Category Archives: Local News

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...

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...

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...

Centralia Police have arrested a 31-year-old Centralia man for alleged domestic battery. Dewillis Moore of South Elm was taken to the Marion County Jail to await a first court appearance.

Salem Elks Lodge #1678 is proud to announce this year's scholarship recipients. Four outstanding high school seniors have earned scholarships to support their post-secondary education. These scholarsh...

The Kaskaskia Region Transition Planning Committee held its first Transition Resource Services and Job Fair on Friday at the Irving School building. The purpose of the fair is to give students with di...

State Police say two passengers were transported to local hospitals for treatment of injury following a single-vehicle crash on I-57 three miles north of the Kinmundy exit late Saturday afternoon. Pre...

Salem Police arrested a 34-year-old homeless Salem man on an outstanding Marion County felony failure to appear no-bond warrant. Adam Durham was taken to the Marion County Jail to await a Monday court...

The work of Salem Community High School art students were on display at the annual Spring Art Show last week. See some of the artwork on display:  

The 113th annual May Fete, with the theme 'Dancing Through the Decades,' was performed at Centralia High School on Thursday and Friday nights. This year's King and Queen were Peyton Cole, the son of T...