Category Archives: Local News
Autopsy being conducted to determine cause of death of woman found dead in vehicle in Flora park
An autopsy will be completed to help determine the cause of death of a 59-year-old Louisville woman who was found deceased in a vehicle Monday night at Charley Brown Park in Flora. Clay County Coroner...
Jul 12, 2023
Salem woman arrested on meth delivery warrant
Another arrest has been made for methamphetamine delivery as a result of ongoing investigations in the Salem area by the Southeastern Illinois Drug Task Force. The Marion County Sheriff's Department a...
Jul 12, 2023
Fire at Salem home confined to mattress
A fire at a Salem home early Wednesday morning was confined to a hole burned in a mattress. Salem Assistant Fire Chief Bill Fulton says first arriving firemen and police carried the mattress outside t...
Jul 12, 2023
State leaves 3 administrators in charge at Choate despite troubled history of resident care
A new state watchdog report calls for a "fundamental overhaul" at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center. But the state kept on administrators who were in charge during some of the facility's m...
Jul 12, 2023
Rural Centralia woman arrested for felony theft and possession of a controlled substance
A nurse practitioner from rural Centralia has been charged in Marion County Court with felony retail theft after allegedly changing barcodes on items purchased at the Salem Walmart on at least eight o...
Jul 12, 2023
Greyhound bus crashes into tractor-trailers in Illinois, killing 3 and injuring 14, police say
HIGHLAND, Ill. (AP) - A Greyhound passenger bus crashed into three tractor-trailers parked along a highway exit to a rest area early Wednesday in southern Illinois, killing three people and injuring 1...
Jul 12, 2023
Salem Elementary District New Student Registration
Hawthorn and Franklin Park will be accepting phone calls to schedule new students entering the district for the 2023-24 school year on July 31, 2023 August 1, 2023 from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Appointme...
Jul 12, 2023
POW/MIA Sergeant Howard 'Gordon' Malcolm laid to rest locally 52 years after his death
The remains of POW/MIA Sergeant Howard 'Gordon' Malcolm finally made it home for visitation and graveside services that were held on Tuesday 52 years after his death in North Korea. Surviving niece Th...
Jul 12, 2023 The funeral procession passing under the large US Flag Displayed at the Salem Fie Protection District. Other large flags were displayed by fire departments at Kell and Mt. Vernon. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Problems with abuse, neglect and cover-ups at Choate extend to other developmental centers in Illinois
Prompted by an outcry over abuse, Illinois proposed moving residents from Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center to similar facilities in the state. New reporting shows the problems at Choate a...
Jul 11, 2023
daVinci Xi Robotic-Assisted Surgical System arrives at HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital in Breese
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital in Breese has announced the recent acquisition of the daVinci Xi robotic-assisted surgical system. The system is designed with the goal of further advancing the technology u...
Jul 11, 2023 HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Breese surgery colleagues Jessica Campbell, surgical technologist (left) and Kari Hake, RN,(right) prepare for the first surgery on the da Vinci® Xi robotic-assisted surgical system.