Category Archives: Local News
Salem Rotary Club continues tradition to provide shoes to less fortunate students
The Salem Rotary Club is continuing a tradition of providing shoes to students in need. The club is presenting certificates to the principals of all of the schools that feed into Salem Community High ...
Dec 06, 2023 (left to right) Brenda and Greg Jones of the Salem Rotary present shoe certificates to Franklin Park Principal Tyler Lux and Student Services Secretary Lauren Miller. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Kinmundy woman sentenced to 2.5 years in jail on burglary and aggravated battery charges
A 33-year-old Kinmundy woman has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty in Marion County Court on Tuesday to burglary and aggravated battery charges. Vanessa Wooden of ...
Dec 06, 2023
Salem city council raises garbage and leaf vac fees; lowers gas meter fee
The Salem City Council has raised garbage and leaf vacuum fees by about eight dollars a month. Finance Director Keli Roth says the increase is needed to keep the garbage fund from going deeper into th...
Dec 05, 2023 engin akyurt / Unsplash
Salem to seek requests for proposals to develop old landfill as solar field
The Salem City Council has decided to seek requests for proposals to develop a portion of the old city landfill into a 7.3-megawatt solar field. A presentation was made to the city council Monday nigh...
Dec 05, 2023 USDA NRCS Montana
Filing period ends for the March primary; several contested races develop
State Representative Blaine Wilhour will have primary opposition. Matthew Hall of Vandalia has filed to run against him in the March primary election. 12th District Republican Congressman Mike Bost is...
Dec 05, 2023 Candidates weight in line to file their petitions at the Marion County Clerk's office. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
One person injured in three vehicle crash in front of Bryan Manor
One person was injured Monday morning in a three vehicle rear-end collision on Illinois Route 161 in front of Bryan Manor in Centralia. Centralia Police say a pickup truck driven by 21-year-old Jacob ...
Dec 05, 2023
Fire confined to radio during early Tuesday morning fire in Odin
A fire at the Robert and John Wells home in the 300 block of West Poplar Street in Odin early Tuesday morning was confined to a radio. Odin Fire Chief Greg Smith says the homeowner had extinguished th...
Dec 05, 2023
Furnace repairman has apparent heart attack when fire breaks out in furnace
Centralia City Firemen say a furnace repairman apparently suffered a heart attack after something went wrong with repairs and the furnace caught fire. The fireman was outside the Carl Heinrichsmeyer h...
Dec 05, 2023 Centralia Firemen at scene of furnace fire late Monday afternoon. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Salem city signs Pre-TIF agreement for 72 unit apartment complex
The Salem City Council has unanimously voted to sign a Pre-TIF agreement with an apartment complex developer and to move towards the development of a new tax increment financing district. Scott Conant...
Dec 05, 2023 Salem Economic Development Director Leah Dellicarpini.
Centralia City Council approves budget and 4.95-percent tax levy increase
By Austin Williams The Centralia City Council approved the 2024 budget at its regular meeting on Monday, holding the public budget hearing beforehand. City manager Kory Smith outlined the budget durin...
Dec 05, 2023 Centralia City Manager Kory Smith takes the podium to discuss his budget plans with the city council Monday night. Photo by Austin Williams.
