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Centralia, Ill. - As a new year begins, Kaskaskia College is offering a chance to help potential students easily register for classes. Kaskaskia College will hold a Special Saturday Enrollment Day at ...

A new Illinois State law offers a more hands-on standard for public health intervention based on the results of lead levels in Children's blood. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announc...

The number of felony and misdemeanor charges filed in Marion County in 2024 soared. State's Attorney Tim Hudspeth blames two parts of the Safety Act for a large part of the increase. Figures compiled ...

The Salem Oddfellows and Rebeckahs are cooking chicken soup to deliver to the elderly before the upcoming winter storm. The soup will be available from ten Saturday morning until it is gone at the Lod...

Keep Salem Beautiful is collecting old strands of Christmas lights for recycling. The lighting can be placed in containers at Farm Fresh Market in Salem, Big R, and at the Salem Community Activity Cen...

One person was airlifted from the scene of a one vehicle rollover crash Wednesday night on the Route 161 Extension near Wallis Road in rural Kell. The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports a vehi...

Salem Police arrested 28-year-old Jarad Sidener of South Washington in Salem for alleged domestic battery. He was taken to the Marion County Jail to await a decision on charges and a first appearance ...

Weather statistics released by the Salem Water Treatment plant show that 2024 was wetter with more snow than 2023. Total precipitation for 2024 was 58.67 inches, up from 43.28 inches in 2023. There wa...

The Marion County Sheriff's Department is trying to determine what happened to a 40-year-old Salem area woman who was found lying in the roadway near Cartter and Summertime Roads in the Cartter area w...

A 26-year-old Centralia man faces multiple charges including Class X home invasion with a deadly weapon after allegedly entering a Junction City home twice early New Year morning. Oslo White of Saddle...