Category Archives: Local News
Salem businessman wants update on Department of Revenue investigation into Supervisor of Assessments
The former owner of Little Egypt Golf Cars asked the Marion County Board Tuesday night to provide an update on an Illinois Department of Revenue investigation into the Supervisor of Assessments office...
Sep 23, 2026 File photo: Marion County Supervisor of Assessments Mark Miller addresses the Marion County Board at the January 5 board meeting. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Marion County Board hears work to clear county parking lot for repairs now moving forward
Marion County Building Committee Chair Deb Reed told the county board Tuesday night work has resumed to clear the county parking lot in the 200 block of North Broadway of any environmental concerns. B...
Sep 23, 2026 File photo: The current unimproved county parking lot.
Marion County Moose Storage Building needs major repairs
The Marion County Board has been told the Moose building being used for record storage is in need of $150,000 to $200,000 in repairs. Building Committee Chair Deb Reed reported on what Shores Builders...
Sep 23, 2026 File: A table full of boxes piled on a table outside of the secure storage area of the Moose building. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Marion County Board approves new server and asphalt machine
The Marion County Board has agreed to purchase a new server for county government. The board was told the current server doesn't have much life left and only 70 gigs of storage room remaining. The new...
Sep 23, 2026 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Minor injuries reported in tanker truck-pickup truck crash in Central City
Central City Police Chief Jamie Ramsey says both drivers involved in a crash between a tanker truck and pickup truck on Broadway at the Green Street intersection declined hospital treatment. The tanke...
Sep 23, 2026
Fire destroys tractor in rural Iuka
Iuka Fire Chief Kenny Eagan says a tractor is a total loss following a late Tuesday morning fire. The fire was on the Troy Burroughs property on Nicolson Creek Road. Eagan says Burroughs had parked th...
Sep 23, 2026
Police Beat for Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026
Centralia Police have arrested 22-year-old Jayden Acres of McKee Street in Central City for domestic battery. Acres was taken to the Marion County Jail. A 51-year-old Centralia man was arrested at the...
Sep 23, 2026
Salem Community High School to hold classes with increased police presence after note threatening shooting is found
In a collaborative decision with the Salem Police Department, Salem Community High School Superintendent Dr. Brad Detering says school will be held as scheduled on Wednesday after a written message wa...
Sep 22, 2026
Centralia man charged with murder in connection with stabbing death of wife last week
A 49-year-old Centralia man has been arrested on a Clinton County warrant charging murder in connection with the stabbing last Wednesday at their home that later claimed the life of his wife. Centrali...
Sep 22, 2026
Sixth Annual Tales of East Lawn to feature eight from Salem's past
Eight people who helped shaped Salem will be protrayed in the 6th Annual Tales of East Lawn on Friday and Saturday October second and third. Those selected for this year's event include: Harper Sweene...
Sep 22, 2026
