Category Archives: Local News
Keep Salem Beautiful Volunteers Pick Up 71 Large Bags of Trash
The 40 to 50 people who turned out for the Keep Salem Beautiful Annual City-Wide Cleanup Saturday collected 71 large bags of trash in several hot spots. KSB Coordinator Kelley Predium was pleased. "We...
Apr 13, 2026 Volunteers at the Keep Salem Beautiful Cleanup on Saturday. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
One Injured in Crash on West Main at Hotze Road late Sunday morning
Salem Police say one person was injured late Sunday morning in a rear-end crash on West Main at the Hotze Road intersection on the west side of Salem. Reports indicate 41-year-old Shawn Groff of Ashle...
Apr 13, 2026
Fire Destroys Sandoval Home
A Sandoval home is a total loss following a late Sunday afternoon fire. Sandoval Fire Chief Scott Towler says Danny Seats was at his residence at 912 West Missouri Avenue when he discovered the fire. ...
Apr 13, 2026 Aftermath of a fire on West Missouri Avenue in Sandoval.
Marion County Child Abuse Prevention Coalition Plans Two Walks This Week
The Marion County Child Abuse Prevention Coalition is asking the community to join them in two walks to raise awareness for Child Abuse Prevention Month. They will be held at the Bell Tower Park in Ce...
Apr 13, 2026 File photo: Centralia Bell Tower. Photo by Austin Williams.
Salem Announces Spring City Wide Cleanup Will Be Your Trash Collection Day Next
The Salem Public Works Department has announced that City Wide Clean Up will take place on your normal garbage collection day next week. The city's garbage collection company, Sunrise Sanitation, will...
Apr 13, 2026
Centralia City Council to Vote Monday Night on Allowing Balloon Fest to Move to Fairview Park
The Centralia City Council is expected to vote on Monday night on allowing the Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce to utilize Fairview Park for Balloon Fest August 17th through the 23rd. The request...
Apr 13, 2026
Two Juveniles Arrested After Allegedly Leading Police on High Speed Chase in Stolen Vehicle
Nashville Police say a Centralia male juvenile led them on a high-speed chase after allegedly stealing a car in Centralia late Friday night. Nashville Police say that, with the car last seen traveling...
Apr 12, 2026
Police Beat for Sunday, April 12th, 2026
Salem Police arrested 28-year-old Joshua Scott of D'Ann Drive in Centralia for domestic battery and threatening a public official. No other details have been released. Scott was taken to the Marion Co...
Apr 12, 2026
After Trump's EPA's reversal of landmark climate change ruling, what does it mean for Illinois?
Environmental organizations fear these changes could extend the lives of coal-fired power plants By GABRIEL MATIAS CASTILHO Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summ...
Apr 12, 2026 In November 2019, the Edwards Coal-Fired plant had to close and provide $8.6 million in funding for projects to benefit the Peoria region as a result of a suit brought by environmental groups. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Gabriel Castilho)
Illinois House approves ban on junk fees, Pritzker's abortion fund proposal
Measures expanding access to coupons, cash payments among 81 bills passed Thursday Article Summary The Illinois House passed 81 bills Thursday to bring the week's total to 133, which included several ...
Apr 12, 2026 Rep. Bob Morgan, D-Deerfield, speaks on the House floor in April 2024. Morgan sponsored a measure to ban junk fees in Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
