Category Archives: Local News
Salem Man arrested for felony criminal trespass to residence
Salem Police have arrested a 40-year-old homeless Salem man for allegedly trying to enter an occupied home and later a camper on the same property. Timothy Finley was taken to the Marion County Jail f...
Dec 12, 2025
Slick road conditions result in at least two vehicles running off the road
The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports at least two vehicles slid off the road during the snow activity Thursday night. Temperatures rising to freezing overnight caused the snow on the pavemen...
Dec 12, 2025
Rep. Charlie Meier recognized as one of Illinois' most effective Republican legislators
State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) has been ranked the 3rd most effective House Republican by the Center for Effective Lawmaking. The Center for Effective Lawmaking, a nonpartisan resear...
Dec 12, 2025
Snow in the Forecast for Thursday Night and Again on Saturday
Most of the snow late Thursday and early Friday morning will stay in Central Illinois. There's another chance of snow on Saturday afternoon. Nighttime temperatures then plunge to near zero by Sunday m...
Dec 11, 2025
KSB and Daffy Dill Garden Club select Christmas flower box winners
Keep Salem Beautiful and the Daffy Dill Garden Club have announced the winners of the downtown flower box decorating contest. The first-place winner is Rural Health and Wellness. Their planter box is ...
Dec 11, 2025 Rural Health and Wellness had the first-place flower box entry. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
St. Clare Foundation welcomed to Centralia with ribbon cutting and open house
A new foundation with a well-known health care sponsor has been formed in Centralia to deal with two major health care issues. Sister Clarette of the Felician Sisters says the St. Clare Foundation is ...
Dec 11, 2025 Ribbon cutting at the St. Clare Foundation in Centralia. Photo by Pat Hodges.
Ribbon cutting and open house held at new Air Apply Unmanned
An open house and ribbon cutting was held Wednesday afternoon to mark the completion of the renovation of the former Save-a-Lot building in Salem into the new headquarters for Air Apply Unmanned. The ...
Dec 11, 2025 Air Apply Unmanned Director of Operations Chad Eagan stands next to a spraying drone. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Mount Vernon: Continental's Largest US Tire Plant Earns ISCC PLUS Sustainability Certification
Continental's tire plant in Mount Vernon, Illinois, has become the company's first in the U.S. to earn the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification PLUS (ISCC PLUS). This globally recogni...
Dec 11, 2025 Tires have been manufactured at the Mount Vernon plant for over 50 years. First opened in 1974, Continental acquired the facility in 1987 and initially produced only commercial-vehicle tires there. Since 2011, the plant has also been producing tires for passenger cars and light trucks. The production capacity amounts to approximately 11.4 million tires per year. Today, approximately 3,900 employees work at the location covering 320,000 square meters. (Photo Credit: Continental Tire)
The Polar Express Experience returns to Salem Theatre this weekend
The Polar Express Experience returns to the Salem Community Theatre this Friday and Saturday night. The Polar Express Experience is a family event that includes a viewing of The Polar Express. The exp...
Dec 11, 2025
Police Beat for Thursday, December 11th, 2025
A 32-year-old Centralia woman was arrested at the Marion County Courthouse on Wednesday for contempt of court and resisting arrest. Briana Barnes of South Cherry had reportedly been asked by the judge...
Dec 11, 2025
