Category Archives: Local News
Marion County Board to act on EMA issues and hear public comment on three issues
The Marion County Board on Wednesday night will hear from three members of the public about different issues. Little Egypt Festival Chair Jay Henke is requesting utilization of the Marion County parki...
Aug 26, 2026 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Anthony Decker unanimously elected to be Republican candidate for Marion County Sheriff (Updated 8/26)
Marion County Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy Anthony Decker will be the Republican party's candidate for sheriff on the November ballot. He replaces current sheriff Kevin Cripps who decided last we...
Aug 26, 2026 Marion County Republican Sheriff's candidate Anthony Decker.
Pritzker and Bailey offer different visions for Illinois education
Candidates respond to questions on school funding, education policy, in State Fair appearances By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary In appearances du...
Aug 25, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker and challenger Darren Bailey. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Peter Hancock)
Caucus to select Republican nominee for Marion County Sheriff set for Tuesday night with questions looming about the process
The Marion County Republican Central Committee, made up of the county's precinct committeemen, is scheduled to caucus at 6:30 Tuesday night to select their candidate for sheriff on the November ballot...
Aug 25, 2026 Marion County Clerk Steve Fox
Centralia holds public hearings for park, water line, and sidewalk projects
The regular Centralia City Council meeting on Monday was preceded by three public hearings for planned city projects supported by grant funding. The first covered improvements to Laura Leake Park, fun...
Aug 25, 2026 Mitchel Hardiek, with Milano and Grunloh Engineers, leads discussion Monday night on three different grants being sought by the city. Photo by Austin Williams.
Kaskaskia College sees its finances improve
Kaskaskia College finished its 2026 fiscal year with a surplus, and college officials are currently projecting that revenues will again outpace expenditures for the 2027 fiscal year. KC Vice President...
Aug 25, 2026
Nominating petitions for school boards available beginning on Tuesday
Tuesday is the first day to pick up nominating packets for the April school board elections. The Marion County Clerk's office will have packets available for each district outside room 202 on the seco...
Aug 25, 2026 Marion County Clerk Steve Fox shows off voting equipment. (file photo)
Raccoon Grade School 'Shrine' Week raises $23,469.46; Salem Mayor gets pie in face
Raccoon Grade School students, with the help of a 'pie in the face competition,' raised $23,469.46 for the Shriners organization this year. The featured event saw Centralia Mayor Bryan Kuder give Sale...
Aug 24, 2026 Centralia Mayor Bryan Kuder delivers a pie to the face of Salem Mayor Nic Farley after out fundraising him in the annual Shrine competition at Raccoon Grade School on Friday. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Federal Jury Convicts Fayette County Man of Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Following roughly 45 minutes of deliberation, a federal jury found a Fayette County man guilty of one count of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor. 46-year-old James W. Berner Ramsey was charged ...
Aug 24, 2026
Carbondale educator accused of exploiting young girl in violent online 'cult'
The former high school teacher's aide faces 2 felony counts, denied bail until trial Article Summary Austin Knoob, 32, of Carbondale, faces two counts of sexual exploitation of a child. An unde...
Aug 24, 2026
