Category Archives: Local News
New Salem police officer sworn in
A new Salem Police Officer was sworn in by Mayor Nic Farley during Monday night's city council meeting. Newly hired Eli Cox is from the Vandalia area. Cox has already completed the six-week mandated t...
May 06, 2025 Deputy Tyler Rose (left) welcomed Eli Cox (right) to the Salem Police at Monday night's council meeting. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Resurfacing of Illinois Route 37 between Salem and Kinmundy to begin Monday, May 12th
Howell Paving Incorporated has announced the start of road construction on Illinois Highway 37, stretching from Monroe Street in Salem north to East Cherry Street in Kinmundy. The project is scheduled...
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CDC says Illinois one of six states with new salmonella outbreak is linked to backyard poultry
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A new salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry has sickened at least seven people in six states, including Illinois, health officials said Monday...
May 06, 2025 FILE - This 2009 electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a large group of Gram-negative Salmonella typhimurium bacteria that had been isolated from a pure culture. (Janice Haney Carr/CDC via AP, File)
State revenue projections improve as economic uncertainty grows
But legislature's revenue estimate remains below Pritzker's February proposal By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - The General Assembly's independent...
May 06, 2025 The Illinois State Capitol is pictured from downtown Springfield in May 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Advocates push for mandatory minimum nurse staffing ratios at Illinois hospitals
Trade groups say mandates could strain hospitals with fewer healthcare workers available By GRACE FRIEDMAN Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Health care unions con...
May 06, 2025 Members of Teamsters Local 743 rallied inside the Illinois State Capitol, calling for increased staffing in health care facilities and urging lawmakers to support bills aimed at improving patient care through safer staffing levels. (Photo by Grace Friedman, Medill Illinois News Bureau)
Wamac Council approves contract extension with Sunrise Sanitation
By Steven Stilt The Wamac City Council approved a five-year contract extension with Sunrise Sanitation during its meeting on Monday evening. The city's current agreement with Sunrise expires August 1s...
May 06, 2025 Members of the Wamac City Council recite the oath of office for their new terms on Monday. Photo by Steven Stilt.
Salem man arrested after allegedly pointing gun out window of vehicle
A 32-year-old Salem man was arrested for alleged aggravated assault with use of a deadly weapon and aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon in a vehicle after allegedly pointing a gun out of the wi...
May 06, 2025
Amy Schultz Child Advocacy Center opens Centralia Office
The Amy Schultz Child Advocacy Center now has a part-time branch office in Centralia. Executive Director Michaelia Wharton says the office on West Broadway will be staffed initially only when intervie...
May 05, 2025 Ribbon cutting in front of the new Amy Schultz Child Advocacy Center Centralia office. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem City Council reorganizes; to consider two downtown TIF projects
Salem gets two new councilmen tonight. Frank Addison and Gerald Molenhour will be sworn in for four-year terms after winning the April 1st election. Current Councilman, Royce Bringwald, who lost the e...
May 05, 2025
Nominees announced for Salem Township Hospital Foundation Employee of the Year
Salem Township Hospital has announced the nominees for the Salem Township Hospital Foundation Employee of the Year. They are Greg Bell, Janet Bunting, Stacie Burleyson, Mel Fitch, Elaine Meares, Niki ...
May 05, 2025
