Category Archives: Local News
Marion County Jail Prisoner Has Aggravated Battery to Police Officer Charge Added
A 26-year-old prisoner at the Marion County Jail has been booked on an additional charge of aggravated battery to a police officer. Sheriff Kevin Cripps says Clifton Wallace is accused of kicking a co...
Feb 21, 2025 Clifton Wallace
Centralia Police release report on Tuesday crash that sent one to the hospital
Centralia Police say one person was taken to the hospital for treatment involving a crash involving two SUVs on Tuesday afternoon. Police report a vehicle driven by 64-year-old Kelley Stokes of Cedar ...
Feb 21, 2025
Odin Village Board Approves Queen of Hearts and Games of Chance
The Odin Village Board has approved an ordinance setting rules for Queen of Hearts and other games of chance. The ordinance will initially cover only two non-profit groups, the Odin Fire Protection Di...
Feb 21, 2025 Odin Village Hall (credit: Odin Village Hall Facebook page)
South Central School Board sets graduation dates
The South Central School Board has set high school and eighth grade graduation. High School Graduation will be Sunday, May 18th, at two pm. Middle School Graduation will be on May 15th at seven pm. Su...
Feb 21, 2025
Local High Schools Celebrate FFA Week
By Cole Wimberly FFA week is being celebrated by school districts this week all around Illinois and nationally. Local High School district's FFA programs have had a lot of fun events, and have announc...
Feb 21, 2025 Salem FFA members (left to right) Bailey Patten, Sydney Sherwin, Hannah Duncan, Ella Douglas, Cheney Clark, and AJ Wilkins.
Pritzker calls $55.2B budget 'responsible and balanced' - but warns Trump policies could upend it
Proposal shaves $1.2B from November spending estimate, doesn't include new income or sales tax By BEN SZALINSKI, PETER HANCOCK & JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com SP...
Feb 20, 2025 Governor JB Pritzker delivers his State of the State and budget address before the General Assembly at the Illinois State Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/pool)
Area legislators, all Republicans, critical of Governor's Budget Proposal
Republican area legislators who represent the region are all critical of the Governor's budget proposal. State Representative Blaine Wilhour called J.B. Pritzker the "worst Governor in the nation for ...
Feb 20, 2025 Matt Turner / CC
Salem attorney named at-large circuit judge
A Salem attorney has been appointed as an At-Large Circuit Judge in the 4th Judicial Circuit. State Supreme Court Justice David Overstreet and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment...
Feb 20, 2025 Salem attorney Wesley Gozia.
Wabash Communications Co-Op Cuts the Ribbon to Open New Salem Facility
Wabash Communications Co-Op held an open house and ribbon cutting with the Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday to open its new 1.1-million-dollar facility at West Whitaker and South College...
Feb 20, 2025 The Wabash Communications team cuts the ribbon to open a new facility. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem Firemen respond to two fires Wednesday evening
Salem Firemen responded to two fires on Wednesday evening. The first was an oven fire at the Seth Morgan home in the 1600 block of Adams Road south of Cartter. While flames were showing at the time of...
Feb 20, 2025
