Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Thursday, July 16th, 2026
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies have arrested 23-year-old Noah Meredith of Oak Road in Odin for criminal trespass to property. Reports indicate he had earlier been trespassed from the home and allege...
Jul 16, 2026
Payroll Jobs Up for Fourth Consecutive Month, Unemployment Rate Stable in June
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate remained at 5.1 percent in June, unchanged from May, and up +0.8 percentage point from the same month, ...
Jul 16, 2026
Marion County Sheriff wants to ban Kratom and 7-OH
Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripps wants to ban the over-the-counter sale and delivery of Kratom and 7-OH in unincorporated Marion County. Cripps says he understands there has been one near death and ...
Jul 15, 2026 File photo: Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripps. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Centralia City Schools approve one-year contract with faculty
The Centralia City Schools Board of Education on Tuesday approved one-year contractual agreements with both the Centralia City Schools Teachers Association and the Centralia Education Association Educ...
Jul 15, 2026
New tavern proposed for rural Iuka
The Marion County Board's Liquor Committee tabled action on a liquor license for the new proposed Bottoms Up Tavern at 8472 Bottom Road east of Iuka. Owners Jacqueline and Jeremiah Lawrence said they ...
Jul 15, 2026 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Correctional center employees admit to depriving inmate of civil rights
A Lawrence Correctional Officer and Correctional Lieutenant have admitted in federal court to conspiring to deprive a restrained inmate of civil rights. Correctional officer 28-year-old Craig Muhs and...
Jul 15, 2026
Highway Engineer Begins Work to Replace Three Worst Township Bridges in Marion County
The Marion County Road and Bridge Committee will recommend to the full county board that work begin to replace the three worst township road bridges in the county. Highway engineer Alex Kreke labeled ...
Jul 15, 2026 elesi / Depositphotos.com
Police Beat for Wednesday, July 15th, 2026
Salem Police arrested 24-year-old Geovani Santiso-Ventura for battery following an incident involving two men in a room at the Days Inn Tuesday night. Santiso-Ventura was held at the Marion County Jai...
Jul 15, 2026
Pritzker signs new laws on birth control, AI regulations, play-based learning
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois July 13, 2026 Article Summary JB Pritzker signed 31 new laws on Friday. One includes a controversial measure that allows minors to receive birth control without...
Jul 15, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker plays Connect 4 with children following an event to open a new sports park in Springfield on April 28, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Centralia approves amended TIF agreement with Re:purpose Development
The Centralia City Council voted on Monday to approve an amendment to a development agreement with Re:purpose Development allowing for an additional $160,000 in TIF reimbursements. That number is adde...
Jul 14, 2026
