Category Archives: Local News
Centralia regulates electric and gas bicycles
The Centralia City Council passed an ordinance at its regular meeting on Monday to regulate low-speed electric and gas bicycles on city streets. These powered bicycles will now be required to be regis...
May 13, 2025 Centralia City Council during Monday night's meeting. Photo by Austin Williams.
Centralia City Council welcomes new member
Monday night's Centralia City Council meeting was the last for departing member Jeff Castellari and the first for newly elected Marion "Bunny" Garrett. Garrett was elected in the April consolidated el...
May 13, 2025 Bunny Garrett speaks to the audience after being sworn in to the city council. Photo by Austin Williams.
Salem Community High School E-sports team's 2025 IHSA E-sports Sectional and State Results
The Salem Community High School E-sports team competed in the IHSA E-sports sectionals against 24 teams from all around Southern Illinois. The team placed high in most their brackets with two state-qu...
May 13, 2025
Little Egypt CEO Program Trade Show
The Little Egypt CEO Program is holding its trade show on Wednesday, May 14th, from 5:30-7:30 at the Harvest Room in Salem. Little Egypt CEO's trade show celebrates the innovation and entrepreneurship...
May 13, 2025
Centralia High School holds 26th Academic Pep Assembly
350 Centralia High School students were recognized at the 26th annual Academic Pep Assembly on Monday. The assembly is hosted every year by the CHS Renaissance committee to honor students who go above...
May 12, 2025 Students and parents gather in Trout Arena for the Academic Pep Assembly. Photo by Pat Hodges.
Marion County Board Chair finds way to save U of I Extension funding
As those involved in the 4-H and other University of Illinois Extension programs plan to attend Monday night's Marion County Board finance and budget meetings, Board Chair Steve Whritenour has found a...
May 12, 2025 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Centralia to consider regulation of low-speed electric and gas bicycles
The City of Centralia Monday night will consider an ordinance amendment to regulate the operation of low speed electric and gas bicycles on city streets. The ordinance would require an annual registra...
May 12, 2025
Centralia residents on Electric Aggregation should save money this summer
The City of Centralia has renewed its municipal aggregation program for another year and expects to deliver lower rates to residential and small business customers who are in the program. The summer r...
May 12, 2025 Deerphoto / Depositphotos.com
Three hurt when cargo van overturns on top on I-57 north of Kinmundy
All three riding in a U-Haul cargo van that overturned on southbound I-57 three miles north of Kinmundy were taken to Salem Township Hospital late Saturday afternoon for treatment of apparent minor in...
May 12, 2025
Nose of Plane Strikes Runway at Mt. Vernon Outland Airport
The pilot of a single engine plane was not injured when the nose of the plane struck the runway at Mt. Vernon Outland Airport late Sunday afternoon. Mt. Vernon City Firemen say the pilot was practicin...
May 12, 2025
