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Marion County Fair Queen to host program to show young princesses future in STEAM fields
Marion County Fair Queen Kaitlyn Banning is hosting a Princess S"tea"m Party for young girls in 2nd through 4th grade on Sunday, November 19th, at the Marion County Fairgrounds. STEAM is an acronym fo...
Nov 15, 2023
Centralia Pool Committee reviews results of Fairview Park pool study
By Austin Williams The Centralia Fairview Park Pool Committee met on Tuesday to discuss the results of the recent survey sent to Centralia residents concerning a potential pool project, its costs, and...
Nov 15, 2023 Centralia Pool Committee meets Tuesday night to review survey results on if city residents want a new outdoor pool. Photo by Austin Williams.
Rural Salem man crawls for help after fall from deer stand; found nine hours later
A rural Salem man was injured last Thursday when climbing into a tree stand at a hunting location in the 2500 block of Metcalf Road a half mile south of Briarcroft Road in rural Iuka. Frank Clutter of...
Nov 14, 2023 Viktor Rucký
Two Centralia residents ordered held without bond on weapons and drug charges
Two Centralia residents were detained without bond following their first appearance in Marion County Court Monday on multiple charges after a search warrant was executed on their home. 43-year-old Ari...
Nov 14, 2023 Aris Etherly and Jenifer Henson. (Marion County Sheriff's Office)
Breese man sentenced to 19 years in prison for second degree murder
A 30-year-old Breese man has been sentenced to 19 years in prison in connection with a death that occurred late last year next to Carlyle Lake following an apparent fight. Valentin Navarro-Lopez earli...
Nov 14, 2023
Salem Grade School to seek state grant to help pay for new Franklin Park playground
The Salem Grade School Board Monday night agreed to seek a $50,000 matching state maintenance grant to replace the playground equipment at Franklin Park Middle School. Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe ...
Nov 14, 2023
Salem Community High School to replace stair treading this summer
Salem Community High School Superintendent Dr. Brad Detering says the summer work plan will include replacing the stair treading on all five stairwells in the school. Detering reports the treading is ...
Nov 14, 2023
Lawmakers pass bill aimed at modernizing professional licensing in Illinois
Measure would provide for new online system to speed up paperwork By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com As Illinois faces shortages of health care practitioners and me...
Nov 14, 2023 State Rep. Bob Morgan, D-Deerfield, is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Five Centralia emergency responders honored for saving life of man trapped in house fire
The Centralia City Council presented a letter of commendation to several of Centralia's emergency responders at its meeting on Monday for saving the life of a man in a fire. Mayor Bryan Kuder read an ...
Nov 14, 2023 Centralia City Council honors first responders who saved a man stuck in a burning home on Bond Street. Photo by Austin Williams.
Both Salem Grade and High School to hold Truth in Taxation hearings to raise tax levies over 6-percent
Both the Salem Grade and High School Boards voted to hold Truth in Taxation hearings at their December meetings that will allow for their tax levies to increase by over six percent. The school distric...
Nov 14, 2023 Salem Community High School Board discusses Truth in Taxation hearing at Monday night's board meeting.