Category Archives: Local News
One Hurt in Crash at Route 37 and 161 South of Salem
One person was injured in a two-vehicle crash at State Route 161 and Route 37 south of Salem Thursday night. Preliminary information from the Marion County Sheriff's Department indicates both drivers ...
Mar 20, 2026
Salem Grade School Board Acts on Numerous Personnel Issues
The Salem Grade School Board accepted a retirement letter from long time teacher and athletic director Suzie Worman at Thursday night's meeting. Worman plans to retire at the end of the 2029-30 school...
Mar 20, 2026
South Central School Board Sets Graduation Dates
The South Central School Board has set graduation dates. The school district will return to a Friday night graduation at the high school. It will be held on May 15th at seven pm. Middle School Graduat...
Mar 20, 2026
Police Beat for Friday, March 20th, 2026
Three people were transported from the Clinton County Jail on outstanding Marion County warrants on Thursday. 47-year-old Travis Scott and 43-year-old Jessica Scott, both of Eugene Drive in Central Ci...
Mar 20, 2026
Bailey says campaign will focus on Chicago area after rough primary night in suburbs
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois March 18, 2026 Article Summary Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey said his campaign will focus heavily on the Chicago area. Bailey heavily lost subu...
Mar 19, 2026 Republican nominee for governor Darren Bailey speaks to reporters following a Republican Party breakfast in Naperville on March 18, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Ben Szalinski)
Salem Community High School Presents Disney's The Little Mermaid
Salem Community High School will present Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' as the Spring Musical with two weeks of performances to begin Thursday night. The play is based on one of Hans Christian Andersen...
Mar 19, 2026 The full cast of the SCHS spring musical, The Little Mermaid. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Centralia Mayor Bryan Kuder Presents State of the City Message, Citing Numerous Improvements and the Need to Keep Young People at Home
Centralia Mayor Bryan Kuder cited a lengthy list of projects and accomplishments during the past year during his State of the City Message on Wednesday at Castle Ridge. He ended the message by saying ...
Mar 19, 2026 Centralia Mayor Bryan Kuder gives the State of the City message at Castle Ridge. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
High School Musical coming to the Centralia High School Stage
This weekend, the Centralia High School Showcase on Stage will be performing its spring musical, High School Musical, based on the Disney Channel movie of the same name. Wednesday evening was the fina...
Mar 19, 2026 CHS performers on stage in rehearsal for High School Musical. Photo by Pat Hodges.
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital Celebrates Record-Breaking Year for the Women's Center
The Women's Center at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital is reporting a record number of births in 2025. 1,629 babies were welcomed last year. SSM Health says this record-breaking year reflects the co...
Mar 19, 2026 SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital Women’s Center staff.
Police Beat for Thursday, March 19th, 2026
Two people were arrested on Wednesday on separate no bond failure to appear misdemeanor warrants and taken to the Marion County Jail to await a court appearance. 34-year-old Forrest Donaldson of Ford ...
Mar 19, 2026
