral candidate Brock Waggoner doesn’t like the location of the proposed soccer field complex at West Main and Selmaville Road and is calling for the city to hold meetings for public inp...

A 25-year-old Mt. Vernon man was arrested on weapons and cannabis charges following a traffic stop by Salem Police Monday night. Dominique Robinson of Castleton Street is being held in the Marion Coun...

HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese has announced the most popular names of babies born at the hospital during 2020. Topping the list of boys names is Maverick. At the top of the girls list is ...

Only 11 new COVID-19 cases and no additional deaths were reported to the Marion County Health Department over the past four days beginning with New Year’s Day. The health department reports none...

BUNKER HILL, Ill. (AP) - Democratic state Sen. Andy Manar of Bunker Hill says he is resigning later this month to become an adviser to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Manar said Monday he will step down ...

A 48-year-old Odin woman was formally charged in Marion County Court Monday with misdemeanor aggravated assault after allegedly chasing a man while armed with a knife and threatening to kill him. Bond...

A 21-year-old rural Salem man has been formally charged in Marion County Court with criminal sexual abuse, unlawful use of a weapon, and possession of meth following a weekend traffic stop. Hayden Wim...

Centralia Police say 20 to 30 homes on the city’s southeast side had to be evacuated early Monday morning when a pressure relief valve on the Ameren Natural Gas system began allowing gas to esca...

A 60-year-old Peru, Indiana woman was injured in an SUV-semi crash on Interstate 70 in Fayette County Sunday afternoon. State Police say a preliminary investigation indicates Kari Lynn Stephens was tr...

Selmaville School would like to announce the following students who earned High Honors and Honors for the second grading period of the 2020-21 school year. 5th Grade High Honors: Noah Gaston Talya Gow...