Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Saturday, May 22nd, 2021
A 42-year-old Sandoval man has been arrested for fleeing and eluding police and on an outstanding Marion County warrant in a pending possession of methamphetamine case. Sandoval Police reportedly foll...
May 22, 2021
Marion County Sheriff's Department investigating stolen vehicle and three motor vehicle burglaries
The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports a pickup truck reported stolen from a rural Odin home was later found wrecked in Jefferson County. A resident in the 3500 block of Farthing Road reported...
May 22, 2021 Hey Paul / CC
Marion County Health Department reports one new COVID-19 case in past two days
The Marion County Health Department is reporting one new COVID-19 case on Thursday and Friday. It is believed to be community spread and was not in a long-term care resident or a student. There are no...
May 22, 2021 Fusion Medical Animation / Unsplash
Cooks, nurses guard inmates with US prisons down 6,000 officers
Nearly one-third of federal correctional officer jobs in the United States are vacant, and that's forcing prisons to use cooks, teachers, nurses, and other workers to guard inmates. At a federal penit...
May 22, 2021 Steve Mays / CC
Law school to remove John Marshall's name over racist past
CHICAGO (AP) - University of Illinois trustees have voted to remove the name of the longest-serving U.S. Supreme Court chief justice from the University of Illinois-Chicago law school. Thursday's vote...
May 22, 2021 Mark Skrobola / CC
Salem Community High School crowns Prom King and Queen
The Salem Community High School 2021 Prom King and Queen are Julian Huggins and Makayla Becker. They were crowned at Friday night's Prom held at BE Gum Gymnasium. This year's Prom Queen candidates wer...
May 21, 2021 2021 SCHS Prom Queen Makayla Becker and King Julian Huggins. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem Grade School District looking at new activity building and replacement of temporary classroom building
Salem Grade School Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe is looking at new facilities with some of the federal COVID relief money. The discussion followed completion of two bond sales to pay for a new heati...
May 21, 2021
Salem Mayor calls on community to work together to resolve challenges
Salem Mayor Nic Farley told the monthly luncheon of the Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce that we need to be proud of the community. He noted a number of positives as well as challenges the city needs...
May 21, 2021
IHSA State Fishing Tournament underway at Carlyle Lake
The Illinois High School Association State Fishing Tournament is underway at Carlyle Lake. Doug Wasmuth of the US Army Corps of Engineers says teams from around the state arrived in time for practice ...
May 21, 2021
Kaskaskia College to hold Saturday forum on free career opportunities available to minorities
Kaskaskia College will hold a free forum on Saturday to promote the Workforce Equity Initiative Grant (WEI) opportunities. The event will be from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Centralia Youth Center wi...
May 21, 2021
