Category Archives: Local News
Salem Township Hospital renovation and addition project comes in under estimate
Bids have been opened for the Salem Township Hospital renovation and expansion project. Hospital Chief Executive Officer Jim Timpe is happy with the results. "We were budgeted for $17 million for cons...
Jul 31, 2025 Salem Township Hospital President/CEO James Timpe. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Marion County Fair Exhibit and Show Results
Below is a list for the Marion County Fair exhibit and show results. Open Beef Results: Champion Polled Hereford Bull - Maddox Robb, Kinmundy Champion Pollerd Herford Female - Chezney Robb, Kinmundy C...
Jul 31, 2025
Fire damages garage of rural Salem home
Salem Fire Protection District Firemen were able to confine a fire in a two-car detached garage at the Francios Ballard home at 3253 Hotze Road to the north wall. There was some smoke and heat damage ...
Jul 31, 2025
Former Marion County Coroner now allowed short distance outside house
Former Marion County Coroner Troy Cannon is now allowed to go 90 feet outside the front door of his home to get his mail and feed his animals. He originally had been ordered not to leave his house whe...
Jul 31, 2025
Mt. Vernon man charged in connection with weekend shooting
Mt. Vernon Police have made another arrest in connection with a weekend shooting that claimed two lives and led to five other injuries. Jamaro Kemmerling has been charged in Jefferson County Court wit...
Jul 31, 2025
Police Beat for Thursday, July 31st, 2025
A 33-year-old Odin woman has been arrested by Centralia Police for residential burglary and criminal trespass to a residence. Lacy Linder of Choteau Road was taken to the Marion County Jail to await f...
Jul 31, 2025
Trump administration requests voter data from Illinois elections board
Letter comes the same week as hearing scheduled in related lawsuit By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The Trump administration sent the Illinois St...
Jul 30, 2025 The Illinois State Board of Elections office is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Centralia Opera holds first opera at the Centralia Cultural Society
The Centralia Opera, founded in October 2024, performed its first full opera, The Magic Flute, last Friday and Saturday at the Centralia Cultural Society. A total of 47 people made up the cast, orches...
Jul 30, 2025 Full cast on stage at the end of the Centralia Opera's production of The Magic Flute. Photo by Pat Hodges.
Jane Taylor Rose named 2025 Junior Miss Marion County (updated noon Wednesday with interviews)
The 2025 Junior Miss Marion County is Jane Taylor Rose of rural Kinmundy. She was selected out of 18 candidates seeking to replace Audrey Parker at Tuesday night's Junior Miss competition at the Mario...
Jul 30, 2025 New Marion County Junior Miss Jane Taylor Rose gets her crown and sash from Miss Marion County Fair Ella Douglas and 2024 Miss Junior Miss Audrey Parker. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Centralia High School Sets Time for Conference Meeting
The Centralia High School Board has set the special meeting to discuss joining the Cahokia Athletic Conference for seven Thursday night in the board room. Superintendent Chuck Lane wanted the session ...
Jul 30, 2025
