Category Archives: Local News

Marion County Circuit Clerk Tiffany Schicker told the Marion County Board Tuesday night the county and other governmental units are looking at a substantial loss of revenue with the phase out of cash ...

The Marion County Board’s Community Relations Committee Chair Bill Henson says open burning controls are already on the books for rural areas and the county won’t have to look at drafting ...

There will be an Easter Egg Hunt in Salem this year….but it will be different. The chair of the Salem Lion’s Club event Leon Chapman says they are going to a drive through event at Bryan M...

After years of debate if Salem Township was wet or dry, the debate ended quietly at Tuesday night’s Marion County Board meeting with two liquor licenses being issued in unincorporated portions o...

Kindergarten screenings and pre-registration for the 2021-22 school year is scheduled for Monday, April 26th, for the residents of the Iuka School District. Students will be screened during 15-minute ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A state prison guard on Tuesday pleaded guilty to federal felony charges related to the unprovoked 2018 beating death of an inmate at Western Illinois Correctional Center. Wil...

CHICAGO (AP) - The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in a case involving former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan that it doesn't have the authority to penalize a politician for a “shady strategy...

Marion County Coroner Troy Cannon says the man found dead in a creek in Salem’s Westside Industrial Park is a 39-year-old London, Kentucky man. Aaron Christian Hall had been missing since Octobe...

The Franklin Park Middle School canned food drive has surpassed its goal. Principal Tyler Lux says due to COVID-19 restrictions, the students and staff collected cash donations instead of cans of food...

The Centralia City Council Monday night approved a Redevelopment Agreement with Gebke, LLC that owns Quality Sports Net at 2330 East Calumet Street. Under the agreement, the city will provide Gebke a ...