Category Archives: Local News
Centralia man faces two felony domestic battery charges after allegedly looking for fight at family picnic
Centralia Police have arrested a 24-year-old Centralia man who allegedly came to a Labor Day family picnic and yelled 'who wants to fight me first?' Three family members were hurt in the altercation t...
Sep 06, 2023
SIU-Carbondale breaks trend sees enrollment growth this fall
For the first time since 2014, enrollment is up at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Enrollment for the fall semester is up 252 students, or 2.3 percent, and currently totals 11,359. That's ...
Sep 06, 2023
Police Beat for Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
Three people have been taken to the Marion County Jail on outstanding warrants. 39-year-old Erica Taylor of North Broadway in Salem was arrested on a no-bond Washington County felony warrant for failu...
Sep 06, 2023
Former Centralia man sentenced to prison on criminal trespass and domestic battery charges
A 64-year-old former Centralia man who has lived most recently in Lockport has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty in Marion County Court to felony criminal trespass to residen...
Sep 06, 2023
7th arrest made in round-up of those allegedly selling illegal drugs in Salem area
The Southeastern Illinois Drug Task Force has made their seventh arrest in a continuing round-up of those allegedly selling illegal drugs in the Salem area. Task Force agents arrested 20-year-old Viol...
Sep 06, 2023
Salem City Council gives first reading approval to property tax levy
The Salem City Council Tuesday night gave first reading approval to the 2023 tax levy for the 2024 property tax bills. Finance Director Kelli Roth says the $1,816,280 levy is 2.4 percent higher than l...
Sep 06, 2023
Watson man gets 8 years for Salem armed robbery
A 30-year-old Watson man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after entering a guilty plea in Marion County Court to a January armed robbery of the Spirit Shoppe on Route 37 South in Salem. Bra...
Sep 05, 2023
Mt Vernon man faces three counts of aggravated battery following weekend stabbing
An 18-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been charged with three counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon in Jefferson County Court following a weekend stabbing. Jefferson County Sheriff's officials...
Sep 05, 2023
CASA program to merge and expand
The CASA or Court Appointed Special Advocates program for children involved in court cases is merging and expanding. The Effingham and South-Central Illinois (Marion and Clinton County) CASA organizat...
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Tuesday first day to circulate petitions for March 2024 primary election
It may seem a long time off, but candidates can begin circulating petitions on Tuesday to run for open positions in the March primary election. Marion County positions that are up for election include...
Sep 05, 2023