Category Archives: Local News
Strong storms mostly miss Marion County area
A few isolated heavy thunderstorms crossed the region early Tuesday night, but there have been no reports of any serious damage. The Iuka Fire Department was called out to a lightning strike on the Ca...
Apr 17, 2024 AP file photo
Police Beat for Wednesday, April 17th, 2024
A 40-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police for alleged domestic battery and on an outstanding no bond major traffic warrant. Jonathan Bailey of South Maple was taken to the Mari...
Apr 17, 2024
Whitey Herzog, Hall of Fame manager who led St. Louis Cardinals to 3 pennants, dies at 92
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Whitey Herzog, the gruff and ingenious Hall of Fame manager who guided the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title in the 198...
Apr 16, 2024 FILE - Whitey Herzog delivers his Baseball Hall of Fame induction speech at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, N.Y., on Sunday, July 25, 2010. Herzog, the gruff and ingenious Hall of Fame manager who guided the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title in the 1980s and perfected an intricate, nail-biting strategy known as "Whiteyball," has died. He was 92. Cardinals spokesman Brian Bartow said Tuesday, April 16, 2024, the team had been informed of his death by Herzog's family.(AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)
Salem Community High School Board hears about CEO program
The Salem Community High School Board Monday night heard from the four seniors in the Little Egypt CEO program. Jacob Thrash, Melanie Knaak, Payton Phillips and Jairen Stroud told the board it took co...
Apr 16, 2024
Salem City Council approves 2025 fiscal year budget
Without any additional questions, the Salem City Council Monday night approved the Fiscal Year 2025 budget. City Manager Annette Sola says department heads put a lot of work into the plan. She is plea...
Apr 16, 2024 Salem City Manager Annette Sola.
Police Beat for Tuesday, April 16th, 2024
Two people were arrested on Monday on no bond warrants and were taken to the Marion County Jail. Central City Police arrested 31-year-old Christa Wintermann of South Beech in Centralia on a failure to...
Apr 16, 2024
Salem City Council approves zoning change for 72 unit apartment complex
The Salem City Council has approved a zoning change to allow for the development of a 72-unit apartment complex on Airport Road south of the current apartments. Scott Conant is the developer. "As soon...
Apr 16, 2024 Conant Development's current apartment complex development in Effingham. (Facebook photo)
Hit and run driver being sought in fatal ATV crash; victim identified (new at 5:00 pm)
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help in locating a vehicle that struck a man riding an ATV that had been thrown off in an initial crash seconds earlier. Jefferson ...
Apr 16, 2024
Downtown building lighting and expanded Christmas lighting planned in Salem
Salem Economic Development Director Lea Dellicarpini is working with the Salem Tourism Commission on a three year $300,000 lighting improvement program for downtown and the Christmas season. Dellicarp...
Apr 15, 2024 Salem Economic Development Director Leah Dellicarpini.
Salem moves forward on purchase of downtown lot for community events
The City of Salem is in the process of finalizing the purchase of a lot in the 200 block of West McMackin Street to use as the focal point of downtown events. Economic Development Director Leah Dellic...
Apr 15, 2024 The City of Salem has purchased a vacant lot at McMackin and Maple which will be used as a focal point of downtown events.
