Category Archives: Local News
Nominating Petitions for Salem and Centralia City Mayor and Council Elections available starting July 28th
Nominating petitions to run for Mayor and City Council in Salem and Centralia next April will be available beginning July 28th. In Salem, Mayor Nic Farley and Councilmen Craig Morton and Royce Bringwa...
Jul 18, 2026
Police Beat for Saturday, July 18th, 2026
Salem Police arrested 37-year-old Hannah Redfeairn of West Allmon Street in Salem for domestic battery. She was taken to the Marion County Jail to await a final decision on charges. Salem Police arres...
Jul 18, 2026
Taylor Farms recalls lettuce shipped to 27 states including Illinois over cyclospora risk
By SAVANNAH PETERS Associated Press Taylor Farms has expanded its voluntary recall of iceberg lettuce products sourced from central Mexico due to a potential link to the multistate Cyclospora outbreak...
Jul 18, 2026 This undated photo taken through a microscope provided by the CDC shows Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts found in a fresh stool sample which had been prepared with a formalin solution and stained with safranin. (CDC via AP)
Illinois State Board of Education issues AI guidance, written with help from AI
Document intended to help schools, districts navigate complex issues around emerging technol By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Story Summary The Illinois State Bo...
Jul 18, 2026 The Illinois State Board of Education has released a 409-page document offering guidance to schools and districts about the use of artificial intelligence in K-12 education. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Salem man gets eight year prison term on drug and stolen vehicle charges
A 36-year-old Salem man has been sentenced to a total of eight years in prison. Timothy Pomeroy received five years for unlawful possession of a stolen or converted vehicle. He also pleaded guilty to ...
Jul 17, 2026
Salem grade and high school students eligible for free immunizations
A free immunization clinic is planned for Salem students Pre-K to 12th grade on July 28th from ten to three and July 29th from one to six at Hawthorn School. Salem Grade School Superintendent Dr. Lesl...
Jul 17, 2026
Salem Township Hospital's Rural Health Clinic offering discounted school and sports physicals
Salem Township Hospital's Rural Health Clinic is offering $25 school and sports physicals. They will be available from nine to 6:30 on Monday July 27th, Saturday, August 1st, and Monday, August third....
Jul 17, 2026
Westside Centralia Home Badly Damaged by Fire
The State Fire Marshal's office has been called in to try and determine the cause of a fire that heavily damaged a rental home at 115 Clinmar. No one was at the home when the fire department arrived l...
Jul 17, 2026 Response to the fire on Clinmar Thursday night. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Woodlawn man killed when water truck overturns on Monday
An investigation is continuing by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department and the Illinois State Police Commercial Motor Vehicle Unit into a fatal crash involving a truck hauling water on Illinois R...
Jul 17, 2026
Police Beat for Friday, July 17th, 2026
Centralia Police have arrested a 52-year-old Centralia woman for domestic battery. Tonya Pannell of North Beech was taken to the Marion County Jail to await a decision on formal charges.
Jul 17, 2026
