Category Archives: Local News
Woodlawn man with dementia returns home on his own following an eight-hour search
An eight hour search conducted by multiple agencies for find a missing Woodlawn man with dementia and blind in one eye ended when the man returned to his home on his own. The search for Darrel Daniels...
Jul 25, 2026
Salem Community Center to have biggest Community Garage Sale Yet on Saturday
The Salem Community Activity Center is preparing for its biggest Community Garage Sale yet. Community Center Executive Director Marcia Auvil says the event is set for Saturday from eight to one at the...
Jul 24, 2026 Visitors shop at the Salem Community Garage Sale in January. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Illinois State Police Cold Case Investigation Leads to Arrest of Crawford County Man for Murder
Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 has arrested 46-year-old Matthew V. Miller of Flat Rock, IL for First Degree Murder following an extensive investigation into a 12...
Jul 24, 2026
Here's how Illinois election authorities guard against noncitizen voting
by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois July 23, 2026 Article Summary Illinois officials say registration and voting by noncitizens is extremely rare. As the U.S. Department of Justice threatens to pr...
Jul 24, 2026 Illinois election officials say the incidence of noncitizens voting in Illinois elections is extremely rare. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Peter Hancock)
Salem Grade School Board gets summer project update
Salem Grade School Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe updated the school board Thursday night on summer projects. She says putting a new silicone spray covering on the Hawthorn School Roof after leaks ar...
Jul 24, 2026
Entry forms for Little Egypt Festival Parade now available at WJBD
Entry forms for the 55th Annual Little Egypt Festival Parade on Saturday, October 3rd, are now available at the WJBD studios at 310 West McMackin Street in Salem. Forms must be returned to WJBD in per...
Jul 24, 2026
Unemployment stable across region, but number on unemployment drops slightly in Marion County
Unemployment in Marion County jumped a tenth of a percent in June to 4.7 percent. However, the number of unemployed dropped 15 people from May to 718. The number of employed jumped 702 to 15,734. The ...
Jul 24, 2026
Keep Centralia Beautiful provides beautification grant to Centralia Community Youth Center
Keep Centralia Beautiful has presented a $100 grant to the Centralia Community Youth Center for a beautification project. The center will use the money for supplies and plants to maintain their pollin...
Jul 24, 2026 Executive Director Mike Morris presented a check to CCYC Director Josh Favors at a recent CCYC Board meeting.
Police Beat for Friday, July 24th, 2026
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies have arrested 54-year-old David Faith of Norton Road in Sandoval on outstanding no-bond Marion and Clinton County failure to appear warrants. He was taken to the Mario...
Jul 24, 2026
Centralia High School issues debt certificates to pay for summer projects
The Centralia High School Board of Education authorized up to $530,000 in general obligation debt certificates to put money toward facility improvements including fixing sidewalk and replacing the pum...
Jul 24, 2026
