Category Archives: Local News
Dix home damaged in Friday morning fire
An electrical fire damaged a home in Dix Friday morning. Jefferson Fire reports smoke was showing from the attic of the home owned by Angela Wilson and occupied by Aaron Wilson at 412 North Jackson wh...
Sep 4, 2026
Police Beat for Friday, February 4th, 2026
Illinois State Police arrested 54-year-old Adam Jourdan of Bethel Road in Sandoval for alleged possession of methamphetamine. Officers took him to the Marion County Jail, where he was later released o...
Sep 4, 2026
Patoka Fall Festival takes place this weekend
This year's Patoka Fall Festival celebrates 250 years of American independence. The festival opens on Friday at 5:00 p.m. with the carnival and food vendors in the park and Bingo at the Large Pavilion...
Sep 4, 2026
Friday's Food & Art to Pay Tribute to Jefferson County First Responders on September 11
Mt. Vernon Festivals, Inc. invites the community to come together for a special evening of appreciation and remembrance during Friday's Food & Art: A Tribute to First Responders, Friday, September...
Sep 3, 2026
New unique business welcomed to downtown Salem
The Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting Wednesday to welcome a new unique downtown business. Co-owner Brittany Moore says Spaces at 107 East Main near the Main and Broadway interse...
Sep 3, 2026 Spaces owners Scott and Brittany Moore in front of their business in downtown Salem. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Illinois hospitals to lose billions through Medicaid policy change, study finds
by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois September 2, 2026 Article Summary Illinois hospitals stand to lose billions of dollars in revenue over the next several years due to changes in Medicaid rules b...
Sep 3, 2026 Hospitals in Illinois stand to lose billions of dollars in revenue over the next several years due to upcoming changes in how they are paid by Medicaid. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Electoral Board Selected to Hear Marion County Republican Sheriff Nomination Objections
The three-person electoral board has now been selected to hear the seven objections to the nomination of Anthony Decker to be the Republican Party's nominee for sheriff. The board includes Chief Deput...
Sep 3, 2026 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
SIUE lecturer charged $100K in personal items to university credit card, feds say
by Cormac Biesk and Saluki Local Reporting Lab, Capitol News Illinois September 2, 2026 Article Summary A federal grand jury has indicted SIUE lecturer Jonathan C. Clark on one count of mail fraud and...
Sep 3, 2026 The federal courthouse in East St. Louis. (Photo by Cormac Biesk of the Saluki Local Reporting Lab)
West Nile Virus Positive Mosquito Batch in Central City
The Marion County Health Department is reporting a positive mosquito batch for West Nile Virus in Central City. The Culex pipiens mosquito, commonly called a house mosquito increases in numbers during...
Sep 3, 2026 Brett Hondow / Depositphotos.com
Dix man receives minor injuries when crashing into moving train
A Dix man received minor injuries when his pickup truck ran into a moving train on Wednesday at the Baseline Road crossing in rural Walnut Hill. Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Bullard says Michael Reed...
Sep 3, 2026
