Category Archives: Local News
Salem Community Theater Board approves replacement of all seats in the theater
By Cole Wimberly The Salem Community Theater Board Thursday night approved a motion to replace all the seats in the theater's auditorium. The seats are two inches wider than the current seats. This wi...
Feb 14, 2025 Entrance to Salem Community Theatre. Photo from Salem Theatre website.
Centralia Chamber looks optimistically to future at annual dinner
The keynote speaker at the Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce 'Love Our Community' annual dinner painted a positive picture for the region. Ted Macon hit upon this year's chamber theme of Inspire C...
Feb 14, 2025 Keynote speaker Ted Macon addresses the annual Centralia Chamber dinner.
Fire damage to Cartter home limited to flue
The Salem Fire Protection District reports a fireplace flue fire at a Cartter home Thursday night was confined to a fire place chimney. The fire was at the Joanne Tate residence on Carter Road. The oc...
Feb 14, 2025
Four Centralia teachers receive United Way Grants
Four Centralia teachers have been awarded $500 United Way Teacher Grants. Kenya Stacey of Central Middle School/Centralia Junior High, Laurie Miller of Centralia City Schools, and Shannon Shipley and ...
Feb 14, 2025 Teachers presented with United Way Teacher Grants at the Centralia Chamber of Commerce dinner. Left to right: Stephanie Aarons-Dennison, Shannon Shipley, Laurie Miller, and Kenya Stacey, joined on stage by Nat Shook and Megan Schmidt of United Way.
Police Beat for Friday, February 14th, 2025
A 67-year-old homeless Centralia man has been arrested again for criminal trespass to the Centralia Amtrak Station where he has previously been banned. Joel Firebaugh was taken to the Marion County Ja...
Feb 14, 2025
Area Republican State Representatives React to the Verdict of Former Democratic Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan
Local Republican State Representatives and Senators have reacted to the guilty verdict for the corruption trial of former Democratic Illinois House Speaker, Michael Madigan. State Senator, Terri Bryan...
Feb 13, 2025 Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
(Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Lincoln Unlocked brings new digital experiences to presidential library
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum commemorated Lincoln's birthday Wednesday by officially launching Lincoln Unlocked. The digital tool gives visitors exciting new ways to explore Lin...
Feb 13, 2025
Illinois Department of Agriculture Suspends Poultry Exhibition and Sale Events
The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) is issuing a 30-day suspension on the exhibition or sale of poultry at swap meets, exhibitions, flea markets, and auction markets in response to the ongoi...
Feb 13, 2025
Sheriff wants to handle any disputes involving solar farm construction northwest of Salem
Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripps is asking both sides to come through the sheriff's department if a problem develops between workers and the public over construction activity at the large solar farm...
Feb 13, 2025
Police Beat for Thursday, February 13th, 2025
Two people were arrested Wednesday on outstanding no bond warrants. 41-year-old Robbie Nelson of Norton Road in Odin was arrested on three Clinton County felony and major traffic warrants. He was take...
Feb 13, 2025
