Category Archives: Local News
Salem man faces multiple charges after girlfriend climbs to roof of house to get away and officer falls into still hot fire pit during chase
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...
Sep 12, 2024
Plans are being finalized for the 2024 American Cancer Society Marion County Relay For Life
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 ...
Sep 12, 2024
Two 11-year-olds arrested in connection with separate threats to Centralia City Schools who have cancelled classes for Thursday (10 pm update)
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...
Sep 11, 2024
Vantage Senior Care acquires six Illinois senior living communities
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...
Sep 11, 2024
Tickets soon to go on sale for Tales from East Lawn
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...
Sep 11, 2024
Salem Community Theater kicks off "GRITS" the Musical
(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) ...
Sep 11, 2024
Marion County Board approves payments with some disagreement
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...
Sep 11, 2024 Joe Gratz
Centralia City Schools Approve 24-25 Budget
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...
Sep 11, 2024
Police Beat for Wednesday, September 11th, 2024
Two people are in the Marion County Jail after being arrested on outstanding warrants. 27-year-old Cameron Jones, who said he was homeless, was arrested by Centralia Police on a no bond felony Marion ...
Sep 11, 2024
Governor awards $6 million in grant funding through Home Illinois Workforce Pilot Program
On Tuesday, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) awarded more than $6 million in grant funding to four recipients through the Home Illinois Work...
Sep 10, 2024
