Category Archives: Local News
Salem Fire Department responds to grain bin dryer fire and own training center
The Salem Fire Protection District responded to a grain bin dryer fire and a smoky receptacle fire at its own training center on the Selmaville Road on Thursday. Firemen say the outside of the trainin...
Oct 04, 2024
Centralia Elks celebrate 125th Anniversary on Saturday
The Centralia Elks Lodge celebrates their 125th Anniversary on Saturday with a day and evening of activities. The Centralia Elks Lodge is the 493rd lodge chartered in the country, is the fourth oldest...
Oct 04, 2024
Police Beat for Friday, October 4th, 2024
A 42-year-old Salem man was arrested on Thursday by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies for misdemeanor battery. Craig Taylor of Hotze Road was taken into custody after the sheriff's department responded...
Oct 04, 2024
Area Lineman Brings Donations To Ashville
With Hurricane Helene devastating parts of the southern part of the country, several crews from all over the USA have been called to help their fellow Americans. One such lineman, Salem High School gr...
Oct 04, 2024
"Rocky Horror Picture Show" returns to Centralia
The "Time Warp" will be on overdrive this month, as the iconic "Rocky Horror Picture Show" makes its triumphant return to the Centralia Cultural Society stage. Directed by Doug Dunahee, the extravagan...
Oct 03, 2024 The cast of "Rocky" performs the iconic Time Warp.
IDFPR, Illinois Attorney General Warn of New Scam Targeting Student Loan Borrowers
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) Division of Banking and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul today issued a warning for a new scam that seeks to take advantag...
Oct 03, 2024 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Full house of vendors for Saturday's Little Egypt Festival
The Little Egypt Festival in Salem on Saturday will feature one of the biggest numbers of vendors in the 53rd year of the festival. Beth Henke is in charge of the vendors around the courthouse square....
Oct 03, 2024
Marion County Junior Miss makes $640 donation to Shop with a Cop
Marion County Junior Miss Aubrey Parker presented a donation to the Salem Police Department's Shop with a Cop program. Parker says she undertook the fundraising project because she knows how important...
Oct 03, 2024
Centralia man charged with aggravated battery and criminal sexual abuse
A 20-year-old Centralia man has been charged with aggravated battery and criminal sexual abuse following a September 8th incident in a room at the Centralia Motel. Adulfo Gomez-Lopez, who lists the mo...
Oct 03, 2024 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Salem man arrested for three Salem burglaries
A 21-year-old Salem man has been arrested by Salem Police for three burglaries. Police report Thomas Wilkins of North Jefferson has been arrested for the September 5th burglary at the Salem American L...
Oct 03, 2024
