Category Archives: Local News

Construction has started on a 35,000-square-foot building at 154 North Selmaville Road in Salem that will be the home of 618 Plastics. The concrete floor has been poured, and the building steel is sta...

Salem firemen were called out twice on Monday for fires that were quickly extinguished. The first fire was in two hay bales being hauled on a trailer coming into the west side of Salem. After those fo...

Seven people were injured Monday morning when two vehicles collided on U.S. 51 at Clinton Avenue in Patoka. Preliminary information from State Police indicates a vehicle driven by 25-year-old Austin B...

Two people were taken to the Marion County Jail on Monday on outstanding no bond warrants. 27-year-old Tyler Faith of Norton Road in Odin was returned from the Fayette County Jail at Vandalia on a no ...

Kaskaskia College administrators came to the Centralia Correctional Center gymnasium on Friday for a graduation ceremony, recognizing fifty-five inmates who received certificates through the college's...

An estimated 2,000 visited the Centralia Home and Community Expo over the weekend. Chamber Membership Director Matt Packman is pleased with the turnout. "I think it was a great year for the home show,...

A 19-year-old homeless Centralia man has been charged with aggravated battery in a public place, aggravated battery to a police officer, and resisting arrest after he was asked to be removed from the ...

A part-time Centralia City Firefighter was sworn into office as a fulltime firefighter during ceremonies Friday afternoon at Centralia City Hall. Kelton Harre joined the Nashville Fire Department in 2...

Salem Attorney Wes Gozia was sworn in at the Marion County Courthouse Friday afternoon as Fourth Judicial Circuit Court Judge at Large. Before giving the oath of office, Supreme Court Justice David Ov...

A shared School Resource Officer starts in the Selmaville and Raccoon Grade schools on Monday. Kevin Berry was trained for the position last summer but isn't starting until now until the sheriff's dep...