Category Archives: Local News
Possibility of Severe Weather Wednesday Afternoon, Then Extreme Hot-Humid Conditions Move In
There is a chance of thunderstorms through tonight. The National Weather Service says a few of these could be severe, particularly over southeast Missouri and southwest Illinois. The main threat will ...
Jun 18, 2025
Iuka Fire Department Drone Finds Three Missing Clay County Residents
The Iuka Fire Department's thermal drone quickly found three persons who went missing during the heavy Monday night rains in the Dismal Creek bottoms in Clay County. The department had been called to ...
Jun 17, 2025 Kevin Dooley / CC
Stabbing at Salem Mobile Home Park Leads to Attempted Murder Charge (updated 9:30 pm)
A 16-year-old Salem female juvenile was allegedly stabbed nine times by a 16-year-old Salem juvenile boy during an altercation inside one of the homes at Salem Mobile Home Park early Monday night. Sta...
Jun 17, 2025
Pritzker signs $55.1B state budget reliant on $700M of new taxes
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois June 16, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker signed Illinois' fiscal year 2026 budget into law Monday, taking shots at President Donald Trump's budget management to defend ha...
Jun 17, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker signs Illinois’ fiscal year 2026 budget on June 16, outlining $55.1 billion in state spending. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Outgoing City Manager Annette Sola honored on 25 years of service
Salem Mayor Nic Farley presented outgoing City Manager Annette Sola a plaque of appreciation for 25 years of service to the city at Monday night's city council meeting. It will be the last she attends...
Jun 17, 2025 Outgoing City Manager Annette Sola presented with a plaque by Mayor Nic Farley. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem City Council to wait on installation of FLOCK license plate readers
The Salem City Council did not get a second to a motion Monday night to install six FLOCK license plate readers across the city. The council members didn't appear to have a problem with the use of the...
Jun 17, 2025 Salem Police Chief Todd Boles speaks to the Salem City Council. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem City County approves pre-development TIF agreement and two special use permits
The Salem City Council on Monday night entered another pre-development TIF Agreement for the proposed TIF4. The agreement is with Glenn Henderson of Salem Tire. The agreement will allow him to be reim...
Jun 17, 2025
Nearly two inches of rain hits parts of Marion County
Heavy rains across Marion County have caused some roads to flood in the usual low-lying areas. That includes the Salem Township Roads across the Crooked Creek Bottoms and the roads in the Skillet Fork...
Jun 17, 2025
Police Beat for Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
Salem Police have arrested 35-year-old Albert Hoss for violation of an order of protection. He told police he was homeless. 27-year-old Taylor Schulz of Copple Lane in Walnut Hill was arrested at the ...
Jun 17, 2025
Marion County Board approves wind and solar ordinance
The Marion County Board approved an ordinance establishing rules for creating new commercial solar and wind projects in Marion County. The ordinance covers large solar and wind farms that are intended...
Jun 17, 2025 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
