Category Archives: Local News

Salem Police report one person was taken to Salem Township Hospital for treatment following a four vehicle crash Monday night in front of Salem Community High School. Police say the crash began when a...

Thunderstorms turned severe when crossing Southern Jefferson County Tuesday night. Tri-County Electric reported considerable damage to their system in the area of Rend Lake College. The cooperative re...

Positive identification has now been made of the remains of a man found off the Jolliff Bridge Road northwest of Centralia five years ago. Clinton County Coroner Phillip Moss says a forensic anthropol...

The village of Sandoval will have to wait until next year to be eligible for an Illinois EPA loan forgiveness program for sewer system improvements. Village Administrator LeAnn Spicer says all of the ...

All the bananas are now gone! The Salem food pantry managed to get rid of all the bananas in just one day. The Salem Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry at the Grace United Methodist Church late Monday a...

A 21-year-old Opdyke man was ordered held without bond after being charged in Marion County Court Monday in connection with a Wamac home invasion and armed robbery. Dreydyn Hart of North Opdyke Lane f...

A 46-year-old Centralia man faces seven criminal charges, including a Class X felony of armed violence, following a stop while riding his bicycle in Centralia on early Sunday morning. Matthew White fa...

Salem City Attorney Matt Wilzbach has been asked to draw up an ordinance to ban the sale of Kratom at city convenience and tobacco stores. Mayor Nic Farley made the request at Monday night's city coun...

Keep Salem Beautiful has presented its next Business Beautiful Award to Jason Green's Shelter Insurance on South Broadway. Shelter Insurance was recognized for its outstanding scenery, plant life, and...

Salem has a new city treasurer. Kelli Barrell-Drease, who is already the city's finance director, will replace the retiring Jill Combs. The city council had questions about whether there were any issu...