Category Archives: Local News
Troubled St. Louis mail distribution center to start processing central Illinois mail
The US Post Office is planning to send more mail to its troubled St. Louis distribution center. State Comptroller Susan Mendoza says the ill-advised decision to close the Springfield, Illinois distrib...
May 08, 2024
3 tornadoes confirmed in Michigan, 1 man killed in Tennessee as severe storms cross central US
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI, ED WHITE and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press PAVILION TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Three tornadoes have been confirmed in Michigan as severe storms barreled through the central U.S. early ...
May 08, 2024 A storm damaged mobile home is surrounded by debris at Pavilion Estates mobile home park just east of Kalamazoo, Mich. Wednesday, May 8, 2024. A tornado ripped through the area the evening of May 7. (AP Photo/Joey Cappelletti)
Survivors of alleged abuse in Illinois youth detention facilities step forward
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Three men who say they were sexually abused as children while incarcerated at Illinois juvenile detention centers came forward Tuesday as part of a law...
May 08, 2024 Jeffery Christian, right, speaks at a press conference in Chicago, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Christian, along with two others, claim they were sexually abused as children while incarcerated at Illinois juvenile detention centers, stepped forward Tuesday as part of a lawsuit recounting decades of disturbing allegations of systemic child abuse. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
Hungry Hearts to continue with new sponsor this summer
Hungry Hearts will return this summer to provide summer lunches but will be under new leadership. After six years, the Salem Elks Lodge is returning the program to the Marion County YMCA which operate...
May 08, 2024
Salem Community High School seniors earn $1,043,816 in scholarships
Salem Community High School seniors have earned $1,043,816 in scholarships and renewable awards. The scholarships were presented at Senior Awards Night along with several other awards. The special awa...
May 07, 2024 Salem Community High School seniors as awards and scholarships are announced Monday night. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Police Beat for Tuesday, May 7th, 2024
A 42-year-old Salem man has been arrested by State Police on two counts of possession of a controlled substance. Ryan Satterlee of Chatam Drive was released on a notice to appear in court. 31-year-old...
May 07, 2024
Rural Dix woman killed in head-on crash between two side-by-sides (updated with corrected information 5-7-24)
A rural Dix woman was killed in a late Friday night head-on crash between two side-by-sides that sent three others to St. Louis hospitals for treatment. Jefferson County Coroner Roger Hayse has identi...
May 07, 2024
Salem Family Aquatic Center website repaired, pool party registration begins Wednesday at ten am
The Salem Family Aquatic Center website has now been repaired and will be opened at ten Wednesday morning to take pool party reservations and swim lesson requests on a first come-first serve basis. Th...
May 07, 2024
Wamac works on summer street maintenance program, sets spring cleanup day
The Wamac City Council on Monday approved an amendment to the city's Motor Fuel Tax appropriation for 2024. In April, the council had approved appropriating $92,000 in MFT money to oil and chip all of...
May 07, 2024 File photo: Wamac City Hall
Lake Street and Bryan Park weather warning sirens now working
After several years of not operating, Salem Emergency Management Agency Coordinator Andrew Strong says the Lake Street weather warning siren at the Marion County Fairgrounds and the siren in Bryan Mem...
May 07, 2024 Lake Street tornado siren. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
