Category Archives: Local News

A 37-year-old Louisville, Kentucky man is being held in the Marion County Jail for disorderly conduct after allegedly entering a home in the 5100 block of US 50 in rural Salem without permission. Sher...

Salem Fire Protection District Firemen were called to a grass fire in the 2900 block of Nation Road west of the Selmaville Road southwest of Salem Wednesday afternoon. Firemen say the fire on the Rand...

Salem Police arrested a 24-year-old Salem man on multiple charges following a series of incidents that eventually led to an injury to a Salem Police Officer who fell into a still hot fire pit during a...

Plans are being finalized for the 2024 American Cancer Society Marion County Relay For Life which will be held Saturday, September 28 at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Salem. The event will open at ...

Centralia Police now say two 11-year-old female students in the Centralia City School District have been arrested in connection with separate threats made to the school. City Grade School District 135...

Vantage Senior Care has announced the acquisition and rebranding of six senior living communities across Illinois. The communities acquired are as follows: Manor at Craig Farms in Chester will now ope...

The Salem Historical Commission's annual Tales from East Lawn program features local actors portraying real people from Salem's history, most of whom are now buried at the East lawn cemetery. Among th...

(Story by Cole Wimberly) Salem Community Theater will present "GRITS" this weekend September 13th through the 20th. GRITS the musical is based on the popular novel, "GRITS (Girls Raised in the South) ...

Most of the actions at the relatively uneventful Marion County Board meeting on Tuesday involved paying bills or approving payment for already-approved projects. The most disputed ordinance of the nig...

The Centralia City Schools Board of Education approved a 2024-2025 district budget on Tuesday evening that contains a projected deficit of around $2.9 million. Superintendent Craig Clark says, however...