Category Archives: Local News

Chad Beguelin, a Tony and Drama Desk Award nominee, is once again offering the $5,000 Chad Beguelin Fine Arts Scholarship. Beguelin is from Irvington, a 1986 graduate of Centralia High School, and was...

Salem Community High School seniors were presented $1,046,908 in scholarships during Senior Awards Night Monday night. Jordan Kessler was awarded Outstanding Senior of the Year and Kyler Sapp Senior V...

State Senator Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) has announced the passage of Senate Joint Resolution 53, honoring the life and sacrifice of U.S. Army Sergeant Kenneth Levi Ridgley of Olney. The resolutio...

The City of Salem has announced that North Washington Avenue from US 50 to Schwartz Street on the east side of the courthouse will become one-way traffic only going northbound beginning on Wednesday m...

A 33-year-old Centralia man has been ordered held without bond on seven sex related offenses. Ryan Goodwin of Jolliff Bridge Road in Centralia faces two counts apiece of predatory criminal sexual assa...

By Steven Stilt The Wamac City Council on Monday evening gave its approval on a planned solar project in the community. Council members approved the zoning request for the solar array, which will sit ...

The Salem City Council has approved the sale of six acres of property east of Hotze Road and north of the railroad tracks in the Industrial Park to MGI Ready Mix of Effingham. Mayor Nic Farley says th...

Iuka Police arrested 34-year-old Damien Stanford of East Camp Street in Iuka for failure to register as a sex offender. He was taken to the Marion County Jail to await a first court appearance. The Sa...

Here are more photo's from SCHS Prom 2026 taken by WJBD/WSIQ Sports Director Toby Gullion.  

Keep Salem Beautiful has presented its latest Beautiful Business Award to Little Egypt Golf Cars. The coordinator of the program Sharon Blair presented the award and $125 check. "Keep Salem Beautiful,...