Category Archives: Local News
Republicans win two contested Marion County Board seats
The Marion County Board will remain 100 percent Republican as Republican candidates won both of the contested races in Tuesday's election. Republican Michael Douglas won the District Two seat over Dem...
Nov 06, 2024 All Marion County officers and board members will remain in the hands of Republicans following Tuesday's election. Right to left are newly elected coroner Claude Howell, Jr., re-elected State's Attorney Tim Hudspeth, newly elected board members Cody Rose and Michael Douglas and re-elected board member Brock Waggoner. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Patoka School District approves electing board members at large
Residents of the Patoka Community Unit School District 100 have approved a change to school board election rules allowing board members to be elected at large without restriction by area of residence ...
Nov 05, 2024
2024 General Election Statewide Races Breakdown for South Central Illinois
Here are the county-by-county results for the presidential race, contested multi-county races and questions on the 2024 ballot for Marion County and surrounding counties. 3,888 early votes for Marion ...
Nov 05, 2024
Salem's new police chief sworn in at Monday's city council meeting
Salem's new Police Chief Susan Miller was sworn into office by Mayor Nick Farley Monday night. Farley noted the historical significance of the event. "Five years ago today, we swore in our first woman...
Nov 05, 2024 Susan Miller shakes Mayor Nic Farley's hand after being sworn in as Salem police chief.
Rob Jackson gets top ballot spot in April Centralia City Council election
Incumbent Centralia City Councilman Robert 'Rob' Jackson has earned the top ballot position in the city council election next April. The Centralia City Clerk held a lottery Tuesday morning between Jac...
Nov 05, 2024
Marion County Clerk sees steady lines at polling places
Marion County Clerk Steve Fox is reporting steady lines at many polling places, but so far no issues, in Tuesday's general election. He feels confident his 65-percent voter turnout projection will sta...
Nov 05, 2024 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Centralia firemen say electrical fire confined to crawl space of home
Centralia City Firemen say a short in an old electrical line in a crawl space started a smoldering fire late Monday afternoon at the Lorraine Forrest home at 1103 North Elm. While firemen could see th...
Nov 05, 2024 Centralia Fire Department responding to the crawl space fire on North Elm.
Wamac approves new wages and benefits for police department
The Wamac city council on Monday approved new wage scale and benefits for the police department beginning in January of 2025. New hires attending the police academy will make $23 per hour. Pay increas...
Nov 05, 2024 File photo: Wamac City Hall
Clinton County Health Department re-opens Wendy's Restaurant in Centralia following closure due to leaks
The Clinton County Health Department closed the Wendy's Restaurant on West Broadway in Centralia on Monday due to leaks in the roof. An official at Wendy's in Centralia reported that the restaurant re...
Nov 05, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC
One injured in hit and run injury accident in downtown Salem
One person was injured in a hit and run accident in the 100 block of North Broadway in downtown Salem Monday morning. Salem Police say 58-year-old Nancy Bowlby of East Broadway in Centralia was parked...
Nov 05, 2024
