Category Archives: Local News
Illinois Fall Trout Season opens October 19th at several local locations
The 2024 Illinois fall trout season will open Saturday, October 19th, at sixty ponds, lakes and streams throughout the state. The early catch and release season is scheduled to start October 5th. No t...
Sep 30, 2024 James Mann / CC
Police Beat for Monday, September 30th, 2024
Three people have been arrested on outstanding warrants. Salem Police arrested 35-year-old Jerrad Simpson of Fairmont Drive in Vandalia on a Fayette County felony no bond failure to appear warrant. 23...
Sep 30, 2024
Centralia Firefighters Local 618 raises $2,834.60 for Muscular Dystrophy
The Centralia Firefighters Local 618 collected $2,884.60 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association in a Fill the Boot program on Saturday. Local 618 Secretary/Treasurer Devan Orrill says this is the firs...
Sep 30, 2024 Ten of the thirteen firefighters who were out to raise money on Saturday. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Illinois Department of Insurance helps life insurance consumers collect $8.5 million
The Illinois Department of Insurance has announced that its Life Policy Locator helped return more than $8.5 million to consumers in lost or unclaimed life insurance policies and annuities this year. ...
Sep 30, 2024
Arkansas woman killed in three-vehicle crash on US 50 at Xenia
A 59-year-old Monticello, Arkansas woman was killed in a three-vehicle crash during the noon hour on Friday on US 50 at the Xenia-Iola road intersection. Clay County Coroner Bryce Henry pronounced Mia...
Sep 30, 2024 ISP FILE PHOTO: An Illinois State Police squad car is pictured in a file photo.(Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
SCHS Band sweeps class at Mt. Zion Music Games
The Salem Community High School Band swept their class during competition at the Mt. Zion Music Games at Mt. Zion High School on Saturday. The band won first place in percussion, 1st place in Color Gu...
Sep 29, 2024 Salem Community High School Band brings home the hardware from Mt. Zion.
Marion County Relay for Life collects $61,003 with amount expected to go up
The Marion County Relay for Life ended the event Saturday night at the fairgrounds with $61,003 raised to fight cancer. One of the organizers, Sheila Mulvany, says this is the highest amount raised in...
Sep 29, 2024 Survivors do their open lap inside the Marion County Fair Exhibit Building due to wet weather. Photo by Henry Morton.
Area fire departments called to roof fire at Continental Tire in Mt. Vernon early Sunday
Four area fire departments were called to Continental Tire on the south side of Mt. Vernon early Sunday morning when a dryer dust collection system on the roof caught fire. Jefferson Fire officials sa...
Sep 29, 2024
Police Beat for Sunday, September 29th, 2024
Salem Police arrested a 58-year-old Salem man wanted on a no-bond Marion County failure to appear warrant in a burglary case. Daniel Putt of Radio Tower Road was taken to the Marion County Jail to awa...
Sep 29, 2024
Salem Police officer narrowly misses injury when tree limb crashes into squad car
A Salem Police officer responding to a call about a tree limb going through the roof of a home Friday night had gotten out of his squad car just seconds before another tree limb crashed onto it. The i...
Sep 28, 2024
