Category Archives: Local News
One hurt in Selmaville Road crash
One person was injured in a two-vehicle crash on Selmaville Road near the Nation Road intersection southwest of Salem Tuesday morning. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say 39-year-old Dylan Taylor of ...
Oct 22, 2025
One person hurt in wrong way crash on Poplar Street in Centralia
A wrong way crash on South Poplar Street in Centralia late Monday morning resulted in one person being injured. Preliminary reports from Centralia Police indicate 76-year-old Vicky Heinrich of Davis R...
Oct 22, 2025
Sandoval prepares for Homecoming parade and street fair
The Village of Sandoval is preparing to celebrate the 4th annual Homecoming Street Fair on the day of Trick or Treat, Friday, October 24. The grade school and high school will be dismissed before 1:00...
Oct 22, 2025 Sandoval Junior-Senior High School. Photo from District website.
Police Beat for Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025
Centralia Police have arrested 21-year-old Kendall Jackson of 13th Street in Centralia for alleged domestic battery. He was taken to the Marion County Jail. 46-year-old Harlis Moulton of South Maple i...
Oct 22, 2025
Trump agrees to extend judge's block on deploying National Guard as Supreme Court weighs case
Unclear when high court might rule on administration's plea for intervention By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The Trump administration on Tuesday ...
Oct 21, 2025 A group of people in military fatigues walks into an Immigration and Customs
Enforcement facility in Broadview on Thursday, Oct. 9. National Guard troops were
deployed to the facility earlier in the day. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Illinois video gambling mogul to seek GOP gubernatorial nomination
Rick Heidner owns the third-largest video gaming terminal operator in Illinois By BRENDEN MOORE Capitol News Illinois bmoore@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Video gambling mogul Rick Heidner j...
Oct 21, 2025 The governor’s office is pictured in the Illinois State Capitol. (Capitol News
Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
New entertainment business planned for downtown Salem
A new entertainment business is making plans to open in the former Wabash Communications building at East Main and Washington in downtown Salem. Brian and Brittany Pennypacker unveiled plans at the Sa...
Oct 21, 2025 The former Wabash Communications building in downtown Salem. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem gives taxing bodies deadline to accept TIF Agreement
Taxing bodies in the new TIF 4 District now have 45 days to accept a proposal from the City of Salem to return residential property tax growth to them. Part of the deal would also require the taxing b...
Oct 21, 2025
Salem man charged with felony aggravated assault for swerving at police car
A 33-year-old Salem man has been charged in Marion County Court with two counts of felony aggravated assault after allegedly swerving his car towards a Salem Police car that was attempting to stop him...
Oct 21, 2025
Salem high school board acts on personnel issues
The Salem Community High School Board acted on several personnel issues at its meeting Monday night. Megan Molenhour was named the new head softball coach to replace long time coach Stacey Lux who res...
Oct 21, 2025 Salem Community High School board meets on Monday. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
