Category Archives: Local News
Centralia Halloween Parade Committee names Herb Williams Grand Marshal
The Centralia Halloween Parade Committee has named Herb Williams as Grand Marshal of this year's parade. Parade Chair Butch Mathus made the announcement at the committee's Thursday night meeting. "He ...
Oct 04, 2024 Herb Williams (center) being recognized as Grand Marshal.
Little Egypt Festival includes free kids activities, car show, and horse show
The Little Egypt Festival in Salem on Saturday includes free kids activities, a car show and a horse show. The car show is being held at Boone and Broadway in Bryan Memorial Park. With the great weath...
Oct 04, 2024 Some of the 96 entries in last year's Little Egypt Festival Car Show.
Ohio girl concedes cutting off tanker that spilled chemical last year in Teutopolis, killing 5
By JOHN O'CONNOR The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A federal report on a tanker-truck crash a year ago in central Illinois that spilled a toxic chemical and killed five people includes an ...
Oct 04, 2024 Map of crash that took five lives on US 40 west of Teutopolis. (National Transportation Safety Board and Illinois State Police.)
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
