Category Archives: Local News
Portion of Meridian Road closed due to deteriorating bridge
The section of Meridian Road between Wisher Road and Gerrish Road has been closed until further notice. Marion County Highway Engineer Mike McCormick says a three-span bridge over the East Fork of the...
Sep 15, 2023 Marion County Highway Department building.
Both drivers refuse hospital treatment following Junction City crash
Both drivers signed medical refusals following a two-vehicle crash at Barton and 14th Street near Junction City Thursday night. The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports a southbound utility vehi...
Sep 15, 2023
Two face new felony charges in Marion County Court
A 47-year-old Centralia man has been charged in Marion County Court with unlawful restraint and felony domestic battery. The bond for Jesse Wallace of South Sycamore was set at $25,000. The court char...
Sep 15, 2023 Marion County Courthouse
Police Beat for Friday, September 15th, 2023
A 26-year-old Centralia man has been arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Centralia Police took Daniel Johnston of South Poplar to the Marion County Jail to await a decision on charges. Marion ...
Sep 15, 2023
Illinois House Speaker's staff could test limits of Workers' Rights Amendment
Labor expert says it could be a hard legal argument to make By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Efforts to form a union by staff in House Speaker Emanue...
Sep 15, 2023 House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, is pictured at a news conference in the governor’s office earlier this year. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Marion County Fair Board, past and present, named Grand Marshals of Little Egypt Festival Parade
The Marion County Fair Board, past and present, along with their families, have been named the Grand Marshals of this year's Little Egypt Festival Parade. Parade Chair Troy Cannon says their selection...
Sep 15, 2023 Looking down North Broadway at West Main at the start of the 51st Annual Little Egypt Fesival Parade in 2022.
Salem Theatre production of 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' opens this weekend
The Salem Community Theatre production of 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' opens its two weekend run with a performance at seven Friday night. The play is based on the novel by Mark...
Sep 15, 2023 The cast of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’. Front row: Megan Geary, Lucinda Register, Taylor Parker, Dawson Deckard holding Hazel the dog, Crystal Jackson, Hannah DeLao, and Misty Rinehart. Back row: Bryce Stanley, Kevin McCarty, Dusty Hays, Andrew Hays, and Zach Torbeck. Missing: Chelsea Duke.
Salem Applefest set for Saturday at Marion County Fairgrounds
Applefest returns to the Marion County Fairgrounds in Salem this Saturday. Salem Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jessiycka Coleman says the event will run from ten to three and has grown from l...
Sep 15, 2023 The Daffy Dill Garden Club was doing a brisk business in plants at the 2022 Apple Fest.
Iuka Fall Park Demolition Derby set for Saturday
The Fall Iuka Park Demolition Derby returns on Saturday. The event sponsored by the Iuka Community Development Corporation begins at two. Gates will open at nine for the demo cars. There will also be ...
Sep 15, 2023 Past action at the fall Iuka Demolition Derby.
Kinmundy hires new police chief, raises water rates, sets Halloween Trick or Treat
Kinmundy has a new police chief starting Monday. Wamac Police Officer Joe Duffy has accepted the position. He has been on the Wamac department since 2014 and before that served in the military and wor...
Sep 15, 2023 Kinmundy's new Police Chief Joe Duffy is sworn into office while his wife Katrina holds the Bible.