Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Saturday, May 18th, 2024
Salem Police arrested 33-year-old Nathaniel Ramirez of Lamar Street in Salem for alleged domestic battery. He was taken to the Marion County Jail until a first court appearance anticipated for Monday ...
May 18, 2024
Salem Grade School Board gets ready for summer improvements
Salem Grade School Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe says the district will begin a number of improvement projects once the school year ends next Friday. Foppe discussed the improvements at Thursday nig...
May 17, 2024 100 point Accelerated Readers are honored at Salem Grade School Board meeting. Left to right: Nia Garden, McKenna Flood, Noah Schnautz, Sylar Pogue and Kara Young. Not pictured Maddox Tate, Matthew Asroff, Scarlett Villalobos, Avery Garrison, and Kynleigh Zimmerman. Their names will now go on the Accelerated Reader plaque with winners from prior years. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Illinois launches summer food assistance program
Eligible families can receive $120 per child for groceries in summer By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - The state is launching a new program to provi...
May 17, 2024 Gov. JB Pritzker (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Rural Odin man faces charges after shooting into occupied building
A 46-year-old rural Odin man has been arrested after allegedly shooting at an occupied building late Thursday night. Weston Beyers of Fairydale Road was charged in Marion County Court Friday with aggr...
May 17, 2024
Kentucky Fried Chicken Drive-Through coming to Centralia
Kentucky Fried Chicken will be returning to Centralia. The Centralia Planning Commission approved a special use permit Thursday night to clear the way for construction of the restaurant at 1310 Walton...
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Shriner's Hospital holding screening clinic at Salem Township Hospital Saturday
The Shriner's Hospital will be holding a screening clinic on Saturday at Salem Township Hospital to assess pediatric orthopedic conditions in children. If the children are found to need specialized ca...
May 17, 2024
This is Odin Township Cleanup Weekend
Odin Township and the Village of Odin are sponsoring the semi-annual cleanup this weekend. Dumpsters are available on the west end of the Odin School Parking lot from now through Sunday. Any items all...
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Marion County cancer survivors can now register for free t-shirt and Relay for Life
The Marion County Relay for Life is looking for cancer survivors for this year's event which has been set for Saturday, September 28th, at the Marion County Fairgrounds. Survivors can now register to ...
May 17, 2024 File photo: Survivors' Lap at 2023 Relay For Life.
Police Beat for Friday, May 17th, 2024
Centralia Police have arrested a 45-year-old Centralia man, Emmanuel Neal of Cormick Street, for alleged aggravated battery to a pregnant person and domestic battery. He was taken to the Marion County...
May 17, 2024
Mt. Vernon man gets 20-year prison term for felony arson
A 42-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison on a Class X felony charge of aggravated arson. Troy Davis had entered an open guilty plea in October, that included a cap on the ...
May 17, 2024
