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The Marion County Board had been looking at a building near the railroad overpass in Odin for its animal control facility, but it's back to the start following a closed session of the board Tuesday ni...
Austin Williams Mar 26, 2025 Marion County Board Chair Steve Whritenour.
A member of the Marion County Board from District Three has resigned. Tyson McHenry stayed through the first part of the meeting before handing in his resignation. Marion County Board Chair Steve Whri...
Austin Williams Mar 26, 2025 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
The Central City Board of Trustees approved a new contract for a School Resource Officer with Central City School that now has the village paying one month of the officer's salary while the school pay...
Austin Williams Mar 26, 2025 Tilted poles at the Central City baseball field that need to be replaced. Photo by Austin Williams.
A 42-year-old Ft. Wayne Indiana man was arrested for felony criminal trespass with a person present after allegedly entering a home near I-57 south of Salem. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Andre...
Austin Williams Mar 26, 2025 Andrew Walker
Spring has arrived, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Facilities at Carlyle Lake will soon open for the 2025 recreation season. This includes the Carlyle Lake Visitor Center, campgrounds, a...
Austin Williams Mar 25, 2025
Three people have been arrested on two counts each of first-degree murder for the death of 57-year-old Patrick Williamson of Mt. Vernon. Williamson was found dead inside a home in the 600 block of Sou...
Austin Williams Mar 25, 2025 Peter Harris
By Steven Stilt During its meeting Monday night, the Kaskaskia College Board of Trustees approved the purchase of a 9-1-1 Reality PLUS training station simulator. The equipment will allow users to wor...
Austin Williams Mar 25, 2025
The Centralia City Council at Monday night's regular meeting authorized consulting firm Good Energy to seek bids for a new energy supply contract for the city of Centralia. The city's current contract...
Austin Williams Mar 25, 2025 Centralia City Council presents a service award to retiring fire lieutenant John D. Cavaletto.
A southern Illinois grand jury returned a 19-count indictment charging a Fayette County woman for working as a "money mule" within a conspiracy to defraud victims and use their stolen identities. 54-y...
Austin Williams Mar 25, 2025
The Marion County Board Tuesday night will be asked to confirm the construction and operation of a 35-acre solar farm in rural Patoka. The Swamp Fox Solar project would be located along US 51 near the...
Austin Williams Mar 25, 2025 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.