Category Archives: Local News
Marion County Sheriff's Department investigates Sandoval burglary
The Marion County Sheriff's Department is investigating a weekend burglary at a Sandoval home. Sheriff's Deputies say the breakin was at a home in the 300 block of North Main Street. Entry was gained ...
Jul 22, 2024
Registration for new school year underway at Salem Community High School
Online registration at Salem Community High School is open. Students are asked to complete the online registration process at www.salemhigh.com through Skyward Family Access prior to Wednesday, July 3...
Jul 22, 2024
Odin Village Board honors a long time member who is leaving town
A long time member of the Odin Village Board has resigned due to leaving town. Jim Smith was honored at the board's meeting last week with an acrylic clock for his 21 years of work on behalf of the vi...
Jul 22, 2024 Outgoing 21 year Odin board member and former interim Mayor Jim Smith is honored on his resignation from the board.
Final One Way Singers reunion performance draws big crowd
For the final time, the One Way Singers gathered in Salem this weekend to perform and reminisce about their involvement in a major change in Christian music that brought instruments into the church wh...
Jul 22, 2024 One Way Singers and Band during Sunday morning performance at First Baptist Church in Salem. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem City Council to open bids for sale of former Save-a-Lot building
Will the former Save-a-Lot building on West Main in Salem have new owners? The Salem City Council will open sealed bids at its Monday night meeting from anyone interested in purchasing the building. C...
Jul 22, 2024
Centralia City Council looking at replacing waterline that has left college and prison with water problems
The Centralia City Council will be asked to pass a resolution at Monday night's meeting to begin the process of replacing a troublesome 12 inch water line that has led to the loss of water at Kaskaski...
Jul 22, 2024
One Way Singers to make final performance Sunday
The One Way Singers will make its final performance on Sunday at the morning worship service at the 1st Baptist Church on West Main Street in Salem. The group based at First Baptist was led by former ...
Jul 20, 2024 Founder and Director of the One Way Singers Doyle Combs directs the band in a rehearsal for their final reunion performance on Sunday.
As a scholar, he's charted the decline in religion. Now the Mt. Vernon church he pastors is closing its doors
By PETER SMITH Associated Press They plan to gather one last time on Sunday - the handful of mostly elderly members of First Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. They'll say the Lord's Prayer, reci...
Jul 20, 2024 FILE - Pastor Ryan Burge, an associate professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University and author of "The Nones," poses for a portrait at at First Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, Ill., Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski, File)
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital in Breese has new Chief Administrative Officer
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital in Breese has a new Chief Administrative Officer. Amanda Ennen has been promoted to the position from her role as Chief Nursing Officer. The promotion is one of four made by...
Jul 20, 2024 Amanda Ennen
Centralia man charged with robbery
A 25-year-old Centralia man has been charged in Marion County Court with robbery after allegedly taking a bicycle from another man. Michael Foutch of North Walnut is accused of taking the bike early F...
Jul 20, 2024
