Category Archives: Local News
Rural Iuka man seriously injured in riding lawn mower accident
A 70-year-old rural Iuka man was transported from the scene of a riding lawn mower accident near his home in the 2800 block of Bannister Road south of the Apple Ridge Road intersection on Tuesday afte...
May 22, 2024 Air Evac Medical Helicopter.
Kaskaskia College gives four-percent pay raise to non-union staff members
The Kaskaskia College Board of Trustees has approved a 4 percent pay increase for non-union college staff members. The 4 percent increase for non-union employees takes place in Fiscal Year 2025, which...
May 22, 2024
US Post Office agrees to pause planned closure of more mail processing centers in Illinois
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) are applauding the news that the United States Postal Service (USPS) would pause the proposed plan to eliminate mai...
May 22, 2024
Storms have dropped large hail, buckets of rain and tornados across the Midwest. System is headed across Illinois Tuesday night
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Residents in Omaha, Nebraska, awoke to weather sirens blaring and widespread power outages early Tuesday morning as torrential rain, high winds a...
May 21, 2024
Salem City Council moves forward on street and natural gas line projects
The Salem City Council Monday night awarded bids for two street projects and the replacement of more natural gas lines. Rooters American Maintenance was the lowest of four bids for resurfacing of Kell...
May 21, 2024 Salem City Councilman Jim Koehler is sworn in to serve another year as Mayor Pro Tem by Mayor Nick Farley. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
End of Year 'Sliming' at Franklin Park Middle School continued Monday
What has become the yearly "sliming' of school administrators and the school resource officer continued at Franklin Park Middle School in Salem on Monday. The 'sliming' is a reward for exceeding the f...
May 21, 2024 After the sliming, (lefto to right) School Resource Officer Mason McMeen, Franklin Park Principal Tyler Lux, and Assistant Principal Marita Williams. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Centralia Lake to be treated Thursday for nuisance algae
With continued warm air and water temperatures, the City of Centralia will once again be applying a commercial algaecide known as EarthTec at Lake Centralia on Thursday May 23rd to prevent growth of n...
May 21, 2024 alexeys / Depositphotos.com
Salem City Council halts payments to YMCA while trying to figure out increased costs for recreation services
The Salem City Council will withhold the quarterly payment to the YMCA until information is provided on increased costs to the city. The current service agreement expired at the end of April and City ...
May 21, 2024
Salem Community High School begins $1.9-million in summer building improvements
Salem Community High School Superintendent Dr. Brad Detering says this summer will be another big year for renovation work. As the school year concludes this week, Detering says work is starting on $1...
May 21, 2024
Police Beat for Tuesday, May 21st, 2024
Sandoval Police arrested a 51-year-old Salem man on drug charges following a Monday traffic stop. David Rose of Quail Run was taken to the Marion County Jail for alleged possession of cannabis, manufa...
May 21, 2024
