Category Archives: Local News

109th District Republican State Representative Charlie Meier of Okawville has announced he will seek re-election next year to "continue standing up for the hardworking families, farmers, and small bus...

Salem Police say a man fled an attempted traffic stop when riding a bicycle late Saturday night and still remains at large. Deputy Chief Tyler Rose reports the bicyclist took off when an officer appro...

Jefferson Fire officials say a horse was able to be extricated from an overturned horse trailer on northbound I-57 two miles south of Dix exit around five Tuesday morning. Firemen say the horse was ap...

A motorcycle received significant damage during an electrical fire early Tuesday morning. Salem Fire Protection District officials say the fire started when JD Scott of the 5200 block of Pear Road was...

The Centralia Fire Department will begin conducting pre-incident surveys at commercial, industrial, and select residential properties throughout the city as part of its ongoing efforts to improve emer...

Kaskaskia College Assistant Professor of Theatre & Communication Nathan Young recently won the Best Actor Award at the Bedford Independent Film Festival in Bedford, England. Young received the hon...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,600 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide with locations in Carlyle and Rend Lake in ob...

The Salem Community band and choir performed their summer concert, "Animated Tunes," at the Salem Community Theater over the weekend.

The Bumpy Pickle Team was overall champion of the Marion County Fair's first Clinton County BBQ Sanctioned Cookoff held over the weekend. Marion County Fair Board President Doug Telford says a combina...

The Salem Recreation Department's Family Day in the Park drew a big crowd to Bryan Memorial Park on Saturday. It started with 16 participating in the Fishing Derby at the Salem Reservoir. A good crowd...