Category Archives: Local News
Centralia man charged with aggravated battery after hitting woman with wooden tire thumper
A 48-year-old Centralia man has been charged in Marion County Court with aggravated battery and misdemeanor battery after allegedly striking a woman with a wooden tire thumper at a rural Salem home on...
Sep 24, 2024 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Marion County Sheriff's Deputy makes second arrest in rural Walnut Hill burglary
The Marion County Sheriff's Department has arrested a second man in connection with a burglary and theft at a rural Walnut Hill home last week. Jeff Skibinski of East 15 in Centralia is charged in con...
Sep 24, 2024
Salem Grade School Board approves budget, CD and bonds
The Salem Grade School Board approved a budget with a projected deficit of $844,930 at its meeting on Monday. Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe says this is a conservative budget that estimates low reve...
Sep 24, 2024
Kaskaskia College Board names new Vice President of Administrative Services
The Kaskaskia College Board Monday night took the 'interim' title off of Sara Hanks position as Vice President of Administrative Services. The board also agreed to advertise for a comptroller to work ...
Sep 24, 2024
Salem Community High School passes balanced budget, approves three-year energy contract
Salem Community High School's budget for FY25, approved at Monday night's board meeting, shows an overall surplus of $157,436 across the four operating funds. Superintendent Dr. Brad Detering says he'...
Sep 24, 2024
Police Beat for Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
The Marion County Sheriff's Department has arrested a 56-year-old Sandoval man for alleged domestic battery. Johnny Bosler of South Main was arrested after his vehicle was found at Circle K following ...
Sep 24, 2024
Centralia High School approves budget with slight surplus; bid awarded for staff workout and wellness area
By Steven Stilt The Centralia High School Board of Education on Monday night approved a 2024-2025 budget that projects to end up with a slight surplus. Superintendent Chuck Lane says revenues are expe...
Sep 24, 2024
Centralia elects to go with 1/2-cent sales tax to replace 1-cent sales tax being eliminated by the state
By Steven Stilt At its meeting Monday evening, the Centralia City Council approved the implementation of a half-cent sales tax for the city, which will replace the one-cent sales tax that the state of...
Sep 24, 2024
Scooters Coffee celebrates its opening in Salem
The Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce welcomed Scooters Coffee to the community with a ribbon cutting over the weekend. The Scooters is the 6th from area businesswoman Rachel Wallace who also owns 25 ...
Sep 23, 2024 Ribbon cutting for the new Scooters Drive-Thru in Salem.
Marion County Soil and Water Conservationist completing 37-year career
Marion County Soil and Water Conservationist Burke Davies is retiring after 37 years in the position. Davies will be replaced by Zach Lowery of Salem who worked at the Marion County Jail and Centralia...
Sep 23, 2024
