Category Archives: Local News
Salem woman pleads guilty to reduced drug charge
A 35-year-old Salem woman has pleaded guilty in Marion County Court to possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine. As part of the plea, Whitley Mulvaney of Meadow Lane had a Class X cha...
Nov 08, 2024 Whitley Mulvaney
ICC approves improvements to Kinmundy railroad crossing
The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved a $130,000 improvement to the West 4th Street railroad crossing in Kinmundy. The improvements will be to the approaches and curbing. The entire cost will ...
Nov 08, 2024
Temporary closure of the James Hawn Wetland Area
The James Hawn Wetland Area at Carlyle Lake will be closed for the 2024/25 waterfowl hunting season to allow for essential levee repairs. During this closure, hunters may still access Blind 3 and Pit ...
Nov 07, 2024
Illinois State Police arrests wife of judge for murder
Illinois State Police agents arrested 44-year-old Megan S. Valentine of Albion, IL in connection with the fatal shooting death of her husband, Illinois Second Judicial Circuit Court Judge Michael J. V...
Nov 07, 2024 Megan Valentine
Nigerian National Sentenced to Federal Prison for Defrauding Seniors through Manipulation, Romance Scams
A U.S. District judge at Benton sentenced a Nigerian national to seven years in federal prison for conducting a romance scam that stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from at least a dozen identifie...
Nov 07, 2024 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Two escape injury when car misses curve and runs into ditch in rural Salem
The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports no one was injured when the driver of a car failed to negotiate a curve and ran off the 8700 block of Baker Road northeast of Salem early Wednesday night...
Nov 07, 2024
State Representative Blaine Wilhour to hold office hours next week
State Representative Blaine Wilhour will hold traveling office hours in the area next Wednesday. Wilhour's staff will meet with constituents concerning public policy issues and provide help with state...
Nov 07, 2024 State Representative Blaine Wilhour.
Hoffman dedicates newly constructed Veterans Memorial
The village of Hoffman will dedicate its newly constructed Hoffman Veterans Memorial this Sunday. The ceremony will begin at one pm. The Memorial is located in Hussmann Park. It is the project of Hoff...
Nov 07, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC
Police Beat for Thursday, November 7th, 2024
Three people were taken to the Marion County Jail on Wednesday. 37-year-old Shawn Branch of North College in Salem was arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies for violation of an order of protect...
Nov 07, 2024
Early results show Democrats likely to maintain supermajorities in Illinois General Assembly
Sorensen holds on to 17th congressional seat as Trump outperforms past 2 elections By PETER HANCOCK, ANDREW ADAMS & JERRY NOWICKI news@capitolnewsillinois.com Preliminary, unofficial election resu...
Nov 06, 2024 olechowski / Depositphotos.com
