Category Archives: Local News
Salem to have two new councilmen as incumbent goes down in defeat
The Salem City Council will have two new faces following Tuesday's election. Gerald Molenhour received the most votes, 422. Frank Addison also won a seat with 337 votes. Current councilman Royce Bring...
Apr 02, 2025
Marion 'Bunny' Garrett new Centralia City Councilwoman; Rob Jackson Re-Elected
Marion 'Bunny' Garrett won an open seat on the Centralia City Council in Tuesday's consolidated election. Robert 'Rob' Jackson won a second term and was the top vote-getter. Andrew Heser went down in ...
Apr 02, 2025
Extremely close races for Salem and Centralia High School Boards
The candidates for the final open seat on the Salem Community High School and Centralia High School Board hold a slim lead in unofficial vote tallies. In the Salem High School race, Elisa Hourigan wen...
Apr 02, 2025 Tomash Devenishek / CC
Kaskaskia College incumbents hold off challenge from Salem Attorney
The two incumbents won election to another six-year term on the Kaskaskia College Board in Tuesday's election. With some small vote totals missing from small fragments of the college district in Metro...
Apr 02, 2025
Mt. Vernon Mayor wins re-election; Patoka Mayor unseated
Mt. Vernon Mayor John Lewis will serve another term after defeating Donte Moore in Tuesday's consolidated election. The final vote was Lewis 799 and Donte Moore 679. The winners in the Mt. Vernon City...
Apr 02, 2025 olechowski / Depositphotos.com
Unofficial Results for contested township races in Marion County consolidated election 2025 (Updated 12:45 pm Tuesday)
Here are the results of the contested township races in Marion County: Democrat Debbie Young won the race for Centralia Township Supervisor over Republican Timothy McCance. Young has 727 votes to McCa...
Apr 02, 2025
Here are the latest election results as posted by Platinum Elections for area counties
Marion County: https://www.platinumelectionresults.com/turnouts/county/18 Clinton County: https://www.platinumelectionresults.com/turnouts/county/10 Jefferson County: https://www.jeffersoncounty.illin...
Apr 01, 2025
New industry in Salem building plant on Selmaville Road
Construction has started on a 35,000-square-foot building at 154 North Selmaville Road in Salem that will be the home of 618 Plastics. The concrete floor has been poured, and the building steel is sta...
Apr 01, 2025 Rendering of the planned 618 Plastics building.
Salem Firemen handle hay bale and dog house fires
Salem firemen were called out twice on Monday for fires that were quickly extinguished. The first fire was in two hay bales being hauled on a trailer coming into the west side of Salem. After those fo...
Apr 01, 2025
Seven people injured in crash on US 51 in Patoka
Seven people were injured Monday morning when two vehicles collided on U.S. 51 at Clinton Avenue in Patoka. Preliminary information from State Police indicates a vehicle driven by 25-year-old Austin B...
Apr 01, 2025
