Category Archives: Local News

The William Jennings Bryan Birthplace has been decorated for the Christmas Holiday Season and free tickets are now available to tour the home. Salem City Councilman Jim Koehler says this will be a cha...

Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Marcus Holland says multiplying the impact of shopping locally could mean more than $ 10 million extra for the local economy. He notes the aver...

A band of 3-5" of snow will develop in the I-70/I-64 corridor Saturday morning, leading to hazardous travel conditions. Lower totals and lesser impacts will be seen outside of this band. Snow ends fro...

Three Mt. Vernon residents were ordered held without bond following their first appearance in court on multiple charges including Class X charges of home invasion, mob action, and criminal trespass to...

A 28-year-old Salem man who was found taking a shower and washing his laundry at a neighbor's home on South College Street Thanksgiving night has been arrested for criminal trespass to land. Salem Pol...

Poplar Place in Centralia will be holding its 20th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner from eleven to two on Thursday. The Poplar Place invites you and your family to join them for a complimentary traditional ...

Deer hunters across South Central Illinois and statewide brought in more deer during the first shotgun deer hunting weekend last week. Statewide, 54,661 deer were harvested up 1,294 from the first sea...

The Illinois Commerce Commission has given the green light to two public safety rail improvement projects on the Union Pacific tracks between Alma and Kinmundy. The Williams and Broom Road crossings w...

The Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and law enforcement agencies throughout the state are ramping up patrols and reminding the public to buckle up and drive sober this Tha...

The new Christmas Display on the Marion County Courthouse Square will be turned on for the first time this evening. The display has been purchased with dollars from the Salem Tourism Commission. Chair...