Category Archives: Local News
Centralia city manager stepping down from Centralia High School board
Centralia's new city manager Galen Mahle has resigned from his seat on the Centralia High School Board. Mahle said he took the action after both the city and Centralia High School attorney saw being c...
Feb 27, 2025 Centralia city manager Galen Mahle. Photo by Austin Williams.
Respiratory viruses reach near record highs
The Salem Township Hospital Board was told Wednesday that the outbreak of respiratory viruses in the first two months of the year is among the worst ever. Salem Township Hospital CEO James Timpe says ...
Feb 27, 2025
Demolition work underway for new operating and emergency room at Salem Township Hospital
Demolition work is now underway in the future area that will house the Salem Township Hospital emergency and operating room areas. Hospital CEO James Timpe says no surprises have been found. "Demoliti...
Feb 27, 2025 Salem Township Hospital President/CEO James Timpe. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Pritzker positions himself at forefront of Trump opposition by invoking Nazis' rise to power
A month into President Donald Trump's second term in the White House, Gov. JB Pritzker last week warned that the breakneck pace at which the Trump administration has been remaking federal policy could...
Feb 27, 2025
Salem Police Officer clips pedestrian walking along West Main Street (Updated at 5:30 pm)
Salem Deputy Police Chief Tyler Rose says a Salem Police Officer clipped a pedestrian who stepped across the white line into the lane of traffic on West Main Street east of Selmaville Road last night....
Feb 26, 2025
Illinois could see energy shortages in five years
Illinois could see energy shortages as early as twenty-thirty. Now Democrats are working on a plan to prevent that by building more energy storage. Capitol News Illinois reports the legislation could ...
Feb 26, 2025 AndrewLozovyi / Depositphotos.com
Marion County Board hires new county highway engineer
The Marion County Board has hired Alex Kreke as its new county highway engineer, pending IDOT approval. Kreke is currently an engineer with the city of Wentzville, Missouri. Road and Bridge Committee ...
Feb 26, 2025 File photo: Marion County Board meeting. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Central City Board revises ordinance on door-to-door sales
By Steven Stilt During its monthly meeting on Tuesday, the Central City Village Board approved a revision to the village's street solicitation ordinance. Trustees voted unanimously in favor of an amen...
Feb 26, 2025
State Police arrest two on drug charges following traffic stop
State Police arrested both occupants of a car following a traffic stop on US 51 near Cemetery Road south of Sandoval on Tuesday. 34-year-old Jessica Sidener of West Bennett in Salem was arrested for p...
Feb 26, 2025
Work on Marion County's 2022 audit finally finished
Work has now been completed on Marion County's 2022 audit. Finance Committee Chair Christopher Krupp says the finance committee earlier addressed three minor areas of concern but will not be able to c...
Feb 26, 2025 Window replacement work in progress at the Marion County Courthouse. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
