Category Archives: Local News
Centralia man injured in deer-motorcycle crash
A 24-year-old Centralia man was injured when his motorcycle hit a deer on Route 161 near Zion Hill Road east of Centralia Friday afternoon. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Jeffrey King was travel...
Jul 25, 2026
Salem home damaged by Friday fire
A fire that apparently smoldered in a room of a Salem home before being discovered caused extensive damage. Salem Fire Assistant Chief Bill Fulton says the fire at the Justin Cluck home at 410 South L...
Jul 25, 2026
Fire heavily damages vehicle in parking lot of repair shop
Salem Fire Protection District officials report heavy damage to a vehicle that caught fire in the parking lot of Russell's Garage at North Jefferson and East McMackin Street late Friday afternoon. The...
Jul 25, 2026
Police Beat for Saturday, July 25th, 2026
Two people were taken to the Marion County Jail on outstanding warrants. 57-year-old Gerald Phillips of East Broadway in Centralia remains in custody on an outstanding no bond Marion County misdemeano...
Jul 25, 2026
Woodlawn man with dementia returns home on his own following an eight-hour search
An eight hour search conducted by multiple agencies for find a missing Woodlawn man with dementia and blind in one eye ended when the man returned to his home on his own. The search for Darrel Daniels...
Jul 25, 2026
Salem Community Center to have biggest Community Garage Sale Yet on Saturday
The Salem Community Activity Center is preparing for its biggest Community Garage Sale yet. Community Center Executive Director Marcia Auvil says the event is set for Saturday from eight to one at the...
Jul 24, 2026 Visitors shop at the Salem Community Garage Sale in January. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Illinois State Police Cold Case Investigation Leads to Arrest of Crawford County Man for Murder
Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 has arrested 46-year-old Matthew V. Miller of Flat Rock, IL for First Degree Murder following an extensive investigation into a 12...
Jul 24, 2026
Here's how Illinois election authorities guard against noncitizen voting
by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois July 23, 2026 Article Summary Illinois officials say registration and voting by noncitizens is extremely rare. As the U.S. Department of Justice threatens to pr...
Jul 24, 2026 Illinois election officials say the incidence of noncitizens voting in Illinois elections is extremely rare. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Peter Hancock)
Salem Grade School Board gets summer project update
Salem Grade School Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe updated the school board Thursday night on summer projects. She says putting a new silicone spray covering on the Hawthorn School Roof after leaks ar...
Jul 24, 2026
Entry forms for Little Egypt Festival Parade now available at WJBD
Entry forms for the 55th Annual Little Egypt Festival Parade on Saturday, October 3rd, are now available at the WJBD studios at 310 West McMackin Street in Salem. Forms must be returned to WJBD in per...
Jul 24, 2026
