Category Archives: Local News
Kaskaskia College Offers Special Saturday Registration and Crisp Manufacturing and Trades Center Open House
Kaskaskia College is hold a special Saturday registration on August 8th at the main campus and education centers in Salem, Greenville, Nashville, Trenton and Vandalia. The special registration will be...
Aug 7, 2026
Salem Police investigate burglary at ESI
Salem Police are investigating a burglary that occurred at the ESI Steel and Fabrication Plant in the 1600 block of North Broadway sometime Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. Police report tha...
Aug 7, 2026
Police Beat for Friday, August 7th, 2026
A 36-year-old Kinmundy woman, Vanessa Wooden-Wilkins of Fremont Street, was arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies for alleged domestic battery. Sheriff's Deputies also arrested 20-year-old Zane...
Aug 7, 2026
Marion County 4H Auction sees 90 animals sell for $119,375
There were 90 animals on the block at the Marion County 4H Auction at the Marion County Fairgrounds Wednesday night. The animals brought a total of $119,375. There were five fewer animals auctioned an...
Aug 6, 2026 Bidders at the Marion County 4H Auction. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Two Marion County Correctional Center Officers take their first bull ride at the rodeo
Three area law enforcement officers were among the bull riders at the Marion County Fair rodeo Wednesday night. Two of them, Marion County Correctional Officers Noah Jourdon and Hunter Horn, had never...
Aug 6, 2026 First time bull rider Noah Jourdan is knocked off the bull just over two seconds out of the gate. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Tri-County Electric Cooperative names new General Manager
The Tri-County Electric Cooperative has a new General Manager, but he's a familiar face. Director of Engineering and 19 year employee Danny Hopfinger has been selected as the next General Manager repl...
Aug 6, 2026 Tri-County Electric Cooperative General Manager Danny Hopfinger.
Centralia sets public hearings on two upcoming grant projects
The City of Centralia will hold public hearings on two grant proposals that will be submitted for funding in the fall. A hearing has been set on Monday, August 24th, at 5:15 for a grant that would all...
Aug 6, 2026
Police Beat for Thursday, August 8th, 2026
Kinmundy Police arrested 36-year-old Richard Higgins of East 4th in Kinmundy for violation of an order of protection. He was taken to the Marion County Jail. Salem Police arrested 26-year-old Dalton C...
Aug 6, 2026
Employees, local lawmakers rally against layoffs, service cuts at Choate
by Jackson Brandhorst and Saluki Local Reporting Lab, Capitol News Illinois August 5, 2026 Article Summary Dozens, including union leaders and state and local lawmakers, rally in support of workers at...
Aug 6, 2026 Tamiko Mueller, a Democrat running for Illinois' 59th District state Senate seat, joined workers, families and supporters in Anna on Tuesday to rally against the state's planned downsizing of Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center. (Jackson Brandhorst/Saluki Local Reporting Lab)
Salem Fire Protection District has new brush truck
After 18 months of planning and assembly, the Salem Fire Protection District is officially putting into service its new Brush Truck This new brush truck, 9539, has increased water capacity, seating ca...
Aug 5, 2026 Engineer Jake Heminover stands next to the Salem Fire Protection District's new brush truck in front of the station. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
