Category Archives: Local News

The Environmental Protection Agency is issuing an emergency fuel waiver to help alleviate gasoline shortages in four Midwest states after the shutdown of an refinery in Illinois. Exxon Mobil shut down...

More severe thunderstorms crossed Marion, Clay and Wayne Counties late Thursday morning. The storms also dumped an additional 1.17 inches of rain at the Salem Water Plant and 88-hundredths of an inch ...

Sandoval Police have arrested 46-year-old Jason Yarbrough of North Vine in Sandoval for aggravated domestic battery. He was taken to the Marion County Jail. Three others were brought to jail on no bon...

The champions of the various categories of competition in the Marion County Exhibit building have been named. They include Sherry Hargis of Salem for Champion Handicraft, Morgan Robb of Alma Champion ...

A 13-year-old Salem girl was crowned as Marion County's new Junior Miss at the fairgrounds Thursday night. Aubrey Parker also won the Russler Award for her passion for the fair. Outgoing Queen Aubri L...

The Salem Township Hospital Board received an update at its Wednesday meeting on several improvement projects. Chief Executive Director Jim Timpe says work has now been completed on the raised front p...

Pritzker signs 'Worker Freedom of Speech Act' at organized labor convention By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com ROSEMONT - Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed legis...

The Whippoorwill Rodeo drew a big crowd to the Marion County Fair Grandstand on Wednesday night with a variety of bull riding, barrel racing, roping and steer wrestling as well as entertainment from t...

Marion County Sheriff's Deputies have given a notice to appear to a 36-year-old Centralia man for possession of a stolen vehicle. Norman Dailey of Marquis Street was given the notice to appear after v...

The Marion County Annual Youth Livestock Auction saw bidders pay $131,500 for 96 animals on the auction block. They included three rabbit pens, 11 chicken pens, 26 hogs, 27 cattle, 18 lambs and 11 goa...